Almost 4 million South Africans suffer from asthma
The very young and old considered high risk groups.

As the winter weather rolls in, people with asthma find themselves in danger of a major event caused simply by a cold virus.
According to Fedhealth, wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and a tight chest are all symptoms of asthma, a disease which affects approximately 3,9 million South Africans daily.....

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GSK asthma medication to go before FDA panel Thursday

There has been little chatter about GlaxoSmithKline's mepolizumab, an experimental treatment for severe eosinophilic asthma that is expected to go before an FDA advisory committee panel on Thursday.
However, the drug is of note because the respiratory category accounted for 33% of the company's pharmaceuticals and vaccines businesses last year and it is flagging.....

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Health Share’s Members Struggle with Obesity, Asthma, ADD, PTSDThe state’s largest coordinated care organization recently analyzed the health conditions of its 252,000 members.

What kind of physical and mental health problems top the list among Health Share’s 252,000 members?
Analysis of 500 hours of analytical data from providers, hospitals and public health organizations is part of Health Share’s community health improvement plan.....

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