Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Independent group says new Glaxo asthma drug far too expensive

An independent nonprofit organization that evaluates clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines found the price of GlaxoSmithKline's new drug for severe asthma should be as much as 76 percent lower to justify its value, according to the group's latest draft report.....

Read more here: reuters.com

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The asthma epidemic levels off for most, not for poor children or kids in the South

(CNN)The "asthma epidemic" became a serious public health concern as more children were diagnosed with asthma in the last few decades, but those numbers may finally have plateaued for children overall, according to a new study. The news is not so great for children living in the South, for the poor or for preteens and teens.....

Read more here: edition.cnn.com

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U.S. childhood asthma rate showing decided change

CHICAGO -- Asthma rates in U.S. children have quieted down after a decades-long increase, a government study found, and researchers are trying to pinpoint reasons that would explain the trend.....

Read more here: cbsnews.com

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