New drug has potential to slow down or reverse development of asthma

The number of people in the U.S. who suffer from asthma has held steady after climbing in recent years. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI), about 20 million people, or about 7% of the U.S. population, were affected by it in 2001. That number had increased to 25 million people by 2009.....

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An asthma patient, who climbed the Everest

Satyarup Siddhanta suffered from asthma when he was in college.  He always carried an inhaler in his pocket and could never run even small distances without gasping for breath.
This is a story of how he overcame his condition and went on to climb Mount Everest.....

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Asthmatics May Be Breathing Easier Soon

Nanoparticle-based gene therapy repairs lungs damaged by allergic asthma, American Thoracic Society says.
Some people describe having an asthma attack as trying to breathe through a coffee straw. Though most asthmatics can avoid these terrifying attacks with proper medication, some can’t. Luckily, new research offers an innovative therapeutic option.....

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