Asthma grant helps Lynn school nurses clear the air

Lynn Public Schools students are breathing easier thanks to a state grant designed to address asthma and other health issues.
The city is in the third year of a $6 million award from the Prevention and Wellness Trust Fund. The fund was established by the Legislature in 2012 to assist Bay State communities reduce healthcare costs by preventing chronic conditions.
Lynn is one of only nine communities and organizations statewide to receive the money, which provides funding to help mitigate chronic diseases, reduce pediatric asthma, hypertension, tobacco and falls among the elderly.

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Novartis asthma pill shows promise in small trial

BASEL: The first new asthma pill in decades has produced promising results in a small clinical trial, potentially paving the way for another treatment option for patients by the end of the decade.
Fevipiprant, which is being developed by Novartis, reduced a biological marker of asthma nearly five-fold in the 12-week trial involving 61 patients, researchers said on Saturday. No serious adverse events were reported.....

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New bronchial asthma breakthrough could revolutionise treatment – Metro

‘B-GOS functions to improve the development and activity of excellent bacteria within the stomach. Therefore may lessen the inflammatory response from the airways in bronchial asthma patients to workout. Importantly, the amount of improvement in breathing that seems following the prebiotic is perceivable through the patient and for that reason potentially scientifically relevant’.....

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