Barnyard Dust Offers a Clue to Stopping Asthma in Children

Scientists say they may have found a sort of magic ingredient to prevent asthma in children: microbes from farm animals, carried into the home in dust.
The results of their research, published on Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, were so convincing that they raised the possibility of developing a spray to do the same thing for children who do not have regular contact with cows and horses.....

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Eat baked beans and bananas to beat asthma, say boffins
Researchers say the good bacteria found naturally in the food helps to reduce the severity of the illness

EATING baked beans and bananas could ease asthma in people whose symptoms are brought on by exercising, a study suggests.
Boosting good bacteria in the gut by eating prebiotics – found naturally in these foods – significantly reduced the severity of symptoms.....

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FirstView report gives new perspective on market share drivers for asthma/COPD drugs

Leading medical research company, FirstView has surveyed 100 pulmonologists in the US and a further 150 in Europe, specifically to find out what impact barriers are having on prescribing behaviour for the leading asthma/COPD drugs. Prescription barriers include constraints such as reimbursement, cost, formulary availability, patient preference and labelling guidelines.....

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