Asthma drugs may help prevent a deadly form of pneumonia, says study

New York: Researchers have found that two drugs which are used to treat asthma and allergies may help prevent a form of pneumonia can kill up to 40 per cent of people who contract it.
When a flu infection spreads to alveolar air sacs deep within the lungs, it results to influenza pneumonia.
Normally, a flu infection does not progress that far into the lower respiratory tract, but when it does, the results can be deadly.
Thomas J. Braciale, researcher from University of Virginia in the US, said "If infection is severe enough, and the immune response is potent enough, you get injury to these cells and are no longer able to get sufficient oxygen exchange. As a result of the infection of the cells, you can develop lethal pneumonia and die".....

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Asthma 'action plan' keeps students safe

A new state law requires anyone who works with students to be trained to handle asthma emergencies. It also requires schools to have written "asthma action plans."
But Main Street Elementary Principal Shannon Shallenberger said her school has already been taking steps to keep students safe.
"We've been proactive," she said. "We had everything in place already. It was not a huge change for us at all."
Since she became principal five years ago, Shallenberger said the school has never had any asthma emergencies. At the worst, she said, students have gone home early.....

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UVA researcher makes asthma drug discovery

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (NEWSPLEX) -- A University of Virginia researcher has discovered that two common asthma drugs may help prevent a serious form of pneumonia.
The research shows that the early administration of the asthma drugs Accolate and Singulair could keep the flu virus from spreading deep into the lungs and causing influenza pneumonia, a serious complication that is rare but can be deadly.....

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