Saturday, November 26, 2005

Chest health - LI asthma campaign gets a second wind


LI asthma campaign gets a second wind
Newsday, NY - Nov 17, 2005 Seeking to help her daughter, who suffered severe breathing attacks, Elizabeth Seickel took an idea for an asthma awareness campaign three years ago to the

Glaxo shares fall after asthma drug ruling
Guardian Unlimited, UK - Nov 21, 2005 Shares in GlaxoSmithKline today fell sharply after the US Food and Drug Administration issued guidelines that could curb the use of its top-selling asthma drug

Around 20pc schoolkids have asthma, says study
Peninsula On-line, Qatar - Nov 11, 2005 DOHA: About 20 per cent of school children in Qatar are found to be suffering from asthma, according to a study conducted by a team of doctors here last year.

FDA calls for new warnings on asthma drugs
Newsweek - Nov 18, 2005 CHICAGO - US regulators Friday asked the makers of three popular asthma medications to add new warnings to their labels stating that the drugs could increase

Breathless in slums: Asthma on the rise
Pune Newsline, India - Nov 22, 2005 studies on respiratory health. India has never been considered a country with high prevalence of asthma. But this study shows

ASTHMA DRUG WARNING
KPVI-TV, ID - Nov 18, 2005 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration is asking the makers of three asthma drugs to strengthen labels warning that the medicines may increase the