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Asthma
AstraZeneca Experiences Approval Delays with Symbicort for Children
Apr 6, 2009
| Parker Waichman LLP
The release of asthma drug, Symbicort, is being delayed for approval to young children. Reuters said that regulators have asked Symbicort...
Study Confirms Second Hand Smoke Worse for Children
Oct 22, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
In a study to be presented at the annual American Society of Anesthesiologists that concludes today in Orlando, Florida, researchers will discuss how...
Pesticide Exposure Linked to Asthma in Farm Workers
Jan 3, 2008
| Parker Waichman LLP
Pesticides could be putting some farm workers at a higher risk of developing asthma. Women who work on farms and who use pesticides are more...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Asthma Linked
Nov 29, 2007
| Parker Waichman LLP
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is associated with an elevated prevalence of asthma, says a new study in The American Journal of Respiratory...
Researchers Say "Killer" Asthma Inhalers Should Be Recalled
Jun 20, 2006
| Consumer Affairs
Researchers from Cornell and Stanford universities have concluded three common asthma inhalers containing the drugs salmeterol or formoterol may be...
Asthma inhalers causing deaths - study
Jun 20, 2006
| UPI
Three asthma inhalers with salmeterol or formoterol may cause 80 percent of U.S. asthma deaths annually, says a new study. Because of the possible...
Common Asthma Inhalers Cause Up to 80% of Asthma-Related Deaths, Cornell and Stanford Researchers Assert
Jun 9, 2006
| www.docguide.com
Three common asthma inhalers containing the drugs salmeterol or formoterol may be causing four out of five U.S. asthma-related deaths per year and...
Study Cites Increased Death Risk From Asthma Drugs
Jun 6, 2006
| Washington Post
Popular and long-acting asthma medicines such as Advair and Serevent pose a substantially increased risk of hospitalization and death to users...
Serevent Exposes Blacks to Higher Risk of Asthma-Related Death Study
Feb 22, 2006
| Newsinferno News Staff
A new study has found that GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) popular asthma drug, Serevent, (salmeterol), exposes African-American patients to a higher...
Dealing With Asthma
Jun 27, 2005
| www.thenewsstar.com
When Patricia Keys first discovered she had asthma, her world came tumbling down.Despite the fact her family had a long history with the disease, she...



