Asthma Drug Could Relieve Hives Patients of Itch That Won’t Go Away, Study Says – New York Times


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Asthma Drug Could Relieve Hives Patients of Itch That Won't Go Away, Study Says
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An asthma drug has shown promise in relieving itchiness for patients with chronic hives who do not get relief from traditional antihistamine treatment. The drug, omalizumab, known by its brand name, Xolair, is a monoclonal antibody approved to treat
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Asthma Drug Shows Promise in Treating Hives, Study Says – New York Times


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Asthma Drug Shows Promise in Treating Hives, Study Says
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An asthma drug has shown promise in relieving itchiness for patients with chronic hives who do not get relief from traditional antihistamine treatment. The drug, omalizumab, known by its brand name, Xolair, is a monoclonal antibody approved to treat
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Schaeffer's doctor, Dr. Sarbjit Saini of Johns Hopkins Medicine, and colleagues reported their findings at a meeting in San Antonio on Sunday of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and in the New England Journal of Medicine. Schaeffer
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Asthma drug found highly effective in treating chronic, severe hives and itch – EurekAlert (press release)


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Asthma drug found highly effective in treating chronic, severe hives and itch
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An international team of researchers has found that a once-a-month, high-dose injection of a commonly used asthma drug is highly effective in treating teens and adults chronically afflicted with hives and severe, itchy rash. The drug, omalizumab, was
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Asthma drug reverses obesity and diabetes in mice, study finds – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)


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Asthma drug reverses obesity and diabetes in mice, study finds
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New research by scientists at the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute suggests an asthma drug called amlexanox may have another use: fighting obesity and diabetes. Writing in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers reported that tests in
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Asthma drug may help treat diabetes, obesity – Hindu Business Line


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Asthma drug may help treat diabetes, obesity
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Researchers at the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute found that amlexanox, an off-patent drug for the treatment of asthma and other uses, also reverses obesity, diabetes and fatty liver in mice. “One of the reasons that diets are so
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Asthma drug reverses obesity and diabetes in mice – Gizmag

Asthma drug reverses obesity and diabetes in mice
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Researchers at the University of Michigan's Life Sciences Institute have found that amlexanox, an off-patent drug is used to treat asthma and canker sores, can also reduce obesity, diabetes and fatty liver disease in mice. The team led by Life Sciences
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Old Asthma Drug Provides Benefits For Treating Diabetes, Obesity – RedOrbit


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Old Asthma Drug Provides Benefits For Treating Diabetes, Obesity
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A drug that is normally prescribed for asthma patients is breathing new life as a potential treatment option for people who suffer from diabetes and obesity. The drug, amlexanox, was demonstrated to reverse obesity, diabetes and fatty liver in mice in
Researchers Find Asthma Drug Effective To Treat Diabetes in Obese MiceFrench Tribune
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Asthma drug shows promise in treating diabetes, obesity – Vancouver Desi


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Asthma drug shows promise in treating diabetes, obesity
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Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Amlexanox, a drug prescribed for asthma in Japan, also reverses obesity, diabetes and fatty liver in mice, according to a new study by US researchers. “One of the reasons that diets are so ineffective in producing weight loss
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Old asthma drug reverses obesity, diabetes and fatty liver in mice – Examiner.com

Old asthma drug reverses obesity, diabetes and fatty liver in mice
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Alan Saltiel, the Mary Sue Coleman director of the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan, reported the discovery that an off-patent drug currently prescribed for the treatment of asthma also reverses obesity, diabetes and fatty liver in
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