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Targacept says drug candidate worked as an asthma treatment, but fails as … – The Republic

Targacept says drug candidate worked as an asthma treatment, but fails as …
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AP WINSTON-SALEM, NC — Shares of Targacept Inc. declined Tuesday after the company said its drug candidate TC-6987 worked as a treatment for asthma in a clinical trial, but failed as a treatment for diabetes. Targacept said asthma patients who were …
Targacept Announces Top-Line Results from Two Exploratory Phase 2 Studies of …MarketWatch (press release)
Asthma drug shows promise, diabetes study fails in Targacept phase 2 trialsMedCity News
Targacept reports mixed data from two trialsReuters
Bizjournals.com –FierceBiotech
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3 Grand Rapids clinics will participate in national study on childhood asthma – The Republic

3 Grand Rapids clinics will participate in national study on childhood asthma
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Three community Health centers in Grand Rapids are taking part in a study of asthma in children. The Michigan Department of Community Health says asthma is the most frequent reason for hospitalizing children with a chronic disease in the state. …

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Doctors say CSU student may have died because of asthma – The Republic


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Doctors say CSU student may have died because of asthma
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Doctors say a 19-year-old CSU student may have died because she inadvertently used her asthma inhaler too much the evening she died. A candlelight vigil was held Monday for Sascha Franzel of Honolulu. Franzel was taken to Poudre Valley Hospital on …
Service, vigil held for CSU studentThe Coloradoan
'09 Mid-Pacific Institute graduate dies on mainlandKHON2
Parents remain stunned by death of CSU student9NEWS.com
KMGH Denver –Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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Activists to launch giant inhaler tour to make health case against Virginia … – The Republic

Activists to launch giant inhaler tour to make health case against Virginia …
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The Sierra Club of Virginia cites an Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America report that concludes that Richmond and Virginia Beach are among the worst cities in the nation for asthma sufferers. The environmental group said coal-burning plants create …

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Could vitamin D pills make asthma drugs work better? Study seeking an answer … – The Republic

Could vitamin D pills make asthma drugs work better? Study seeking an answer …
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AP CHICAGO — Researchers in Chicago want asthma patients for a study on whether vitamin D pills can make inhaled steroids work better. The research may help answer why inhaled steroids alone don't work in some people with asthma. …

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Coal foes launch site to needle Peabody – Arizona Republic

Coal foes launch site to needle Peabody
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The parody website, coalcares .org, pretends to be a public-relations initiative from Peabody, giving free asthma inhalers to children who live near coal-fired power plants and breathe their pollution. The Yes Men social activists helped produce the …
Mr. Peabody's Coal Train Tries To Run Down Free SpeechEFF
Peabody coal company threatens to sue over getting punkedSan Francisco Bay Guardian
Clean energy debate gets super snarky with "Coal Cares" siteTainted Green
Grist Magazine –Change.org (blog)
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EPA Administrator Jackson to visit KC hospital to highlight asthma awareness. – The Republic

EPA Administrator Jackson to visit KC hospital to highlight asthma awareness.
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The head of the Environmental Protection Agency is bringing awareness to children's asthma with a visit to a Kansas City hospital. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is scheduled to visit Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics on Wednesday. …

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