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UK health cost body backs Novartis asthma drug in fresh U-turn
Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's health cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE said it planned to recommend the use of Novartis's severe asthma drug Xolair after prevaricating for months over whether it should be paid for on the taxpayer-funded National Health … NICE U-turn over asthma drug omalizumab |
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Thomson Reuters Launches Asthma Disease Partnership Program
PR Newswire (press release) PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Intellectual Property & Science business of Thomson Reuters, the world's leading provider of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the launch of MetaMiner™ Asthma, … |
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Smoke-free laws linked to drop in child asthma attacks
Reuters LONDON Jan 21 (Reuters) – Introducing laws banning smoking in enclosed public places can lead to swift and dramatic falls in the number of children admitted to hospital suffering asthma attacks, according to a study in England published on Monday. Number of children admitted to hosptal with asthma falls since smoking ban UK Smoking Ban Leads to 12% Drop in Child Asthma Cases Smoking ban linked to fall in child asthma hospital admissions, study finds |
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India revokes patent on Merck & Co asthma drug
Reuters MUMBAI (Reuters) – India has revoked a patent granted to an asthma drug made by Schering Corp, later bought by U.S.-based Merck & Co, citing lack of invention, after Indian drugmaker Cipla Ltd challenged an earlier decision. The move is the latest in a … |
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Asthma symptoms may vary during menstrual cycle
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Some women may have more or fewer asthma symptoms, such as coughing and wheezing, depending on their time of the month, a new study suggests. Researchers said spikes and dips in estrogen and other hormones likely … |
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Antibiotics in pregnancy tied to asthma in children: study
Reuters The results don't prove that antibiotics caused the higher asthma risk, but they support a current theory that the body's own "friendly" bacteria have a role in whether a child develops asthma, and antibiotics can disrupt those beneficial bugs. "We … Antibiotic use-asthma link |
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Antibiotics in pregnancy tied to asthma in kids
Reuters The results don't prove that antibiotics caused the higher asthma risk, but they support a current theory that the body's own "friendly" bacteria have a role in whether a child develops asthma, and antibiotics can disrupt those beneficial bugs. "We … |
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When babies eat fish could be key in link to asthma: study
Reuters Nov 14 (Reuters) – Babies who first ate fish between the ages of six months and one year had a lower risk of developing asthma-like symptoms later on than babies who ate fish before six months or after their first birthdays, according to a Dutch study. |
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Study suggests timing may be key in fish-asthma link
Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among thousands of Dutch children included in a new study, those who first ate fish between the ages of six months and one year had a lower risk of developing asthma-like symptoms later on than babies introduced to fish … |
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Acetaminophen in infancy again tied to asthma: study
Reuters "We think it is too early to conclude a causal relationship," he told Reuters Health in an email – though he added that the findings should encourage further research into a "plausible biological mechanism" by which acetaminophen could promote asthma. |
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