New Report Shows Most States Fall Behind on Asthma and Allergy School Policies – PR Newswire (press release)

New Report Shows Most States Fall Behind on Asthma and Allergy School Policies
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WASHINGTON, July 30, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With millions of children heading back to classrooms in the coming weeks, asthma and food allergies at school present serious concerns, but some states are better than others when it comes to 

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Array BioPharma: Study Shows Asthma Candidate ARRY-502 Improves Lung … – Wall Street Journal

Array BioPharma: Study Shows Asthma Candidate ARRY-502 Improves Lung
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Secondary efficacy endpoints in the proof-of-concept study were also achieved, including reduced short-acting beta agonist use; asthma control; forced vital capacity improvement; symptom-free days during treatment; and improvement in rhinasthma and 
Array BioPharma: ARRY-502 Meets Primary And Secondary Endpoints In RTT News
Array Biopharma To Report Top-line Results From ARRY-502 Asthma TrialBenzinga

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Asthma medicine shows promise for Down syndrome in mice tests [Updated] – Los Angeles Times


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Asthma medicine shows promise for Down syndrome in mice tests [Updated]
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A federally approved drug already being inhaled by asthma patients may make mice with Down syndrome smarter, according to a new study. Researchers chose to test the widely manufactured bronchodilator, Formoterol, because it also acts on a brain 
Using Asthma Medication, Scientists Improve Cognitive Function in Mouse Medical Daily
Asthma Meds May Boost Cognition in Down Syndrome PatientsCounsel & Heal
Drug improves cognitive function in mouse model of Down syndrome, study saysScope (blog)

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Asthma medicine shows promise for Down syndrome in mice tests – Los Angeles Times

Asthma medicine shows promise for Down syndrome in mice tests
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The dose was far above the quantity deemed safe for asthma use in humans. Before even considering human trials, researchers will have to reduce that dosage and see if its positive effects remain. Still, the path to prescription could be shorter because
Drug improves cognitive function in mouse model of Down syndrome, Stanford Science Codex

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Boehringer Ingelheim’s tiotropium shows promising results in patients with … – News-Medical.net

Boehringer Ingelheim's tiotropium shows promising results in patients with
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Boehringer Ingelheim today announced data from Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies from the Company's ongoing clinical trial program investigating the efficacy and safety of tiotropium in asthma. These data were presented at the American Thoracic Society
Phase III results: tiotropium* Respimat® effective in symptomatic asthma EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
Boehringer Ingelheim reports positive data from symptomatic asthma trialsZenopa

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Study Shows Combining 2 Inhalers Could Be Better Treatment For Asthma … – CBS Local


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Study Shows Combining 2 Inhalers Could Be Better Treatment For Asthma
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A new study is looking at patients who have trouble controlling their condition, and suggests possibly changing the way doctors treat them. Amparo Rivera nearly died of an asthma attack last year. “The doctor had to basically put her fingers down my
Study suggests new treatment methods for asthma sufferersWNCT
NZ tech leads in treatment of asthmaNew Zealand Herald
Studies support combined prevention and rescue asthma inhalerNursing Times

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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
Asthma drug can ease agony of constant itch, tooNBCNews.com (blog)
Asthma Drug Found Highly Effective in Treating Chronic, Severe Hives and ItchScience Daily (press release)
Asthma Drug Curbs Chronic HivesMedPage Today
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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
Old asthma drug reverses obesity, diabetes and fatty liver in miceExaminer.com
Asthma drug treats diabetes in obese miceABC Science Online
Old Canker Sore Drug Effective for Weight Loss, DiabetesCounsel & Heal

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