Two of the largest and most influential doctor associations in the country -- the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology -- issued a joint statement, saying that the FDA's probe into the link between the asthma drug Singulair and its links to suicide and suicidal... Read more
Reuters has reported that the FDA is investgating Merck's Singulair asthma drug for possible links to suicidal behavior and suicide.According to Reuters: The FDA said it is reviewing the asthma medication after receiving reports of mood and behavior changes, suicidal thinking and suicide in patients who took Singulair. "No causal... Read more
Infants and very young children who develop wheezing and other asthma-like symptoms when they have colds are at a higher risk of developing asthma by the age of 6, according to new research presented at the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology Conference in Philadephia.Dr. D.J. Jackson and his colleagues at the University of... Read more
I am not an asthma sufferer, but this weekend I got an idea of how terrible an attack can feel and how precious simple breathing can be. I attended the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI) conference in Philadelphia this weekend along with Sloane Miller, one of our writers and an allergy and asthma sufferer. The... Read more
Read our experts' analysis in a special Issue section "Prescription-drug ads prompt nearly one-third of Americans to ask their doctors about an advertised medicine, and 82% of those who ask say their physicians recommended a prescription." This comes from Julie Appleby, a reporter with USA TODAY in a news article... Read more
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