Treating Asthma
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Researchers say that patients with asthma may benefit from taking an available anti-fungal medication. The drug--called Itraconazole--was given to patients in four British hospitals and researchers found that 60 percent of the asthmatics showed significant improvement in their symptoms when compared with a group who took a placebo. The study's authors also found that the patients asthma symptoms and nasal allergies began to return after they had been off the medication for four months.
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Botox May Help Treat Asthma-Linked Voice Box Problems
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Clinical trial: Can Nexium help treat asthma?
This is a study to determine if esomeprazole (Nexium) will improve asthma in adults with asthma symptoms and gastroesophageal reflux disease. This... Read more »
Immunosuppressant shows promise in treating asthma
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Zileuton IV shows promise for treating asthma in the ER
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