Asthma treatment

271. Financial Times (London, England) – May 3, 1997 Companies and Finance: Glaxo ‘on track’ to growth objectives Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals. Glaxo Wellcome, the UK’s largest drugs company, said yesterday that it was ‘well on track’ to meet its objectives of 10 per cent-plus growth in 1999 and launching three new drugs a year from 2000 on. In a comprehensive review of its research and development for City analysts, the company said: * its new migraine drug, Naramig, had been just been approved – in an unusually quick four months – by UK medicine ….. Sun-Sentinel – August 15, 1999 ASTHMA CAN APPEAR SUDDENLY LATE IN LIFE Dear Dr. Donohue: I am 67 and have never had any health problems. One morning I woke with this awful cough. I ended up in the emergency department where I got the diagnosis of asthma. I find this hard to accept since I never had any trouble with asthma before. Is it difficult to find something to control asthma? — Anon. Dear Anon. : Asthma can come on quite suddenly. Furthermore, it can come on at older ages. It is not solely a young person’s illness. Cough can be the only ….. Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA) – March 16, 1998 Cyberlore offers ‘Deadlock II’ NORTHAMPTON — ‘Deadlock II: Shrine Wars’, the sixth computer game created by Northampton-based Cyberlore Studios, Inc. , went into national release on Feb. 25. It is a sequel to 1996’s hit game, Deadlock: Planetary Conquest, created by Accolade. The game can be found at software stores such as Electronics Boutique, Computer City and Media Play. It is marketed and distributed by Accolade, a prominent industry publisher. French and German ….. Holland Sentinel, The (MI) – May 31, 2005 The meds Asthma medicines come in three types: bronchodilators, inhaled steroids and inhibitors. Bronchodilators are the most common drug. Its generic name is albuterol. It’s often referred to as rescue medicine because it relieves spasms in the air passages and breathlessness a person is experiencing. It doesn’t treat the underlying inflammation. Dr. Steven Kraker, a Holland pulmonologist, said someone who uses albuterol “more than three times a ….. Orlando Sentinel, The (FL) – January 23, 2005 PREGNANT WOMEN TOLD: TREAT ASTHMA Federal experts have issued new guidelines advising women with asthma not to stop their medications during pregnancy. The guidelines, published in this month’s Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, call asthma drugs less of a risk to mother and fetus than asthma attacks. The advice is issued by a panel of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. An estimated 3. 7 percent to 8. 4 percent of pregnant women have asthma, an inflammation and constriction of the ….. South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) – January 23, 2005 BRIEFS Asthma and pregnancy Federal experts have issued new guidelines advising women with asthma not to stop their medications during pregnancy. The guidelines, published in this month’s Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, call asthma drugs less of a risk to mother and fetus than asthma attacks. The advice is issued by a panel of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program. An estimated 3. 7 to 8. 4 percent of pregnant women have asthma, an inflammation and ….. Times, The (London, England) – July 30, 1993 Zeneca, Tempus ICI is not alone in its desire for a weak pound. Zeneca Group, its stablemate, seems a far less obvious currency play, but exchange rate gains boosted its trading profits by 27 per cent. Without them, trading profits would have fallen slightly. For the all immediate benefit, this was not the most significant element in a set of figures that removed the market’s lingering doubts about the future of Zeneca’s core pharmaceuticals business. The growth of ….. Daily Mail, The (London, England) – March 6, 1998 DAILY MAIL: CITY & FINANCE: WE’RE NO TARGET SAYS POUNDS 1BN ZENECA ZENECA chief executive Sir David Barnes has hit out at speculation that the drugs group is a takeover target after the collapse of the planned merger between larger rivals Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. Posting a 7pc rise in pre-tax profits to pounds 1. 08n for 1997, despite taking a pounds 178m hit from the strength of sterling, Sir David said: ‘Compare that with a 4pc rise from SmithKline and a 9pc fall from Glaxo. Our investors would not easily part with their ….. Evening Standard, The (London, England) – April 6, 1999 Evening Standard: Business Day: Merger medicine goes down well at AstraZeneca PHARMACEUTICALS giant AstraZeneca today made its debut as the world’s largest prescription drugs group – and Britain’s fifth largest company – as Astra shareholders approved the Anglo-Swedish merger. With acceptances received from holders of more than 96% of Astra shares, the merger is now complete. The shares eased 50p to 2987p today, valuing the group at more than pounds 52 billion. It will account for 4. 3% of the FT-SE 100 index and 3. 5% of the All Share ….. KNIGHT RIDDER/TRIBUNE BUSINESS NEWS – April 6, 1999 EUROPEAN DRUG FIRMS ASTRA, ZENECA COMPLETE MERGER Apr. 6–Pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca today made its debut as the world’s largest prescription drugs group — and Britain’s fifth largest company — as Astra shareholders approved the Anglo-Swedish merger. With acceptances received from holders of more than 96 percent of Astra shares, the merger is now complete. The shares eased 50 pence to 2987 pence today, valuing the group at more than UKpound 52 billion. It will account for 4. 3 percent of the FT-SE 100 index ….