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| . Columbian, The Vancouver, WA – September 1, 2000 NEW DRUG MAY HALVE
ASTHMA ATTACKS FLORENCE, Italy — A study suggests that an experimental
drug could halve the number of asthma attacks suffered by people whose
condition isn’t well controlled with current treatment about 15 percent
of all asthma patients, a researcher said Thursday. The first major study
of the injectable drug, presented at the World Congress on Lung Health,
also found that it allowed half of patients to stop using steroid
inhalers and the rest to reduce their dependence on them, said Dr.
Stephen… , of 5 words . Straits Times, The Singapore – August 12, 2000
Asthma strikes one child in five Researchers are looking into reasons why
Singapore has the fourth-highest rate of childhood asthma in the world
MORE children in Singapore suffer from asthma than anywhere else in Asia,
a worldwide survey has revealed. With about one in five children here
suffering from asthma, a respiratory disorder characterised by breathing
difficulties, Singapore has the fourth-highest rate of childhood asthma
in the world – behind Australia, New Zealand and Peru According to the
1998… , of 5 words . Houston Chronicle – August 3, 2000 Steroid inhaler
use reduces risk of death from asthma, study says Asthma sufferers who
regularly use steroid inhalers to ease their breathing problems also
lower their risk of dying from the disease, a large new study concludes.
Doctors have been uncertain until now whether treating asthma with
inhaled steroids actually saves lives.Inhaled steroids are widely used to
treat asthma. They reduce inflammation that causes airways to contract
and clog and makes breathing difficult.Over time, they make the airways
less sensitive to the pollen, smoke or… , of 4 words . The Dallas
Morning News – August 3, 2000 Steroid inhalers cut asthma deaths Asthma
sufferers who regularly use steroid inhalers to ease their breathing
problems also lower their risk of dying from the disease, a large new
study concludes. Doctors have been uncertain until now whether treating
asthma with inhaled steroids actually saves lives. Inhaled steroids are
widely used to treat asthma. They reduce the inflammation that causes
airways to contract and clog and make breathing difficult. Over time,
they make the airways less sensitive to the… , of 470 words .

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The Hartford Courant – June 7, 2000 RESIDENTS CALL FOR CITY ACTION ON ASTHMA
Calling the city’s high asthma rate a crisis, residents urged the city
council Tuesday to throw its full moral and financial support into
fighting the disease.More than residents and activists turned out for a
community forum organized by the Hartford Environmental Justice Network
to persuade the council to declare the problem a health emergency and to
adopt immediate, comprehensive measures to raise public awareness and
reduce air pollution. Those measures are contained in… , of 494 words .
Capital Times, The Madison, WI – May 18, 2000 HOSPITAL PROGRAM TARGETS
ASTHMA Sauk Prairie Memorial Hospital has developed a program that
officials say helps asthma patients reduce emergency room visits and
improves quality of life.The Asthma Education Program recently released
data that indicates a 75 percent reduction in asthma emergency room
visits. “Southwestern Wisconsin has experienced a rise in asthma that is
consistent with a national trend,” explained Jane Cooper, chief
executive officer of Community Physicians Network, which… , of 468
words . *- May 18, 2000 Asthma crunch smothering state; Hartford’s rate
is 5 times that of national figure Hartford should declare an asthma
emergency after a study found a high rate of the disease among city
children, environmental advocates said Wednesday. The Hartford
Environmental Justice Network cited a recent study by the Connecticut
Children’s Medical Center showing an asthma rate in Hartford more than
five times the national average. More than 7,500 Hartford children were
screened, with percent suffering from doctor-diagnosed asthma, the
coalition said. They… , of 488 words . Daily Mail, The London, England
- January 10, 2000 Daily Mail: NEW JAB TO ‘SWITCH OFF’ ASTHMA IN CHILDREN
A NEW vaccine to treat asthma in children is being developed in Britain.
Doctors are starting a two-year trial to tackle asthma caused by hay
fever, but it is hoped to expand the range of targets to include other
triggers such as house dust mite. The children taking part range in age
from two to 16.
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