asthma drug

(Research Australia) Formoterol, a new generation asthma medication, shows great promise for improving fat and protein metabolism, say Australian researchers, who have tested this effect in a small sample of men.

The researchers presented their results on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at the Endocrine Society's 93rd Annual Meeting in Boston.

(MedPage Today) -- A monoclonal antibody improved asthma symptoms and reduced the need for other control medications among inner-city children, researchers say.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Injectable terbutaline should not be used to prevent preterm labor or to treat it beyond 48 to 72 hours because of a potential for cardiac problems or death, the FDA announced on Thursday.

PHOENIX (MedPage Today) -- Omalizumab (Xolair) appears to be safe and effective against chronic idiopathic urticaria, a researcher said here.

Adding the asthma drug albuterol to a treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS) improved walking ability and delayed the time to first relapse among patients in a newly published study.

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA is reviewing safety data from an ongoing trial of the asthma drug omalizumab (Xolair) after interim results showed an excess of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events among patients taking the drug.

If you're relying solely on TV ads to get drug-company pitches, you're so last month. A growing number of drug firms are trying their luck with social media tools such as Facebook (which is being used to promote several attention-deficit-disorder drugs), YouTube (the asthma drug Symbicort), Twitt...

WASHINGTON -- Government health advisers recommended restrictions Thursday on some long-acting asthma drugs, although not Advair, a top-selling medication.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration says Advair, a widely used asthma drug, does not appear to have an increased risk of serious complications seen with some newer medicines....