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Pharmacists to help recruit patients for study

22 June 2010 | Pharmacist are being asked to help identify people with asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to take part in three international studies.


Asthma patients set for tough winter

21 June 2010 | Early warning signs point to a tough cold and flu season ahead for Australians with asthma according to leading respiratory experts.


Asthma and COPD market to change

24 May 2010 | Profits from GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) new once-a-day inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting beta2-agonist (ICS/LABA), Relovair (fluticasone furoate/vilanterol) are not expected to match its predecessor’s a new report says.


US catches up with Australia on asthma guidelines

22 February 2010 | Australian guidelines for the management of asthma have been hailed as one of the best in the world in light of moves in the United States to tighten up the use of long-acting beta agonists to treat the condition.


Alternative asthma therapy PBS-listed

23 November 2009 | An alternative therapy for the treatment of activity-related asthma in children has been added to the PBS.


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