Nearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in
cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since
the early 1990s, according to a government study released
Thursday
Twice a day, 7-year-old Hannah Austin exhales all the air from her lungs. She then takes a puff of a low-dose steroid from a purple inhaler, holds her breath for a few seconds and exhales.
Scotland rugby union international Scott MacLeod failed a doping test before this year's Six Nations Championship but has been cleared to carry on playing.
FDA panelists this week will scrutinize the safety of certain drugs approved for children - including anti-viral and anti-asthma drugs from Glaxo, Roche and Novartis - in meetings that could have wider implications for the industry.
Use your body's natural rhythms -- and a few tips from the experts -- to find the best time of day to work out, see a doctor, go to the post office, and more.
Sepracor Inc .posted lower-than-expected results Friday and cut its 2007 outlook amid competition for its insomnia drug and reduced reimbursement for its asthma drug, sending its shares down 20 percent.
Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi has been barred from competing in the Tour de France by his Milram team after being charged with doping by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) on Wednesday.
Saunier Duval rider Leonardo Piepoli is under suspicion of doping at this year's Giro d'Italia, two days after the Italian cycling federation said it was to investigate Alessandro Petacchi.
Giro D'Italia stage winner Iban Mayo did not breach anti-doping rules even though he tested for high levels of testosterone during the race, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Thursday.
Nearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in
cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since
the early 1990s, according to a government study released
Thursday
Twice a day, 7-year-old Hannah Austin exhales all the air from her lungs. She then takes a puff of a low-dose steroid from a purple inhaler, holds her breath for a few seconds and exhales.
Scotland rugby union international Scott MacLeod failed a doping test before this year's Six Nations Championship but has been cleared to carry on playing.
FDA panelists this week will scrutinize the safety of certain drugs approved for children - including anti-viral and anti-asthma drugs from Glaxo, Roche and Novartis - in meetings that could have wider implications for the industry.
Use your body's natural rhythms -- and a few tips from the experts -- to find the best time of day to work out, see a doctor, go to the post office, and more.
Sepracor Inc .posted lower-than-expected results Friday and cut its 2007 outlook amid competition for its insomnia drug and reduced reimbursement for its asthma drug, sending its shares down 20 percent.
Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi has been barred from competing in the Tour de France by his Milram team after being charged with doping by the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) on Wednesday.
Saunier Duval rider Leonardo Piepoli is under suspicion of doping at this year's Giro d'Italia, two days after the Italian cycling federation said it was to investigate Alessandro Petacchi.
Giro D'Italia stage winner Iban Mayo did not breach anti-doping rules even though he tested for high levels of testosterone during the race, the International Cycling Union (UCI) said on Thursday.
The British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is trying wean just a little more revenue from its top-selling blockbuster Advair, and its ability to do so depends on whether FDA experts believe the allergy drug merits a larger patient population.
Spanish cyclist Oscar Pereiro, who was second to drug-tainted Floyd Landis in the 2006 Tour de France, tested positive for the banned substance salbutamol during the race, French newspaper Le Monde has claimed on its website.
Japan's Arc de Triomphe favorite Deep Impact has tested positive for a banned substance after finishing third in the race this month, officials have said.
Allergy season is in full swing and, in the $25 billion market for respiratory drugs, GlaxoSmithKline is likely to hold its throne as the asthma king for this season and years to come, despite growing competition.
Once again the thorny issue of replacement estrogen grabbed attention in the major medical journals -- the latest in a seemingly never-ending string of studies that document the pluses and risks of this hormone.
Italian anti-doping police said they had discovered " medical equipment useful in their investigations", after a fresh search on rooms used by banned Austrian coach Walter Mayer.
An FDA advisory committee voted to take away over-the-counter status for asthma inhalers that use the chemical epinephrine and an ozone-depleting propellant on Tuesday, but the vote is not a final decision.
A few months ago, I was interviewing a principal at a Chicago, Illinois, public elementary school, when from outside her office came the sounds of a child coughing.
Genentech Inc. put a stop to a clinical trial for a potential treatment for peanut allergies after two children suffered "severe" reactions during tests, according to a news report published Monday.
Mariano Puerta reached his first grand slam semifinal at the French Open on Wednesday, the Argentine's return to top flight tennis complete following a nine-month anti-doping ban.
Asthma hits all areas of the United States, but Knoxville, Tennessee, is the worst, according to an organization's ranking of the nation's cities released Tuesday.
In late June, Arthur Levinson was talking with MONEY's Erica Garcia in his corner office in south San Francisco, nervously shaking a sneaker-clad foot while awaiting the decision from the Food and ...
In late June, Arthur Levinson was talking with MONEY's Erica Garcia in his corner office in south San Francisco, nervously shaking a sneaker-clad foot while awaiting the decision from the Food and Drug Administration on Xolair, Genentech's asthma treatment.
In April we called Genentech "the brightest star in the [biotech] sector." Our confidence was vindicated in May, when shares of Genentech (DNA), the second-largest biotech, shot up a whopping 45% i...
At least one pharmaceutical giant is sick and tired of Americans filling prescriptions in Canada, where drugs can sell for 30% to 70% less. On Jan. 21, GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of antidepressant ...
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