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Rivals race to develop new biotech asthma drugs

2014-03-18 14:46:55| Biotech - Topix.net

Rival firms are racing to develop injectable biotech asthma drugs for patients with severe disease who don't respond well to traditional inhalers, in pursuit of a new market worth a possible $7.5 billion.

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New U.S. fuel standards aim to cut asthma, heart attacks

2014-03-04 02:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The Obama administration on Monday announced new fuel and automobile rules to cut soot, smog and toxic emissions, which it says will reduce asthma and heart attacks in the United States. The rules unveiled by the Environmental Protection Agency will cut sulfur levels in gasoline by more than 60 percent and will be phased in between 2017 and 2025. Health advocates praised the move, while a petroleum refiners' group called the compliance schedule unrealistic and warned that these regulations...

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Theravance and Glaxo Say Asthma Study Succeeded

2013-12-06 20:37:54| Biotech - Topix.net

Theravance and GlaxoSmithKline said today that their lung disease drug Breo Ellipta worked as a treatment for asthma in a clinical trial.

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GSK, Theravance asthma drug shows improved lung function in study

2013-12-06 16:28:22| Biotech - Topix.net

GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance Inc said on Friday that their combination therapy met the main goal of improving lung function in asthma patients in a late-stage trial.

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