http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. The troubled history of asthma drugs known as long-acting beta-agonists goes back to the 1990s when a large clinical trial in Great Britain of the GlaxoSmithKline drug Serevent produced disturbing results. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-1990s-trial-gave-early-danger.html Medications Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:00:02 EST news273086605 Many athletes with asthma may not be using the best treatment for their condition and could be putting their long term health at risk, according to a roundup by journalist Sophie Arie published by the BMJ today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-athletes-asthma-wrong-treatment.html Inflammatory disorders Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:30:09 EST news254505709 A Johns Hopkins Children's Center study of Baltimore City children who have asthma and live with smokers shows that indoor air cleaners can greatly reduce household air pollution and lower the rates of daytime asthma symptoms to those achieved with certain anti-inflammatory asthma drugs. Although the air cleaners improved the overall air quality in homes, they did not reduce air nicotine levels and did not counter all ill effects of second-hand smoke, the researchers warn. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-indoor-air-cleaners-ease-asthma.html Health Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:00:03 EST news231433837