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The Us Food and Drug Administration has changed the warning labels on three long-acting bronchodilators to state that these medicines could increase the chance of severe asthma attacks which could result in death.
Advair, Serevent and Foradil to Carry Stronger Warning Labels

Chantix a new anti-smoking pill works on the areas of the brain affected by nicotine. It was given approval in six months instead of the usual 10 months because it proved to be more effective than zyban.
FDA approves new Anti-Smoking Drug

Inhaled Corticosteroids Helpful for Severe COPD - A review of 13 studies which involved over 5,600 patients with COPD found that for those patients with moderate to forms of the disease inhaled corticosteroid treatments was beneficial with about 1/3 fewer exacerbations and acceptable side effects. According to the study the inhaled medicines do not seem to benefit those patients with a mild form of COPD.
Inhaled Corticosteroids Beneficial for Moderate to Severe COPD

A March 2006 study published in the journal Thorax reports that smokers and ex-smokers with more facial wrinkling also had significantly lower FEV1 and a substantially increased risk of COPD.
Smokers with facial wrinkling more likely to have COPD

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Last Updated 5/24/2006 12:09:53 AM