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Inhalers may raise risk of asthma in some children
Reuters, 10/07/09
Common asthma reliever drugs taken by millions of children around the world may increase the risk of asthma attacks in some patients with a particular genetic make–up, British scientists said on Tuesday. The researchers found that salbutamol, a popular blue inhaler medicine also known as Ventolin, as well as salmeterol, an ingredient in GlaxoSmithKline's Advair, are less effective in children with a specific gene variant and may in some cases make their asthma worse.
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