Benralizumab phase III trials show positive results in severe asthma – Press Release – AstraZeneca

Read first-hand Astra Zeneca’s press release where they report that AstraZeneca’s first biologic respiratory medicine met primary and key secondary endpoints in pivotal trials for severe asthma.

Source: Benralizumab phase III trials show positive results in severe asthma

This drug is potentially a breakthrough for severe asthma.

At the moment, the standard treatment is steroids. But systemic steroid exposure can lead to serious and irreversible adverse effects, including osteoporosis, anxiety, depression, weight gain, glaucoma and diabetes.

If you suffer with asthma or have a friend or family member with this condition, this article might give them new hope.

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European Medicines Agency – News and Events – First malaria vaccine receives positive scientific opinion from EMA

This is important scientific news. It’s well worth a read.

via European Medicines Agency – News and Events – First malaria vaccine receives positive scientific opinion from EMA.

Whilst, the Malaria vaccine will make huge difference in Africa, it’s less clear if it will be effective against some of the latest drug resistant types of Malaria to be found in Asia.

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