Asthma Drugs Could Prevent Deadly Form of Pneumonia, Research Suggests
February 22, 2017
February 22, 2017
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 22 -- The University of Virginia's Health System issued the following news release:
Two drugs used to treat asthma and allergies may offer a way to prevent a form of pneumonia that can kill up to 40 percent of people who contract it, researchers at the School of Medicine have found.
Influenza pneumonia results when a flu infection spreads to alveolar air sacs deep within the lungs. Normally, a flu infection does not progress that far into . . .
Two drugs used to treat asthma and allergies may offer a way to prevent a form of pneumonia that can kill up to 40 percent of people who contract it, researchers at the School of Medicine have found.
Influenza pneumonia results when a flu infection spreads to alveolar air sacs deep within the lungs. Normally, a flu infection does not progress that far into . . .