1.   Among European ADRs, those of British biotechnology companies tumbled after Celltech Plc and Merck and Co. halted development of a promising asthma treatment.

2.   Astra USA expects to soon begin selling a revolutionary dry-powder inhaler that is the biggest-selling asthma treatment in Europe.

3.   A physicians group is releasing new guidelines for asthma treatment.

4.   But the new pills have not been proved to be as effective as the inhaled corticosteroids that are part of standard asthma treatment.

5.   Fisons main products are two asthma treatments, Intel and Tilade.

6.   Fisons said in rejecting Rhone-Poulenc Rorer that its offer continued to undervalue Fisons, which has a strong franchise in asthma treatment and other pharmaceutical products.

7.   Genentech has two successful new cancer drugs, with several more in the pipeline, and will soon seek approval for a new asthma treatment.

8.   In fact, asthma treatment has undergone a revolution in the past decade, thanks to new drugs and a better understanding of the role of environmental irritants.

9.   In both cases, patients were not taking steroids, a common asthma treatment.

10.   It was described as the longest, largest controlled study of childhood asthma treatments.