It’s being called a game changer. The first new treatment for asthma attacks in 50 years is here. Researchers at King’s College in london just published results of a drug trial. It’s an injection that suppresses part of the immune system and work specifically on a type of asthma caused

The medication is already used in the most severe cases, but the latest research suggests it could be used to help people in hundreds of thousands of asthma attacks each year. Asthma is a long-term condition - also known as a chronic condition - which affects the lungs and can make it hard to breathe.

The study demonstrated that asthma treatment is safe, with no significant side effects compared to past studies of the drug.

An injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets.

King's College London (KCL) has announced the development of a "game-changer" injection it says is the first new treatment for asthma attacks in more than half a century. Working with the University of Oxford,

Treatment for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which contributed to Sinead O'Connor's death last year, has been "stuck in the 20th century." But no longer, says Dr. Sanjay Ramakrishnan of the University of Western Australia,

Researchers have announced the first new asthma attack treatment in 50 years. The treatment, an injection called benralizumab, targets an overactive part of the immune system that drives severe flare-ups of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).