British scientists have discovered that the reason why cold viruses can cause severe asthma attacks is because the lungs of asthmatics produce insufficient levels of interferon to combat the infection. This raises the possibility that such attacks could be avoided by using inhalers that replace the deficient interferon.
Okay, this may not seem like something of interest to a wide audience, but my four-year old daughter has asthma and every time she has a runny nose it's a coin flip as to whether or not we're going to end up in the casualty ward, so I figured I'd share this ray of sunshine with any other parents whose children have a stay in hospital at least twice a year.
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