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• January 25, 2012
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  Treatment of silent acid reflux does not improve asthma in children, NIH study finds

  Posted: January 25th, 2012, 9:46am EST

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  Adding the acid reflux drug lansoprazole to a standard inhaled steroid treatment for asthma does not improve asthma control in children who have no symptom of acid reflux, according to a new study funded in part by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health.