412 adults with inadequately controlled asthma were randomized to receive the proton-pump inhibitor (PPI) esomeprazole (Nexium; 40 mg twice daily) or placebo. Reasoning that patients who have ...

James Moore, 44, was found clutching his asthma pump in his hotel room unresponsive having told his family he caught a virus on the Thai island of Ko Chang and he felt under the weather.

"From his pumps just not working and him panicking to him not breathing and turning blue - life changed in a matter of minutes," she said. Ms Dowling believes increased awareness of asthma is needed.