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CBS and NBC both skipped covering the prospects for the healthcare system in general as represented by the nomination of Tom Daschle as Health Secretary. Instead, NBC's Robert Bazell and CBS' in-house physician Jon LaPook took a look at a single ailment--asthma. A medication safety panel at the Food & Drug Administration considered the role of steroids and dilators in treating symptoms. The former reduce the inflammation that narrows breathing tubes; the latter open those passages up. The FDA panel proposed banning two drugs that do not combine the two chemicals--Serevent and Foradil--in favor of two combination brands, Advair and Symbicourt. Bazell warned us that the incidence of asthma among preschoolers has increased by 160% in the past 15 years.
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