A GAS used by deep-sea divers could help to treat severe asthma attacks. Tests showed the gas boosts lung function and speeds up recovery within an hour of being given.
French scientists who trialled the diving gas predict it could be a new emergency treatment for asthma sufferers who turn up at hospital in the throes of an attack. The therapy works because it contains a mixture of oxygen and helium. Normal air is made up of 20 per cent oxygen and nearly 80 per cent nitrogen.
French scientists who trialled the diving gas predict it could be a new emergency treatment for asthma sufferers who turn up at hospital in the throes of an attack. The therapy works because it contains a mixture of oxygen and helium. Normal air is made up of 20 per cent oxygen and nearly 80 per cent nitrogen.
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