Vitamin may help asthma sufferers

A SIMPLE vitamin supplement may help prevent potentially lethal asthma attacks, new research shows.

Vitamin D3 was found to improve the responsiveness of patients to steroid treatment, making repeat attacks less likely.

Most asthma patients are treated successfully with steroid inhalers or tablets, but some fail to improve even after taking high doses of oral steroids. These patients are vulnerable to repeat attacks, which can kill.