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Many adults with mild persistent asthma may not need daily inhaled steroid treatments to adequately control the condition, according to findings from a new government study. The surprising results could lead to a change in treatment guidelines for asthma, which currently call for daily therapy with inhaled steroids even in …

DALLAS – Low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines Inc. (LUV)’s first-quarter earnings nearly tripled, helped by higher traffic in March, cost cutting and successful financial management of fuel costs. Quarterly income rose to $76 million, or 9 cents a share, in the January-March period, up from $26 million, or 3 cents a …

WASHINGTON – Download your “exclusive personal Constitution.” And while you’re at it, how about a few bucks for Senate Democrats. That is the thrust of an appeal from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (search), issued Thursday under the name of Sen. Robert C. Byrd (search). “I carry a pocket-sized edition …

NEW YORK – Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) said Thursday its first-quarter income plunged 36 percent amid patent losses, asset sales and increased litigation reserves. Bristol said its net income fell to $621 million, or 32 cents a share, in the January-March quarter, down from $964 million, or 49 cents a …

WASHINGTON – Katie Savage was shopping at City Place Mall in Silver Spring, Md. in September 2002 when a fire alarm caused the building to be evacuated — but Savage, who uses a wheelchair, was unable to leave. Savage said she and seven others were abandoned in the building for …

CAIRO, Egypt – Muslims, Christians and Jews across the Middle East (search) expressed sorrow Sunday after the death of Pope John Paul II (search), who many in the region credit with demanding religious tolerance and opposing the Iraq and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts. From Egypt to Iran (search), government officials, religious leaders …

NEW YORK – “Doubt,” (search) the first Broadway play by Oscar-winning writer John Patrick Shanley (search), won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize (search) for drama Monday. Shanley’s play opened on Broadway just last week to critical acclaim after an off-Broadway run. It tells the story of a confrontation between a nun …

WASHINGTON – Vice President Cheney (search) broke the usually jocular mood at the annual Radio-TV Correspondents Association (search) dinner with a tribute to the late Pope John Paul II (search). Cheney said Wednesday night that the pontiff was “a force for good in the world” who helped guide great events. …

NEW YORK – XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (XMSR) and America Online Inc. (AOL) are planning to add some of the satellite service’s programming to AOL’s radio offerings in a bid to bring a sample of paid radio to a wider audience, while boosting traffic at AOL’s signature site. Under …

See you in the No Spin Zone at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. ET! Tonight … “The O’Reilly Factor” is on… Star-studded and sexy, but is the movie “Sin City” too violent for viewers? Actor Mickey Rourke (search) gives Bill the scoop in the No Spin Zone. Plus, why won’t …