Death by asthma inhaler

Cornell researchers just released the results of a study of salmeterol, one of the drugs in the asthma medication Advair (Seretide in Australia). Their analysis of 19 trials shows that salmeterol is probably responsible for 80% of asthma-related deaths in the US each year!!! That's 4000 people per year, in a population of around 295K.

I've been taking Advair for years, but this might be the end of it for me. For the record, the steroid component of Advair is available without salmeterol.