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Promising Finding In Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a novel function for an enzyme that plays a role in the tissue injury in acute respiratory distress syndrome, also known as ARDS. The finding offers a new therapeutic target for the prevention and treatment of lung inflammation ...

read more Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have identified a novel function for an enzyme that plays a role in the tissue injury in acute respiratory distress syndrome, also known as ARDS. The finding offers a new therapeutic target for the prevention and treatment of lung inflammation read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

Physicist Wins International Award For MRI Technique To ID Microstructural Changes In Asthma

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
A researcher at the University of Virginia Health System, Chengbo Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor of Radiology, has received the prestigious W.S. Moore Young Investigator Award for Clinical Science from the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). Wang was chosen for his re ...

read more A researcher at the University of Virginia Health System, Chengbo Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor of Radiology, has received the prestigious W.S. Moore Young Investigator Award for Clinical Science from the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). Wang was chosen for his re read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

California Releases 3rd Report On Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Californians hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) could more than double their chances of survival if they are treated at one of the top-rated hospitals, according to a newly released report from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), "Community Acquired Pne ...

read more Californians hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) could more than double their chances of survival if they are treated at one of the top-rated hospitals, according to a newly released report from the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

Aerocrine: China Opens Up To Aerocrine's Asthma Test

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Aerocrine AB (STO:AEROB) announced that its handheld airway inflammation monitor, NIOX MINO®, has been registered for marketing and sale in China. Aerocrine's method of measuring airway inflammation, using exhaled nitric oxide (NO) tests, has also been incorporated into China's national guidelin ...

read more Aerocrine AB (STO:AEROB) announced that its handheld airway inflammation monitor, NIOX MINO®, has been registered for marketing and sale in China. Aerocrine's method of measuring airway inflammation, using exhaled nitric oxide (NO) tests, has also been incorporated into China's national guidelin read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

Community-Acquired Pneumonia In The Elderly: Every Tenth Patient Dies In Western Countries

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) represents a public health problem of substantial magnitude, and remains the leading cause of death due to infectious diseases, with an incidence ranging from 1.6 to 10.6 per 1,000 adults per year in Europe. Owing to demographic changes, elderly patient ...

read more Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) represents a public health problem of substantial magnitude, and remains the leading cause of death due to infectious diseases, with an incidence ranging from 1.6 to 10.6 per 1,000 adults per year in Europe. Owing to demographic changes, elderly patient read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

Wood Smoke Exposure Induces Inflammatory Response In Firefighters

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Biomass fuels in the form of wood and agricultural wastes are a significant source of direct human energy consumption worldwide. Household use of these fuels dominates demand in many developing countries, particularly in rural areas. As half of the world's population still lives in rural ...

read more Biomass fuels in the form of wood and agricultural wastes are a significant source of direct human energy consumption worldwide. Household use of these fuels dominates demand in many developing countries, particularly in rural areas. As half of the world's population still lives in rural read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

Exacerbations Lead To Depression In COPD

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes limitation of airflow in the lungs that cannot be fully reversed, leading to symptoms of breathlessness, cough, wheeze and sputum production. The disease, although chronic, is interspersed with periods of acute symptomatic and functional de ...

read more Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes limitation of airflow in the lungs that cannot be fully reversed, leading to symptoms of breathlessness, cough, wheeze and sputum production. The disease, although chronic, is interspersed with periods of acute symptomatic and functional de read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

Respiratory Function Conditioned By Inflammation Markers And Genetic Profile

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
There are close links between blood inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), and respiratory function. So reveals a study to be published in the forthcoming issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ), the peer-reviewed publication of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) ...

read more There are close links between blood inflammatory markers, such as C-reactive protein (CRP), and respiratory function. So reveals a study to be published in the forthcoming issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ), the peer-reviewed publication of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

Olympic Athletes: Trouble Breathing In Beijing?

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
When the world's top athletes convene next month for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, some will face a challenge that tests more than their athletic abilities. Heavy pollution in the Chinese capital could pose problems for competitors, especially those with asthma, according to the American Academy ...

read more When the world's top athletes convene next month for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, some will face a challenge that tests more than their athletic abilities. Heavy pollution in the Chinese capital could pose problems for competitors, especially those with asthma, according to the American Academy read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

Predicting TB Outbreaks Based On The First 2 Cases

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) may be able to be identified by looking at certain characteristics of the first two patients, according to new research. If the first two patients are diagnosed within three months of each other, live in urban areas, and if one or both are of sub-Saharan African origin ...

read more Outbreaks of tuberculosis (TB) may be able to be identified by looking at certain characteristics of the first two patients, according to new research. If the first two patients are diagnosed within three months of each other, live in urban areas, and if one or both are of sub-Saharan African origin read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

Researchers Find Mast Cells Play A Role In Assisting Immune System To Combat Tularemia

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) have identified a cell type believed to play a role in controlling the early infectious process against Francise ...

read more Researchers at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) have identified a cell type believed to play a role in controlling the early infectious process against Francise read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

New Rapid Tests For Drug-Resistant TB For Developing Countries

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
People in low-resource countries who are ill with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) will get a faster diagnosis -- in two days, not the standard two to three months -- and appropriate treatment thanks to two new initiatives unveiled today by WHO, the Stop TB Partnership, UNITAID and the Foundation fo ...

read more People in low-resource countries who are ill with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) will get a faster diagnosis -- in two days, not the standard two to three months -- and appropriate treatment thanks to two new initiatives unveiled today by WHO, the Stop TB Partnership, UNITAID and the Foundation fo read more Wed Jul 2008 Wed Jul 2008

Significant Improvement In Asthma And Osteoarthritis After Bariatric Surgery - Most No Longer Require Steroids Within 18 Months

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Most patients with asthma and osteoarthritis were able to stop taking steroids within 18 months of bariatric surgery, according to a new study presented here at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). ...

read more Most patients with asthma and osteoarthritis were able to stop taking steroids within 18 months of bariatric surgery, according to a new study presented here at the 25th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). read more Sat Jun 2008 Sat Jun 2008

American Lung Association Commends U.S. House Of Representatives For Passage Of Pulmonary And Cardiac Rehabilitation Act

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
The American Lung Association commends and thanks the U.S. House of Representatives for its passage of the Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act. ...

read more The American Lung Association commends and thanks the U.S. House of Representatives for its passage of the Pulmonary and Cardiac Rehabilitation Act. read more Sat Jun 2008 Sat Jun 2008

Asthma UK Cymru Launches Report On The State Of Asthma Services And Care In Wales

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Asthma UK Cymru is launching a report 'A Quarter of a Million Voicesâ?¦.and Counting', which outlines the challenges facing people with asthma in Wales today and highlights the need for asthma health services in Wales to be vastly improved. Rates of asthma in Wales are among the highest in the wor ...

read more Asthma UK Cymru is launching a report 'A Quarter of a Million Voicesâ?¦.and Counting', which outlines the challenges facing people with asthma in Wales today and highlights the need for asthma health services in Wales to be vastly improved. Rates of asthma in Wales are among the highest in the wor read more Sat Jun 2008 Sat Jun 2008

Pharmacists As Educators Can Improve Asthma Outcomes

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
New research has shown that up to 90 per cent of people on asthma medications are using their inhalers incorrectly leading to poor asthma control, increased hospital visits and increased cost of treatment. The study then went on to show how a brief educational chat with a pharmacist about inhale ...

read more New research has shown that up to 90 per cent of people on asthma medications are using their inhalers incorrectly leading to poor asthma control, increased hospital visits and increased cost of treatment. The study then went on to show how a brief educational chat with a pharmacist about inhale read more Sat Jun 2008 Sat Jun 2008

Hispanics In Florida Have High Asthma Rates; Puerto Ricans Most Affected

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
More than 10% of Hispanics in Florida have asthma, about the same rate as all people in Florida, according to the state Department of Health, and Puerto Ricans in particular have a higher risk of the condition, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Nationally, about 11.2% of Americans have asthma. ...

read more More than 10% of Hispanics in Florida have asthma, about the same rate as all people in Florida, according to the state Department of Health, and Puerto Ricans in particular have a higher risk of the condition, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Nationally, about 11.2% of Americans have asthma. read more Sat Jun 2008 Sat Jun 2008

Potential Role Of Fish-Based Fatty Acids In Resolving, Preventing Asthma

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
WHAT: In an ongoing effort to determine the anti-inflammatory value of diets rich in some types of fish, scientists studying asthma and allergic reactions have found that a molecule produced by the body from omega-3 fatty acids helps resolve and prevent respiratory distress in laboratory mice. ...

read more WHAT: In an ongoing effort to determine the anti-inflammatory value of diets rich in some types of fish, scientists studying asthma and allergic reactions have found that a molecule produced by the body from omega-3 fatty acids helps resolve and prevent respiratory distress in laboratory mice. read more Sat Jun 2008 Sat Jun 2008

Smoking Out The Mediators Of Airway Damage Caused By Pollutants

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
New insight into how pollution and cigarette smoke damage airways has been provided by Pierangelo Geppetti and colleagues, at the University of Florence, Italy, who studied the effects of such chemicals on guinea pig airways. ...

read more New insight into how pollution and cigarette smoke damage airways has been provided by Pierangelo Geppetti and colleagues, at the University of Florence, Italy, who studied the effects of such chemicals on guinea pig airways. read more Sat Jun 2008 Sat Jun 2008

Aradigm Initiates Phase 2 Study Of Inhaled Liposomal Ciprofloxacin In Bronchiectasis

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Aradigm Corporation (OTCBB: ARDM) announced it has initiated a multicenter Phase 2 clinical trial of its inhaled liposomal ciprofloxacin in adult patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Following an antibiotic washout period, 36 patients will be enrolled to receive daily inhaled lipos ...

read more Aradigm Corporation (OTCBB: ARDM) announced it has initiated a multicenter Phase 2 clinical trial of its inhaled liposomal ciprofloxacin in adult patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. Following an antibiotic washout period, 36 patients will be enrolled to receive daily inhaled lipos read more Sat Jun 2008 Sat Jun 2008

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