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Identification Of The Common Mechanism Underlying Acute Respiratory Disease Syndrome May Lead To New Strategies Against Bird Flu

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
The Spanish flu outbreak of 1918 killed between 30 and 50 million people. In the infected patients, the ultimate cause of death was acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This fatal condition is a massive reaction of the body during which the lung becomes severely damaged. ARDS can be induced b ...

read more The Spanish flu outbreak of 1918 killed between 30 and 50 million people. In the infected patients, the ultimate cause of death was acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). This fatal condition is a massive reaction of the body during which the lung becomes severely damaged. ARDS can be induced b read more Sat Apr 2008 Sat Apr 2008

Inhibiting Stress Oxidant May Be New Therapy For COPD

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
A study in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology published by Wiley-Blackwell has showed that the generation of oxidative stress increases pulmonary inflammation - thus encouraging the development of airway obstruction associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ...

read more A study in Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology published by Wiley-Blackwell has showed that the generation of oxidative stress increases pulmonary inflammation - thus encouraging the development of airway obstruction associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). read more Sat Apr 2008 Sat Apr 2008

PARI's EFlow Delivers Alnylam RNAi Therapeutic In Phase II Study

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
An optimized PARI eFlow platform nebulizer will be delivering Alnylam's ALN-RSV01 in a Phase II human clinical trial that has begun enrolling patients. ALN-RSV01 is a RNAi therapeutic being developed as a treatment for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, the leading cause of pediatric ...

read more An optimized PARI eFlow platform nebulizer will be delivering Alnylam's ALN-RSV01 in a Phase II human clinical trial that has begun enrolling patients. ALN-RSV01 is a RNAi therapeutic being developed as a treatment for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection, the leading cause of pediatric read more Sat Apr 2008 Sat Apr 2008

Aeolus Pharmaceuticals' AEOL 10150 Protects Lungs From Fractionated Radiation; Reduces Angiogenesis And Inflammation

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: AOLS) reported data published in the peer-reviewed journal, Free Radical Research, show the Company's lead compound, AEOL 10150, provided statistically significant protection of the lungs of Fisher 344 rats exposed to fractionated radiation in a study led by Zelj ...

read more Aeolus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: AOLS) reported data published in the peer-reviewed journal, Free Radical Research, show the Company's lead compound, AEOL 10150, provided statistically significant protection of the lungs of Fisher 344 rats exposed to fractionated radiation in a study led by Zelj read more Sat Apr 2008 Sat Apr 2008

Study Analyzed Long-term Symbicort® Use In Children With Persistent Asthma - Well Tolerated In 26-Week Study

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
A new study analyzed long-term use of the maintenance combination asthma therapy, SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate), in treating persistent asthma in children 6 to 11 years old. The study examined the safety of SYMBICORT in children for 26 weeks and also included efficacy measure ...

read more A new study analyzed long-term use of the maintenance combination asthma therapy, SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate), in treating persistent asthma in children 6 to 11 years old. The study examined the safety of SYMBICORT in children for 26 weeks and also included efficacy measure read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Apieron, Inc. Announces FDA Clearance Of The Insight(TM) ENO System To Assist Physicians With Patient Asthma Management

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Apieron, Inc. (http://www.apieron.com) announced that the Insight eNO system has received clearance to market by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Insight eNO system measures exhaled nitric oxide (eNO), which is a well-established indicator of airway inflammation and asthma control. Th ...

read more Apieron, Inc. (http://www.apieron.com) announced that the Insight eNO system has received clearance to market by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Insight eNO system measures exhaled nitric oxide (eNO), which is a well-established indicator of airway inflammation and asthma control. Th read more Tue Mar 2008 Tue Mar 2008

Snoring May Be Chronic Despite Surgery, Especially For African American Children And Children With Rapid Weight Gain

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Children who gain weight rapidly after having their tonsils and adenoids removed to treat sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) may improve in the short-term, but over time they may relapse or even worsen. African-American children also tend to relapse, according to new research from Cincinnati Children' ...

read more Children who gain weight rapidly after having their tonsils and adenoids removed to treat sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) may improve in the short-term, but over time they may relapse or even worsen. African-American children also tend to relapse, according to new research from Cincinnati Children' read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Legal Exposure To Asbestos-like Material Linked To Lung Damage 25 Years Later

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Men and women who worked in a plant that processed vermiculite tainted with asbestos-like fibers that originated from a mine in Libby, Montana, show high prevalence of scarring and thickening of the membrane that lines the chest wall some 25 years after the plant stopped using the material even thos ...

read more Men and women who worked in a plant that processed vermiculite tainted with asbestos-like fibers that originated from a mine in Libby, Montana, show high prevalence of scarring and thickening of the membrane that lines the chest wall some 25 years after the plant stopped using the material even thos read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Scientists Develop Inhaled TB Vaccine

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
A new tuberculosis vaccine successfully tested at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is easier to administer and store and just as effective as one commonly used worldwide. Scientists at the UNC School of Pharmacy led by Tony Hickey, Ph.D., vetted a dry powder vaccine provided by Ha ...

read more A new tuberculosis vaccine successfully tested at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is easier to administer and store and just as effective as one commonly used worldwide. Scientists at the UNC School of Pharmacy led by Tony Hickey, Ph.D., vetted a dry powder vaccine provided by Ha read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Locomotive And Marine Diesel Engines Clean Up Will Save Lives

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
The American Lung Association salutes the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule to require substantial cuts in the air pollution produced by locomotive and marine diesel engines. Communities across the nation urgently need this federal help to help clean up dangerous ozone and particle poll ...

read more The American Lung Association salutes the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule to require substantial cuts in the air pollution produced by locomotive and marine diesel engines. Communities across the nation urgently need this federal help to help clean up dangerous ozone and particle poll read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Places Available For 2008 Asthma UK Children's Holidays

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Asthma UK is offering children and young people with asthma an opportunity to go on a potentially life-changing adventure holiday. For many youngsters with asthma, missing out on exercise can be a normal part of their school lives. Asthma UK's Kick Asthma holidays teach children and young people how ...

read more Asthma UK is offering children and young people with asthma an opportunity to go on a potentially life-changing adventure holiday. For many youngsters with asthma, missing out on exercise can be a normal part of their school lives. Asthma UK's Kick Asthma holidays teach children and young people how read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Chemical In Artificial Butter Harmful To Lungs

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
A new study shows that exposure to a chemical called diacetyl, a component of artificial butter flavoring, can be harmful to the nose and airways of mice. Scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, conducted the study bec ...

read more A new study shows that exposure to a chemical called diacetyl, a component of artificial butter flavoring, can be harmful to the nose and airways of mice. Scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, conducted the study bec read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Vermiculite Linked To Lung Damage, Even At Legal Exposure Levels

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Workers at a plant that processed vermiculite with asbestos-like fibershave scarring and thickening of the membrane that lines the chestwalls, 25 years after the plant stopped using the material. In a studypublished in the American Journal of Respiratory and CriticalCare Medicine, researchers show s ...

read more Workers at a plant that processed vermiculite with asbestos-like fibershave scarring and thickening of the membrane that lines the chestwalls, 25 years after the plant stopped using the material. In a studypublished in the American Journal of Respiratory and CriticalCare Medicine, researchers show s read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Spread Of TB In Africa Fueled By HIV/AIDS, Other Factors, Perspective Piece Says

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Africa is facing the "worst TB epidemic since the advent of the antibiotic era," Richard Chaisson, director of the Center for Tuberculosis Research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and Neil Martinson, deputy director of the Perinatal HIV Research Unit at the University of the Witw ...

read more Africa is facing the read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Controlling Asthma With Web-Based Technology

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Asthma is the reason that in 2006, there were an estimated 12.8 million lost school days in children and 10.1 million lost work days in adults. It is the cause for two million annual emergency room visits, and it costs Americans almost $20 billion in healthcare costs every year. It currently affects ...

read more Asthma is the reason that in 2006, there were an estimated 12.8 million lost school days in children and 10.1 million lost work days in adults. It is the cause for two million annual emergency room visits, and it costs Americans almost $20 billion in healthcare costs every year. It currently affects read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Lung Disease Risk May Increase Following Low Exposure To Asbestos-Like Mineral From Montana Vermiculite

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Workers exposed to low levels of an asbestos-like mineral from Montana more than two decades ago are at an increased risk for lung disease today, according to research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).Vermiculite is a mineral with a flaky, fluffy-looking structure. Previous studies revealed th ...

read more Workers exposed to low levels of an asbestos-like mineral from Montana more than two decades ago are at an increased risk for lung disease today, according to research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).Vermiculite is a mineral with a flaky, fluffy-looking structure. Previous studies revealed th read more Mon Mar 2008 Mon Mar 2008

Aspirin Could Cut Risk Of Asthma

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
"How aspirin could help women fight asthma" reads the headline in the Daily Mail. Researchers have shown that "older women taking aspirin regularly developed 10% fewer new cases than expected", the news report underneath says.This and other reports are based on the results of a re-examination of da ...

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Henry Ford Hospital To Study Effectiveness Of A New Procedure That May Help Emphysema Sufferers

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital announced the start of the EASE (Exhale Airway Stents for Emphysema) Trial, an international, multi-center clinical trial to explore an investigational treatment that may offer a significant new option for those suffering with advanced emphysema. The study focuses ...

read more Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital announced the start of the EASE (Exhale Airway Stents for Emphysema) Trial, an international, multi-center clinical trial to explore an investigational treatment that may offer a significant new option for those suffering with advanced emphysema. The study focuses read more Thu Mar 2008 Thu Mar 2008

Inhaled Tuberculosis Vaccine More Effective Than Traditional Shot

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
A novel aerosol version of the most common tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, administered directly to the lungs as an oral mist, offers significantly better protection against the disease in experimental animals than a comparable dose of the traditional injected vaccine, researchers report this week in the ...

read more A novel aerosol version of the most common tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, administered directly to the lungs as an oral mist, offers significantly better protection against the disease in experimental animals than a comparable dose of the traditional injected vaccine, researchers report this week in the read more Thu Mar 2008 Thu Mar 2008

Comment Issued By Asthma UK Regarding A Study Showing That Regular Low Doses Of Aspirin Can Cut Adult Onset Asthma Risk In Women

Categorie : Asthma / Respiratory
Leanne Male, Assistant Director of Research at Asthma UK says: 'This research supports a small number of previous studies which have suggested that taking aspirin could help protect against developing adult-onset asthma. ...

read more Leanne Male, Assistant Director of Research at Asthma UK says: 'This research supports a small number of previous studies which have suggested that taking aspirin could help protect against developing adult-onset asthma. read more Thu Mar 2008 Thu Mar 2008

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