- Causes and Ayurvedic Cures for Asthma By : Dev_Sri
Asthma is a respiratory disease characterized by difficulty in breathing. It is a chronic disease affecting lungs, characterized by inflammation in respiratory tract. The most visible signs are coughing with difficulty, tightness at chest and general difficulty breathing. - Asthma Treatment and Prevention By : Juliet Cohen
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. The airways are the tubes that carry air in and out of your lungs. The muscles of the bronchial walls tighten, and cells in the lungs produce extra mucus further narrowing your airways - The Deep World of Asthma By : rachel
Asthma occurs in persons of all races worldwide. The asthma appearance ratio is from male to female is 1:1. The asthma is appeared in the age of 18 years but the effect of asthma is seen in the adult age. - Detailed Information on Asthma By : Juliet Cohen
Asthma is a serious, sometimes fatal respiratory disease. Asthma is a disease that affects the respiratory tract - small tubes that carry air in and out of lungs. Respiratory problems can be caused by different conditions. Signs of an episode asthma include wheezing, rapid breathing (tachypnea), chronic diseases, expiration, a fast heart rate (tachycardia), rhonchous lung sounds (audible through a stethoscope), and on inflation of the chest. - Asthma Information By : Juliet Cohen
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. The muscles of the bronchial walls tighten, and cells in the lungs produce extra mucus further narrowing your airways. This can cause minor wheezing to severe difficulty in breathing. - Asthma Causes Symptoms Information with Treatment By : Juliet Cohen
Asthma occurs when the main air passages of your lungs, the bronchial tubes, become inflamed. This airway narrowing causes symptoms such as wheezing , shortness of breath , chest tightness, and coughing , which respond to bronchodilators. - Recognize Asthma Symptoms By : Juliet Cohen
Asthma is a continuing inflammatory disorder that makes airways especially tender to irritants, and this is characterized by problems in breathing. The symptoms of asthma include shortness of breath, wheezing, and/or coughing. - Tips for Managing Asthma By : Juliet Cohen
Asthma is a chronic disease that affects your airways. Asthma is defined simply as reversible airway obstruction. - Nutritional Applications That Help Fight Against Asthma By : Aaron Stanlich
Asthma diagnoses have increased in today's society over the last 40 years. The causes can vary, but there are some excellent nutritional elements that can help combat asthma. - ANTI INFLAMMATORY DRUGS CAN BE ALSO GOOD FOR ASTHMATIC PERSONS By : cathy
The article is about asthma and its causes, symptoms, and treatment which include allergen management and the use of anti-inflammatory drugs.. - Researchers Make Progress Against Often Overlooked, Deadly Lung Disease Attacking Women By : Respiratory News
Researchers are advancing against a rare, deadly lung disease (related to hormones) that no one had even heard of a decade ago. The disease targets only women, striking them down during their childbearing years. It can be triggered by pregnancy, progresses rapidly, and often results in death within ten years. - City Kids With Asthma Lose Out On Preventive Treatment By : Respiratory News
A new study by specialists at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and elsewhere suggests that only one in five inner-city children with chronic asthma gets enough medicine to control dangerous flare-ups of the disease. - Platelets Key To Acute Lung Injury By : Respiratory News
Acute lung injury (ALI) is a relatively common life-threatening condition that can be caused by sepsis, trauma, and acid aspiration, which can be a complication of general anesthesia. - New Recommendations For The Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Embolism By : Respiratory News
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is a challenging process. Because PE is only present in about one-third of those in whom it is suspected, the diagnosis must be confirmed or excluded by further testing. - Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Improve From Combination Therapy By : Respiratory News
For patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), adding inhaled iloprost to treatment with bosentan - two different classes of drugs often used individually to treat PAH - increases exercise capability, reduces clinical deterioration and, in some cases, improves diagnostic functional class by one stage. - Southern California Wildfires Pose Health Risks To Children By : Respiratory News
In October of 2003, multiple wildfires raged throughout Southern California. Now, researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) report that residents without asthma in wildfire-endangered regions suffered as much as those with asthma. - Elderly Lung Transplant Patients More Likely To Survive By : Respiratory News
Who is too old to receive a lung transplant? - New CPT Code Awarded, For Asthma Tests Performed With NIOX(R) Nitric Oxide Monitoring System By : Respiratory News
The initial step in establishing a physician reimbursement rate for the measurement of exhaled nitric oxide will go into effect in January 2007 with the awarding of a new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Category One code, CPT 95012, by the American Medical Association, Aerocrine Inc. announced today. - NHLBI And CMS Launch Large Study Of Home Oxygen Therapy For COPD By : Respiratory News
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is launching the largest randomized clinical trial of the effectiveness and safety of long-term, home oxygen therapy for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The six-year, $28 million project will study patients with moderate disease. - Cincinnnati Scientists Pursue New Target For Asthma Treatment By : Respiratory News
Cincinnati scientists have found further evidence that certain defensive white cells in the body cause or play a major role in the symptoms experienced by asthma patients. - Please Exhale - Quick And Easy Breath Analysis By : Respiratory News
When we drink alcohol, its "flag" precedes us, and enjoyment of large amounts of garlic or onion can often be detected by others the next morning. However, our breath does not only betray what we have consumed; some diseases also produce telltale breath odors. Breath analysis has some interesting advantages for clinical diagnosis, for example, unlike drawing blood, it requires no puncture. - COPD - Statement Of Dr. Norman H. Edelman, Chief Medical Officer, American Lung Association By : Respiratory News
COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in America, claiming the lives of 122,283 Americans in 2003. It is a term used to describe the obstruction of airflow associated primarily with emphysema and chronic bronchitis. While COPD cannot be cured, it can be treated. - Tips From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology By : Respiratory News
Novel H3N1 Swine Influenza Virus Identified in Pigs in Korea
For the first time, researchers from the U.S. and abroad have identified the H3N1 swine influenza virus in domestic pigs in Korea. They report their findings in the November 2006 issue of the Journal of Clinical Microbiology. - New Standard Certifies Pillows As 'Asthma Friendly' By : Respiratory News
A new certification standard has been launched this holiday season to help people with asthma and allergies find pillows that are more suitable for them. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) reports that pillows and other bedding can be home to millions of dust mites and other allergens that cause asthma symptoms. - Updated Lung Disease Guidelines Aim To Reduce World's Fourth Largest Killer By : Respiratory News
The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) will release updated clinical guidelines for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) today. - Exposure To Environmental Tobacco Smoke Causes Respiratory Symptoms In Healthy Adults By : Respiratory News
aOver time, inhaling environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)--a process often called "passive smoking"--can cause otherwise healthy adults to develop chronic respiratory symptoms. - Antibiotics Unnecessarily Prescribed For Acute Bronchitis By : Respiratory News
Antibiotics are routinely prescribed unnecessarily for acute bronchitis, according to Virginia Commonwealth University findings published in the 15-Nov-2006 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. - New GINA Guidelines Provide Supportive Statements For Symbicort SMART(reg) By : Respiratory News
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Scientific Committee has announced the release of an updated version of their international treatment guidelines (Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention) and with them a change in the emphasis as to the recommended treatment approach for asthma.(1) - MediciNova Announces The Initiation Of The Phase III Clinical Program For MN-001, A Novel Oral Treat By : Respiratory News
MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company that is publicly traded on the Hercules Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (Code Number: 4875), today announced the initiation of its Phase III clinical program to determine the safety and efficacy of its novel oral treatment for bronchial asthma (MN-001) in asthma patients - American Lung Association Launches Information And Access Program By : Respiratory News
As a fast-relief inhaler used by millions of Americans with asthma is phased-out for environmental reasons, the American Lung Association today launched an educational and access initiative. - RAND Study Finds Asthma And Lung Disease Patients Receive Half Of Recommended Medical Care By : Respiratory News
Patients around the United States with obstructive lung diseases receive only about half of the recommended medical care, with care varying significantly based on individual conditions, according to a RAND Corporation study issued on13-Nov-2006. - Perceived Control Improves Asthma Health Status By : Respiratory News
Patients with asthma who believe they have control of their condition are likely to report improved asthma-related health status and have a decreased risk of severe asthma attacks. In a new study out of the University of California, San Francisco, researchers followed 865 patients (mean age 60 years) hospitalized for asthma for a median of 1.9 years after hospital discharge. - Vitamin A No Hlep For Patients With Emphysema By : Respiratory News
Retinoids, a derivative of vitamin A, may provide little clinical benefit for patients with emphysema, shows a new study. In the "Feasibility of Retinoids for the Treatment of Emphysema" (FORTE) study, researchers from David Geffen School of Medicine in Los Angeles enrolled 148 subjects with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with a primary component of emphysema. - GlaxoSmithKline Welcomes New GINA Guidelines For Asthma Management And Prevention By : Respiratory News
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) today welcomes new guidelines for Asthma Management and Prevention released today from The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA). The guidelines emphasise that the overall aim of asthma treatment is to achieve and maintain long-term control of the disease and introduce a new classification of asthma based on levels of control1. Recommended treatment action is then based on the patient's level of control.1 - Approved Asthma Therapy SYMBICORT Improves Lung Function Safely And Effectively By : Respiratory News
Newly presented data indicate that treatment with SYMBICORT(R) (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) inhalation aerosol results in significantly greater improvements in lung function, and a lower risk of asthma worsening episodes, compared to budesonide and/or formoterol used alone. In addition, data also showed that SYMBICORT was generally well-tolerated, with an adverse event profile similar to that of its individual components. - Once- or Twice-Daily Treatment With PULMICORT RESPULES(R) Significantly Increased Percentage of Days By : Respiratory News
Children treated with PULMICORT RESPULES(R) (budesonide inhalation suspension) either once or twice daily experienced a significantly greater increase in the percentage of asthma-control days compared to those receiving placebo. These results are being presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), held in Philadelphia on November 9-15. - The Global Initiative For Asthma (GINA) Announces Major Changes In Its GuidanceFor Asthma Management By : Respiratory News
The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) today announced the release of a new Global Strategy for Asthma Management and Prevention. In a major revision of GINA's 2002 Global Strategy, the new guidelines put the emphasis on asthma control. - Numax(R) Achieves Primary Endpoint In Preliminary Analysis Of Data From Comparative Phase 3 Trial By : Respiratory News
MedImmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDI) today announced preliminary results from a Phase 3 pivotal study showing that Numax met its primary endpoint of non-inferiority by reducing the incidence of hospitalizations caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants at high risk for serious RSV disease by 26 percent when compared to Synagis(R) (palivizumab). - Lung DCs Legitimate Targets For Treating Asthma By : Respiratory News
Allergic asthma is caused by an unwanted immune response known as a Th2 cell response. Most treatments for asthma currently target this Th2 cell response and its downstream effects. However, immune cells known as dendritic cells (DCs) are crucial activators of all T cell responses, including the Th2 cell response in asthma, so therapies that target DC function in the airways might represent a new way to treat individuals with allergic asthma. - Religious Service Attendance May Prolong Lung Health For Seniors By : Respiratory News
A new study suggests that churchgoing has more benefits than spiritual growth and camaraderie - it may boost lung health too. - Cases Of Tuberculosis Rise Steeply During 2005, England, Wales And Northern Ireland By : Respiratory News
Cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have increased by 10.8% from 7,321 cases reported in 2004 to 8,113 in 2005 according to new figures released today by the Health Protection Agency. - Key To Acute Lung Injury Lies In Ang2 Protein By : Respiratory News
Acute lung injury caused by cell death, high and potentially toxic concentrations of oxygen (hyperoxia), and the resulting excess fluid in the lungs (pulmonary edema), may be controlled by modulating levels of the angiopoietin2 (Ang2) protein, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the November 5 online issue of Nature Medicine. - The Netherlands Invest Euro 18.4 Million To Develop Better Vaccines To Fight Raging TB Pandemic By : Respiratory News
As extreme forms of drug resistant tuberculosis threaten to make the TB pandemic even worse, Dutch funding and scientific expertise are playing a critical role in the development of new, more effective TB vaccines. - Lungs Try To Repair Damaged Elastic Fibers By : Respiratory News
The lungs of patients suffering chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attempt to repair damaged elastic fibers, a new finding that contradicts the conventional wisdom on the capabilities of the adult lung. - Inmates Show Lack Of Effort In Pulmonary Function Tests By : Respiratory News
Incarcerated patients (ICP) are more likely to exhibit inadequate patient effort in pulmonary function tests (PFT), when compared with unincarcerated controls, according to a new study. - Thyroid Dysfunction Prevalent In Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension By : Respiratory News
New research suggests that adults with pulmonary hypertension (PH) are more likely to experience thyroid disease than the general population or other patients with comparable pulmonary disease. - BioWa, Inc. Begins Phase 1 Clinical Trial In Asthma By : Respiratory News
BioWa, Inc. announced today that it is beginning its Phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and tolerability of BIW-8405, BioWa's anti-IL-5 receptor monoclonal antibody (Mab). The Mab is being developed for the treatment of asthma. - General Pulmonary: Swallowing, Chronic Cough And Surgical Glue By : Respiratory News
Difficulty Swallowing May Contribute to Treatment Failure in Chronic Cough - Pulmonary Hypertension Treatment in Children and Thyroid Dysfunction By : Respiratory News
Inhaled Iloprost May Increase Airway Obstruction in Children - Pulmonary Function Testing: Poor Lung Function Test Results Increase Postoperative Death By : Respiratory News
Poor Lung Function Test Results Increase Postoperative Death
New research shows preoperative pulmonary function tests (PFT) with poor results are associated with increased postoperative death and other complications. - Pediatric Pulmonology: Cystic Fibrosis, Preterm Babies, Sleep Apnea and Snoring By : Respiratory News
Lung Transplants in Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Fails To Improve Survival - Obese Children More Likely To Be Admitted For Asthma By : Respiratory News
A new study reveals that obese children with asthma are significantly more likely to be admitted to the hospital for acute asthma exacerbations than their non-obese counterparts. - Perth Medical Research Team Sheds New Light On Asthma By : Respiratory News
Australian researchers have found that exposure to measured doses of ultraviolet light, such as sunlight, could reduce asthma. - Diaphragm Atrophy Occurs Within Two Weeks Of Mechanical Ventilation By : Respiratory News
Ventilated, acutely critically ill patients may experience significant diaphragmatic atrophy within the first two weeks of mechanical ventilation, according to a new Mt. Sinai School of Medicine study. - Sildenafil May Improve Daily Activities In COPD By : Respiratory News
Patients who suffer from COPD may benefit from agents, such as sildenafil, that cause vasodilation, according to researchers from the Netherlands. The new study investigated the acute effects of sildenafil on patients with COPD both at rest and during exercise. - COPD Progression More Rapid In Smokers By : Respiratory News
Patients with COPD, who continue to smoke, have the worst disease prognosis, according to a new study. Researchers from Illinois and Massachusetts collected the pyrometer data of 538 participants from the Framingham Heart Study. - Vitamin C May Aid In COPD/Pneumonia Prognosis By : Respiratory News
During exacerbation, vitamin C is markedly decreased in inflammatory diseases, such as acute pneumonia and COPD, according to a new study. Serbian researchers compared the values of serum ascorbate concentration and laboratory inflammation indicators in 60 nonsmoking patients. - Diabetes Increases Asthma Prevalence By : Respiratory News
A new study reveals that the prevalence of asthma is significantly higher in patients with type II diabetes mellitus (DM), independent of other comorbid conditions. California researchers reviewed data from 293,124 patients with DM and 552,623 patients with hypertension but no DM (control group). - Job Safety Education Can Reduce Respiratory Symptoms By : Quit Smoking News
Professional cleaners who do not receive or understand workplace safety education are more likely to experience occupational asthma, according to a new study. Canadian researches preformed a work-place safety survey of 566 professional cleaners. - New Surgery For Asthma Improves Symptoms By : Respiratory News
A new surgical procedure that reduces the amount of a person's airway smooth muscle has the potential to decrease asthma symptoms caused by bronchoconstricition, according to a new study. - Home Nebulizer Misuse May Contribute To Death By : Respiratory News
A new study suggests that the misuse of home nebulizers may have been a contributing cause of patient deaths in Michigan. All asthma-related deaths in Michigan, between 2002 to 2004, in patients 2- to 34-years-old, were identified. In total, 86 deaths occurred, 38 of which were children. - Asthma May Be Overdiagnosed In Obese Patients By : Respiratory News
A new study reveals that, despite lack of evidence, obese patients are often diagnosed with asthma. Researchers at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in New Jersey studied 20 patients, all of whom had a diagnosis of asthma, but none of whom exhibited any spirometric evidence of airway obstruction. - Large Community Spirometry Screening Proves Successful By : Respiratory News
Large scale, community spiromety screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), can be successfully performed in non-traditional settings, according to a new study. The research, presented at CHEST 2006, the 72nd annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), also demonstrates that community spirometry screenings can identify a large proportion of subjects with significant impairment. - Pulmonary Hypertension Discrimination: Mortality Highest Among African American Women By : Respiratory News
African-American women have the highest mortality rate for idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), according to new research. The study, presented at CHEST 2006, the 72nd annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), revealed that racial disparities exist in pulmonary hypertension mortality and morbidity, with African-American women exhibiting the highest mortality rate when compared with all other groups. - Large Community Spirometry Screening For COPD Proves Successful By : Respiratory News
Large scale, community spiromety screening for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), can be successfully performed in non-traditional settings, according to a new study. The research, presented at CHEST 2006, the 72nd annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), also demonstrates that community spirometry screenings can identify a large proportion of subjects with significant impairment. - Tanox Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Trial Evaluating TNX-650 For Treatment Of Asthma By : Respiratory News
Tanox, Inc. (Nasdaq: TNOX) has begun dosing a Phase 1 clinical trial of TNX-650, a humanized monoclonal antibody being evaluated as a potential treatment for moderate-to-severe asthma. - Large Untapped Global Market Exists For Improved TB Tests By : Respiratory News
A significant and largely untapped global market exists for more effective and affordable tests to diagnose tuberculosis in low and middle income countries, where most TB cases today occur. - First Asthma Census Highlights Lack Of Control Of Condition, UK By : Respiratory News
An Asthma UK census has revealed that only 4% of those people questioned have their asthma under control. - LR4 Performs A Balancing Act In The Lungs By : Respiratory News
Emphysema is a chronic lung disease that causes severe shortness of breath. It is characterized by a gradual loss of lung elasticity and irreversible airspace enlargement. Maintaining the correct balance of oxidants and antioxidants is crucial to maintaining the structure of the lungs, but exactly how this is done is not well defined. - 'Umbrella' Valve Provides A Potential Alternative To Lung Surgery By : Respiratory News
A new umbrella-like valve may help patients with emphysema breathe easier and may ultimately provide a noninvasive alternative to lung reduction surgery. In a new study presented at CHEST 2006, the 72nd annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), the IBV(TM) Valve, a nonsurgical, investigational device, was shown to be safe and effective for patients with emphysema. - Drug Combo Improves Survival In Patients With COPD By : Respiratory News
A combination of two common medications may help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) live longer. New research presented at CHEST 2006, the 72nd annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), shows that when used in combination, inhaled salmeterol (SAL) and fluticasone propionate (FP) reduced the risk of dying by up to 17.5 percent in patients with COPD. Currently. - Genetic Disorder Linked To Rapid Lung Function Decline In Some World Trade Center Rescue Workers By : Respiratory News
A rare genetic disorder known as alpha-1 antitrypsin (A1AT) deficiency may predispose patients to developing lung conditions, but a new rapid-response test could help identify patients with the deficiency before significant lung damage has occurred. - New Asthma Medicine Targeting Vulnerable Inner-City Children Tested By : Respiratory News
UT Southwestern Medical Center is one of a handful of top research institutions evaluating a promising new medication researchers hope can reduce the severity and frequency of asthma attacks in inner-city children, a population known to have a high prevalence of severe asthma. - Potential New Therapeutic Target For Asthma, Allergies And Cancer By : Respiratory News
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have identified how a bioactive molecule involved with allergy, inflammation and cancer is transported out of mast cells, according to findings published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. - New Treatment Approach Holds Promise For Children Infected By Dangerous Respiratory Virus By : Respiratory News
When a child under the age of 2 contracts a respiratory tract infection requiring hospitalization, odds are that the cause is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). - Experts And Policymakers Demand Changes To The Current Approach To Asthma Management By : Respiratory News
Clinical and regulatory changes must be made to asthma management to ensure it reflects current scientific understanding of the disease, and the needs of patients, say asthma experts. These conclusions form part of the 'Brussels Declaration', defining changes that need to be made in order to improve outcomes for asthma patients. - Experts And Policymakers Demand Changes To The Current Approach To Asthma Management By : Respiratory News
Clinical and regulatory changes must be made to asthma management to ensure it reflects current scientific understanding of the disease, and the needs of patients, say asthma experts. These conclusions form part of the 'Brussels Declaration', defining changes that need to be made in order to improve outcomes for asthma patients. - Silicosis Lung Damage Protection From Antioxidant By : Respiratory News
Levels of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), an antioxidant that protects against reactive oxygen species (damaging oxygen molecules that cause direct tissue injury), become elevated in the lungs of chronic silicosis patients and could represent a new treatment approach for the disease. - Patient Mechanical Ventilation Time Significantly Reduced By Computer-Driven System By : Respiratory News
For patients with acute respiratory failure, a computer-driven system can significantly reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), as compared with the traditional physician-controlled weaning process. - Substances Commonly Found In Hospitals Can Cause Asthma, New Report Shows By : Respiratory News
Without the knowledge of many health care providers, the indoor hospital environment could be making people ill. A new report has revealed that substances commonly found in hospitals - including chemicals used to clean floors and medical equipment, fumes from building materials, latex gloves, and other common substances - can trigger an asthma attack and even cause the disease. - Asthma And Soot From Diesel Trucks In Bronx Linked By : Respiratory News
Soot particles spewing from the exhaust of diesel trucks constitute a major contributor to the alarmingly high rates of asthma symptoms among school-aged children in the South Bronx, according to the results of a five-year study by researchers at New York University's School of Medicine and Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. - Social Support Improves Mental Health After A Traumatic Health Care Intervention By : Respiratory News
Support from hospital staff and family is an important factor in preventing post-traumatic stress disorder after a major intensive-care intervention. A study published 15 October 2006 in the open access journal Critical Care reveals that patients who were successfully treated for severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) . - Advair(R) HFA Inhalation Aerosol Now Available By : Respiratory News
Advair HFA Inhalation Aerosol, a new formulation combining fluticasone propionate and salmeterol in a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) delivery device, is now available in pharmacies nationwide. Advair(R), a medicine used in the treatment of asthma, became available in 2001 as a dry-powdered inhaler known as Advair Diskus (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol). - New Test Developed For Tuberculosis Is Faster And More Accurate By : Respiratory News
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, the Imperial College London, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, in Lima, Peru, and other institutions have developed a simple and rapid new tuberculosis (TB) test. The test, called microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility or MODS, is more sensitive, faster and cheaper to perform than current culture-based tests. The study is published in the October 12, 2006, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. - PARI's EFlow Nebulizer Used In Alnylam Clinical Trial For Respiratory Syncytial Virus; New Drug By : Respiratory News
PARI's eFlow, an advanced electronic nebulizer, is being used to deliver Alnylam's ALN-RSV01 in a Phase I human clinical trial initiated this week for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection (RSV). ALN-RSV01 is an RNAi therapeutic which uses the same technology discovered by American researchers and awarded the Nobel Prizes in Chemistry and Physiology or Medicine earlier this month. - Gluten Intolerance Quadruples Susceptibility To Tuberculosis By : Respiratory News
People who are gluten intolerant run four times the risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB) infection, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax. - For Respiratory Health, Prevention And Testing Early Are Key By : Respiratory News
Did you know you could have a serious lung disease, yet show no symptoms? The facts are respiratory disease is the 4th leading cause of death in the U.S., and countless people suffer from a breathing disorder and don't know it. - Mysterious Viruses That Caused New York Respiratory Illnesses In 2004 Identified By New Tool By : Respiratory News
In 2004, scores of New Yorkers with respiratory infections had respiratory swabs taken and sent to the New York State Department of Health to identify the exact cause of their illnesses, but in many cases no diagnoses could be made because the swabs tested negative with existing assays for known respiratory pathogens. - TB And Public Health: Conference Addresses Key Themes Of Global And Local Significance By : Respiratory News
TB related topics ranging from global and public health perspectives to the latest molecular science and vaccine development were among those presented by physicians and scientists at a national conference on Thursday 12 October. - Tennis Legend Mary Joe Fernandez, Urges People With Asthma To Know Their Asthma Score By : Respiratory News
Mary Joe Fernandez, tennis legend and well-known tennis commentator, is making a special appearance in Los Angeles to urge Hispanic-Americans 12 years and older with asthma to take the Asthma Control Test(TM) (ACT). The ACT is an asthma assessment tool, available in Spanish and English, which can help doctors assess the patient's level of symptom control. Over 1 million people in the Los Angeles area have asthma. - Winter Viruses Significantly Impact COPD Patents' Health By : Respiratory News
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience significant changes in lung function during the winter influenza season, according to a new study. Researchers from 20 US Veterans Affairs Medical Centers enrolled 2,215 veterans with COPD, all of whom received the TIV vaccination. In addition, subjects were randomly assigned to receive either the LAIV vaccination (TC group) or a placebo (TP group). - COPD Patients With Acid Reflux Twice As Likely To Experience Exacerbations By : Respiratory News
A new study shows an association between acid reflux symptoms and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations. Using a questionnaire-based, cross-sectional survey, researchers from the University of Florida, Jacksonville, investigated the prevalence and effect of acid reflux symptoms, formally known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), on the rate of exacerbations in 86 patients with COPD (57 percent men, mean age 67.5 years). - Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Strains Worry Europeans By : Respiratory News
European Union (EU) countries are becoming increasingly alarmed by drug resistant strains of tuberculosis (TB) which, according to the Red Cross, pose the most serious TB threat since Word War II. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the threat is already reaching the borders of the EU. - Mutual Recognition Procedure Completed For Symbicort® Maintenance And Reliever Therapy By : Respiratory News
AstraZeneca today announced that it has successfully completed the European Union Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) for Symbicort® Maintenance And Reliever Therapy (Symbicort SMART®). This new asthma treatment approach allows patients to use just one inhaler for both maintenance and relief of asthma symptoms. - Mutual Recognition Procedure Completed For Symbicort® Maintenance And Reliever Therapy By : Respiratory News
AstraZeneca today announced that it has successfully completed the European Union Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP) for Symbicort® Maintenance And Reliever Therapy (Symbicort SMART®). This new asthma treatment approach allows patients to use just one inhaler for both maintenance and relief of asthma symptoms. - Tuberculosis Recurrence And Mortality After Successful Treatment: Impact Of Drug Resistance By : Respiratory News
A study of tuberculosis treatment in Uzbekistan found there were high rates of disease recurrence among patients whose treatment had initially been successful. Uzbekistan has long had a major TB problem and, as recommended by the World Health Organization, it introduced the DOTS (directly observed treatment short-course) form of treatment beginning in 1998. - Monoclonal Antibody Reduces Exacerbations In Asthmatics By : Respiratory News
Patients with symptomatic moderate asthma who were treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha, an anti-inflammatory monoclonal antibody, experienced significantly fewer disease exacerbations than individuals taking a placebo. - Detection Of Latent Tuberculosis Aided By New Blood Tests By : Respiratory News
Thanks to the availability of two new blood tests called T-SPOT.TB and QuantiFERON-TB Gold, physicians around the world can better detect latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. The tests, which reduce the number of false positive and negative results inherent to the old tuberculin skin test, are just two examples of clinical advances in TB control that could potentially eliminate the disease during the 21st century. - Biosignal New Program To Develop Infection Drug Candidates By : Respiratory News
Biosignal Ltd (ASX: BOS) has engaged US company Bioduro Inc to further develop two different classes of therapeutic compounds based on Biosignal's novel technology. Biosignal's therapeutic target markets are respiratory infections and urinary tract infections. - What Affects The Survival Of Patients With Tuberculosis? By : Respiratory News
As the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in Canada declines, so too does the experience of physicians with this disease. What impact will this have on patient survival?
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