- The Complexities Of Genetic Susceptibility To Tuberculosis Revealed By : Health News
Researchers working in Vietnam have identified a genetic variant that predisposes people to developing a lethal form of tuberculosis (TB), tuberculous meningitis, if they are infected with a strain of TB known as the Beijing strain. - Pharmacist Advice Improves Asthma Control By : Health News
In the PHARMACI study (Pharmaceutical Care for Asthma Control Improvement), Els Mehuys (Ghent University, Belgium) and colleagues evaluated the impact of pharmacist advice on symptom control of adult asthma patients. - Milk Powder Production: Is A New Occupational Disease Emerging? By : Health News
Occupational exposure to milk powder inhalation increases the risk of respiratory complaints, including wheezing, breathlessness and nasal symptoms.......... - Statement From Kent Hill, USAID Assistant Administrator For Global Health By : Health News
The following are remarks by Kent Hill, USAID Assistant Administrator for Global Health, on the observance of World Tuberculosis Day 2008: - Pitt Receives $11.4 Million Gates Foundation Grant For Tuberculosis Research By : Health News
To develop new strategies to control tuberculosis (TB), a contagious disease that infects one-third of the world's population and kills almost two million people every year......... - Genetic Factors In Smoking Also Increase Risk Of Chronic Bronchitis By : Health News
Smoking is a known risk factor for respiratory diseases like chronic bronchitis, but genes also play a significant role in its development......... - Asthma No Penalty To Sporting Goals, UK By : Health News
Asthma UK Scotland has said the case of Scottish Rugby internationalist, Scott MacLeod, highlights that having asthma does not need to curtail sporting ambitions. - Social Impact Of Asthma Needs Treating Too, Warns Study, UK By : Health News
Children suffering from asthma should be treated holistically to improve the quality of their everyday lives and school attendance rates, according to a University of Salford academic. - Cockroaches Are A Major Health Concern In Schools And At Home By : Health News
Cockroaches spread nearly 33 different kinds of bacteria, six kinds of parasitic worms and at least seven other kinds of human pathogens. - Researchers At Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Studying Airway Bypass Treatment For Emphysema By : Health News
Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center are participating in the EASE (Exhale Airway Stents for Emphysema) Trial, an international........... - Blacks Awaiting Lung Transplants More Likely To Die Or Be Denied Than Whites By : Health News
Blacks with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were less likely to receive a lung transplant and more likely to die or be removed from the transplant list than whites, according to Columbia University Medical Center researchers. - ACAAI Publishes New Supplement On Hereditary Angioedema By : Health News
The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI) has published for the first time a special supplement to its medical journal, Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, titled "Hereditary Angioedema: A Current State-of-the-Art Review." - Study Of Lung Disease Suggests New Therapy For Patients By : Health News
A new study by researchers at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine may change current thinking about how best to treat patients in respiratory distress in hospital intensive care units. - Giving Mice A Cold Virus Offers Hope Of New Asthma Treatments By : Health News
Scientists have been able to recreate rhinovirus infection, which is behind most common colds, in a small animal for the first time. - New Asthma Resources For Indigenous Australians By : Health News
A new asthma action plan specifically for Indigenous Australians has just been published on-line by the National Asthma Council Australia and is now available for free download at: http://www.nationalasthma.org.au (follow link to 'Written Asthma Actions Plans' from home page). - Research Targets Best Treatments For Childhood Asthma, UK By : Health News
Asthma affects one in eight children in the UK. New research projects commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research's Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme............ - Is Your School Safe For Students With Asthma And Anaphylaxis? By : Health News
Every parent expects a safe school environment for their children. - St. Jude Finds Risk Factors For Severe RSV Infection In Immunocompromised Children By : Health News
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators and collaborators have shown how to predict if a child who is infected with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) while being treated for cancer or another catastrophic disease is at high risk for developing severe infection. - Respiratory Disturbances During Sleep Increase Significantly With Age, Even In Healthy Individuals By : Health News
The frequency of respiratory disturbances increases dramatically with age, even in healthy individuals without symptoms or signs of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. - Larynx Preservation Preferred Over Total Laryngectomy By : Health News
Patients with locally advanced laryngopharyngeal cancers who receive radical chemoradiation have significantly better voice outcomes during the 12 months following treatment when compared with patients who have undergone a total laryngectomy and surgical voice restoration....... - Research To Determine The Real Impact Of Occupation And Asthma, UK By : Health News
Researchers are looking into the link between asthma and different occupations in order to help up to 3,000 people every year in the UK who develop asthma as a result of their work. - State of Colorado Expands Contract with Alere Medical to Include Medicaid Recipients with COPD By : Health News
Alere Medical, Inc., a leading health management company, announced today that it has been chosen by the State of Colorado to manage its Medicaid recipients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) beginning in October 2007. This is the second expansion of the State of Colorado’s contract with Alere Medical, which is also successfully managing the state’s Medicaid heart failure and asthma patients.... - No Additional TB Cases Confirmed Among Employees Of Decatur Plant - Alabama Department By : Health News
The Alabama Department of Public Health reports that no additional cases of tuberculosis have been confirmed among employees of the Wayne Farms Poultry Processing Plant in Decatur. - New Approach To Peak Flow Monitoring, Australia By : Health News
When it comes to asthma monitoring, the eye is the key; according to Associate Professor Helen Reddel, who has spent years researching and refining a new peak expiratory flow chart. - Tuberculosis Breaches Borders, But Not Public Health By : Health News
Immigrants from countries with high rates of tuberculosis who move to countries of low TB incidence do not pose a public health threat to native citizens, according to researchers in Norway, who analyzed the incidence and genetic origins of all known cases of TB in the country between 1993 and 2005. - AAFA Hopes to Expand Breathmobile® Program to Northern California By : Health News
The Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), California Chapter, is hosting a “Friendraiser” luncheon on October 4, 2007 to introduce AAFA’s national Breathmobile® program to the Oakland area. - Critical Therapeutics Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial for Zileuton Injection By : Health News
Critical Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRTX) today announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical trial to assess the effect on pulmonary function, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetic profile of zileuton injection, the Company’s investigational compound for adjunctive use with current therapies for acute exacerbations of asthma....... - COPD Rates, Higher Than Expected In China, Will Continue To Grow By : Health News
In China, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in people over the age of 40 is much more prevalent than previously thought, according to researchers in Guangdong. - Even Occasional Use Of Spray Cleaners May Cause Asthma In Adults By : Health News
Using household cleaning sprays and air fresheners as little as once a week can raise the risk of developing asthma in adults, say researchers in Europe. - Patients Who Had Received Pneumococcal Vaccine Have Better Survival Rates When Hospitalized By : Health News
A patient who is infected with community-acquired pneumonia and is hospitalized has a better chance of survival and a lower risk of admission to the ICU (intensive care unit) if he/she had already received the pneumococcal vaccine........... - Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Announces, USA By : Health News
ADAO Praises U.S. Senate for Passing Senator Patty Murray's Ban Asbestos in America Act - New National Study Links Asthma To Allergies By : Health News
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that more than 50 percent of the current asthma cases in the country can be attributed to allergies, with approximately 30 percent of those cases attributed to cat allergy. - Asthma Conference to Address Statewide Epidemic By : Health News
The Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA), California Chapter, is hosting a unique conference on Friday, September 7, 2007, from 9am to 4pm at The California Endowment in downtown Los Angeles to discuss the growing number of cases of asthma in California.... - Asthma Hits Black Patients Worse, Not Matter What The Disease Severity Is By : Health News
Hospitalization or a visit to the emergency department is more likely for black patients with asthma than for white patients............... - Prolonged Respiratory Problems For Oil Spill Clean Up Volunteers By : Health News
Workers and volunteers who helped in the clean-up effort after the 2002 Prestige oil spill off the Galician coast of Spain exhibit prolonged respiratory symptoms resulting from their exposure............... - Children In Affluent Countries More Likely To Develop Allergy Related Asthma By : Health News
Children with allergic sensitizations in economically developed countries are much more likely to develop asthma than similarly sensitized children in poorer countries.............. - Parents' Preconceptions Around Asthma Mean A Quarter Of Children Would Wrongly Miss Out On Sport By : Health News
A new survey by Asthma UK and Morrisons has found that a quarter of all parents in Britain would prevent a child with asthma.......... - Rhythmic Breathing Adapts To External Beat Through "Brain Calculus" By : Health News
The same kind of learning that allows humans to get used to a subtle touch or persistent odor may also help human vital signs adapt to medical interventions............ - Diagnostic Test Kit Capable Of Detecting 18 Different Virus- And Bacteria-Born Respiratory By : Health News
With another potentially virulent flu season approaching, Seegene introduced a breakthrough multiplex-formatted diagnostic test covering the most common virus and bacteria respiratory infections in a single reaction tube. - MIT: Leveraging Learning For Artificial Respiration By : Health News
MIT researchers have found that the body's innate ability to adapt to recurring stimuli could be leveraged to design more effective and less costly artificial respirators. - NBRC To Conduct Job Analysis For The CRT And RRT Examinations By : Health News
The National Board for Respiratory Care, Inc. (NBRC) is announcing the commencement of Job Analyses............ - Study Of Respiratory Infections And Asthma Attacks Uses Virochip To Identify New Viruses By : Health News
A new study has found an unexpected number of viruses and viral subtypes in patients with respiratory tract infections (RTIs). - Asthma UK Community Grants Up For Grabs By : Health News
The fifth round of Asthma UK's Challenge Fund was launched, giving health professionals and local groups the opportunity to make a unique impact in the community. - Mould Linked To Asthma, UK By : Health News
A Cardiff University study has found that removing indoor mould improves the symptoms of people with asthma. - High Rate Of Asthma In College Athletes By : Health News
More than a third of college athletes assessed for breathing problems had test results suggesting exercise-induced asthma, even in those athletes who had no previous history of asthma.............. - Studying The Impact Of Indoor Air Quality On COPD Patients By : Health News
Poor indoor air quality can significantly worsen health problems in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), according to researchers in Scotland. - Researchers May Have Identified Culprit In Occupational Lung Disease By : Health News
Researchers in the Netherlands have identified a chemical agent that may be a, if not the, culprit in bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS)................ - Term Chronic Systemic Inflammatory Syndrome Should Be Added To COPD By : Health News
COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is no longer seen as a disease of just the lungs, according to a Viewpoint in The Lancet, special COPD edition. - Updated NIH Guidelines Offer Valuable Information On Asthma Diagnosis And Management By : Health News
Phadia US Inc. announced that The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) has issued an update on selected topics in the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. - Star Trek Medical Device Uses Ultrasound To Seal Punctured Lungs By : Health News
A stretcher races through the entrance of a busy hospital. The car accident victim lies on top and grimaces in pain. While surface injuries look gruesome............ - American Lung Association Examines Ongoing Disparities Driven By Socioeconomic And Genetic Factors By : Health News
Diverse Communities throughout the United States continue to be disproportionately affected by specific lung diseases such as asthma, tuberculosis............... - AARC/RT Comments Noted In Final Regs On Inpatient Hospital PPS By : Health News
AARC comments on ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and RT-related comments on smoking cessation counseling have captured the attention of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). - Study Sheds Light On Vocal Chord Dysfunction And Treatment By : Health News
Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is the sudden, abnormal narrowing closure of the vocal cords during inhalation causing obstruction of the airflow............. - Traffic Fumes Increase Asthma Risk For Children Who Are Genetically Susceptible By : Health News
Children who are genetically susceptible to respiratory diseases have a higher risk of asthma when exposed to exhaust fumes, according to an article published in Thorax (British Medical Journal). - Study Sheds Light On Vocal Chord Dysfunction And Treatment By : Health News
Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is the sudden, abnormal narrowing closure of the vocal cords during inhalation causing obstruction of the airflow........... - Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital Performs Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement By : Health News
A breakthrough new procedure may improve quality of life for children and adults with a common type of congenital heart defect that interferes with the body's ability to oxygenate blood through the lungs. - Red Flag Raised For Millions Of Kids With Asthma By : Health News
Students with asthma soon returning to classrooms across the U.S. may face dangerous situations when needing access to lifesaving inhalers........... - The Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study Launches A New Research Phase By : Health News
The Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (TAHS), the world's largest and longest running respiratory health research study............. - Asthma UK Research Gives Hope To Young Children With Asthma By : Health News
Asthma UK has announced funding for an innovative research project which will investigate how asthma affects the growing airways of babies............ - Testing For COPD Inadequate, Study Finds By : Health News
Spirometry testing is a widely accepted and encouraged diagnostic method for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but new research shows that it is not used nearly enough. - News From The Journal Chest By : Health News
Patients With OSA Could Benefit From Diuretics
Patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and diastolic heart failure may find relief in the form of diuretics, according to a new study. - Long-Time School Volunteer Touts AARC's High School Career Project By : Health News
AARC member Jim Ginda, BS, RRT, AE-C, was browsing the AARC web site one day when he came upon the Association's new High School Career Project........... - Back To School Season Can Be Tough On Kids With Asthma By : Health News
Back-to-school time is always tough for 11-year-old Mark Janiga not just because he leaves behind the fun of summer vacation.......... - Back To School Season Can Be Tough On Kids With Asthma By : Health News
Back-to-school time is always tough for 11-year-old Mark Janiga not just because he leaves behind the fun of summer vacation.............. - Airline Oxygen Issue Moves Forward By : Health News
A strongly-worded letter from key members of Congress urging the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue final regulations governing the use of portable oxygen concentrators (POCs) on commercial airlines is having its intended effect. - Next Safety's Respirator Outperforms 3M's N95 Respirator By : Health News
The U.S. Government, in pre-pandemic preparation, has stockpiled over 100 million N95 respirators. - National Increase In Cases Of Legionnaires' Disease, UK By : Health News
The Health Protection Agency is investigating an increase in the reported number of cases of Legionnaires' disease. - Tailoring New Medications For Asthma Treatment By : Health News
Asthma affects 300 million people worldwide and, according to World Health Organization, it killed 255 000 people in 2005. - Health Department Works With Anniston Company To Evaluate Employees Testing Positive For TB, USA By : Health News
The Alabama Department of Public Health is working closely with Union Foundry Co. in Anniston in the evaluation of a small number of employees who tested positive on a tuberculin skin test. - Medical Residents Unclear About TB Guidelines By : Health News
Dr. Petros Karakousis et al. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine................. - Possible Health Hazards From Laser Printer Particle Emissions By : Health News
Certain laser printers used in offices and homes release tiny particles of toner-like material into the air that people can inhale deep into lungs where they may pose a health hazard, scientists are reporting. - Sniffles And Sneezes: The AAAAI Offers Tips To Prepare For Ragweed Season By : Health News
With summer soon coming to an end, allergy sufferers may begin to feel relief from the diminishing tree and grass pollen. - Sex Differences Found In COPD By : Health News
In the first study to directly compare men and women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease............ - Air Pollution, Even Relatively Low Levels, Linked To Premature Death Risk By : Health News
Even relatively low quantities of air pollution increase the risk of premature death, according to an article published in Thorax. - Asthma UK Comment On Prescription Charging Consultation By : Health News
Mikis Euripides, Asthma UK's Assistant Director of Policy & Public Affairs said: 'We are delighted that the Government has decided to listen to the views of people with asthma to find out more about the huge impact prescription charges can have on their lives. - Asthma: New Genetic Regions Involved In Severity And Expression By : Health News
Currently, there is a debate about how asthma should be defined, so that progress can be made in the understanding of underlying mechanisms and, particularly............. - Tracheotomy Reduces The Risk Of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia By : Health News
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is frequent in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation and is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. - Children's Hospital Study Shows Common Steroid Treatment Has No Benefit In Helping Sick Infants By : Health News
DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan has found that a common steroid treatment often prescribed for kids with bronchiolitis has no impact on improving their symptoms or in reducing hospitalization. - AARC Members Network With Health Occupations Students At HOSA, USA By : Health News
The respiratory care profession was ably represented at the recent Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) meeting in Orlando............. - Inuit Children Suffer Lung Infections Due To Poor Indoor Air Quality, Research Finds By : Health News
Inadequate ventilation and overcrowding may contribute to the high incidence of lower respiratory tract lung infections in young Inuit children. - Congressman Baird Works To Raise Awareness Of Pulmonary Fibrosis, USA By : Health News
Following the death of his colleague, Congressman Charlie Norwood of Georgia, from Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis earlier this year................. - RSV Drug Starts Phase Ia Clinical Trials By : Health News
Biota Holdings Limited (ASX: BTA) and MedImmune Inc. today announced the start of a Phase Ia clinical trial for their respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) antiviral drug, BTA9881, with the goal of providing a treatment for RSV-infected infants and adults. - Study Confirms Balloon Sinuplasty(TM) Technology Is Safe And Effective For Chronic Sinusitis Patient By : Health News
An international, multi-center study of 109 patients confirmed Balloon Sinuplasty(TM) Instruments are safe and effective for opening blocked sinuses. - GSK Receives Extended Licence Indication For Seretide In Europe Following Submission Of TORCH Data By : Health News
GSK announced today that it has been granted a licence extension in Europefor Seretide™ 50/500µg(salmeterol/fluticasone propionate) for use in a broader population of patients with the lung disease COPD. - Wyeth To File For FDA Approval Of Tygacil For The Treatment Of Patients With Community-Acquired By : Health News
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced today that it plans to submit a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) with the U.S................ - Organizational Change Removes Barrier To RT Participation In Federal Disaster Program By : Health News
For the past year, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has been soliciting respiratory therapists to volunteer for a program aimed at providing health professionals to serve as temporary federal employees in the event of a national disaster. - Asthma Severity Linked To Poor Diet By : Health News
A new study shows that diet may be a key culprit in asthma, a chronic swelling of the airways that affects some 20 million Americans, six million of them children. - Asthma Gene Newly Uncovered By : Health News
Scientists have discovered a gene mutation that could up the risk of developing asthma by as much as 80 percent. - Looking At Pulmonary Hypertension Through A "Cancer Window" May Facilitate The Development By : Health News
Researchers at the University of Alberta have identified a "central command system" for pulmonary hypertension, a disease that currently has no cure and kills thousands each year. - Additional Asthma Control When Combined with Inhaled Corticosteroids By : Health News
Critical Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of products for respiratory, inflammatory and critical care diseases, announced................ - New Study In Journal Of Pediatrics Suggests Synagis® (palivizumab) May Reduce Subsequent By : Health News
Abbott and MedImmune today announced results of a new study, published in the July issue of Journal of Pediatrics .............. - Pharmaxis Completes Phase III Bronchiectasis Trial By : Health News
Pharmaxis today announced that all 362 subjects have completed the efficacy phase of its global Phase III clinical trial of Bronchitol in bronchiectasis. - Andrew Speaker Has Less Severe Form Of Tuberculosis By : Health News
Andrew Speaker, who triggered a TB scare while traveling to various countries, has a less severe form of Tuberculosis than an initial diagnosis indicated, say authorities. - Exposure To Cats Increases Bronchial Responsiveness In People Without Specific Cat Allergy By : Health News
Researchers in the United Kingdom have found that increased exposure to cat allergen is associated with greater bronchial responsiveness (BR) in people with certain common allergies, even if they are not specifically allergic to cats. - Reduced Lung Capacity Linked To Cardiovascular Disease By Inflammation By : Health News
People who have a reduced lung capacity may have a greater risk of heart attack and stroke because they show evidence of inflammation, reveals a study published online ahead of print in Thorax. - AstraZeneca Announces SYMBICORT Is Now Available In The US By : Health News
AstraZeneca has announced that SYMBICORT® (budesonide/formoterol fumarate dihydrate) pressurized metered dose inhaler (pMDI) is now available in the United States for the long-term maintenance treatment of asthma in patients 12 years of age and older. - Intensive-Care Patients With Alcohol Problems Are More Likely To Require Mechanical Ventilation By : Health News
More than 300,000 patients receive mechanical ventilation during intensive care per year in the United States, even though the hospital mortality rate for ventilated patients can approach 50 percent. - Critical Therapeutics Announces the Publication of Data for ZYFLO CRTM By : Health News
Critical Therapeutics, Inc. today announced the publication of data from a pivotal Phase III clinical trial of ZYFLO CRTM extended-release tablets in the June 2007 issue of the Journal of Asthma. - PRSA 2007 Best of Silver Anvil Award Goes to Fleishman-Hillard For Making a Difference in the Lives By : Asthma News
For its commitment to making a difference in the lives of underserved children with asthma in New York City, Fleishman-Hillard was presented with the 2007 Best of Silver Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). - In Silico Cell For TB Drug Discovery, University Of Surrey, UK By : Health News
A team of researchers from the University of Surrey have completed the first genome-scale model of the microbe that causes tuberculosis.
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