Asthma UK Northern Ireland Seeks Support From Health Committee

Asthma UK Northern Ireland has used an exclusive round table discussion with the Health Committee to seek their support and Intervention to ensure that the Department of Health and Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) keep its promises to people with asthma, and to highlight current issues affecting people with the condition in Northern Ireland.
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Posted on 11/21/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Breathing Test Vital For Accurate Asthma Diagnosis: Lung Association

The Lung Association today released the following statement in response to the study entitled "Overdiagnosis of asthma in obese and non-obese adults" which was published in the November 18, 2008, edition of the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ): The study released yesterday underscores the need for all Canadians to have access to
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Posted on 11/21/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Tracing Metal Pollution Back To Its Sources

A new way of pinpointing where zinc pollution in the atmosphere comes from could improve pollution monitoring and regulation, says research out this week in the journal Analytical Chemistry. Imperial College London researchers say their work is a major breakthrough as current methods for analysing zinc pollution only measure pollution in the atmosphere; they do not trace it back to its source.
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Posted on 11/21/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Water - Air Quality / Agriculture | Trackback | Comments Off

Inhaler Technique A Major Concern

Around six million Australians suffer from respiratory diseases, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and asthma. Most of these people rely on preventer and reliever medications delivered via an inhaler to manage their conditions, but the experts believe that the vast majority are not using their inhalers properly.
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Lung Association Praises Throne Speech Commitment To Lung Health

The Lung Association today released the following statement in response to the 2008 Speech from the Throne: The Lung Association is pleased to see the government's Throne Speech commitment to improving the lung health of Canadians. Approximately 6 million people in Canada struggle with asthma, COPD, lung cancer and other lung diseases.
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Oral Gefitinib As Effective As Injected Docetaxel For Survival Of Patients With Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (Interest Study)

Gefitnib is as effective a second-line treatment as docetaxel for patients with non-small cell* lung cancer. The INTEREST study, published in an Article in this week's edition of The Lancet, thus establishes gefitinib as a valid treatment option for people with this condition. The study was written by Dr Edward Kim, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA and colleagues.
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Posted on 11/21/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Lung Cancer | Trackback | Comments Off

Long-Term Antibiotics Reduce COPD Exacerbations, Raise Questions

Long-term use of a macrolide antibiotic may reduce the frequency of exacerbations in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by as much as 35 percent, according to a London-based study. "Our results show a significant effect of low-dose macrolide therapy, reducing exacerbation frequency and severity with moderate to severe COPD," wrote lead author of the paper, Terence A. R. Seemungal, Ph.D., and Jadwiga Wedzicha, M.D.
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Posted on 11/21/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Fall Babies Born To Wheeze? New Evidence Links Birth Season To Asthma Development

It is said that timing is everything, and that certainly appears to be true for autumn infants. Children who are born four months before the height of cold and flu season have a greater risk of developing childhood asthma than children born at any other time of year, according to new research.
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Posted on 11/21/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Pediatrics / Children's Health | Trackback | Comments Off

Fears Over Asthma Misdiagnosis Lead To British Lung Foundation Calls For Mass Retesting

The British Lung Foundation is calling for everyone over 35 with Asthma or the progressive illness Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to be retested following evidence of confusion over diagnosis and treatment of the two respiratory diseases. A survey of 776 GPs from all over the UK carried out for the charity by Doctors.net.uk shows that most have difficulty differentiating between Asthma or COPD, causing misdiagnosis and distress amongst patients.
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Posted on 11/20/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Older People Should Have The Flu Jab This Winter, Warn Experts - British Medical Journal

Despite recent doubts about its effectiveness, the influenza vaccine does give valuable protection against illness, hospital admission and death caused by influenza, and people over 65 should have the flu jab this winter, say experts on bmj.com today. Several prominent media articles have suggested that the flu vaccination programme for the over 65s is not worthwhile.
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Posted on 11/20/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

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