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Respiratory Fluoroquinolones Effective In Treating Pneumonia

Fluoroquinolones are highly effective in treating community-acquired pneumonia compared with β-lactams and marolides and result in fewer adverse outcomes, found a meta-analysis conducted by a team of researchers from the Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences in Greece and Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts http://www.cmaj.ca/press/pg1269.pdf.
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12/02/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Place Of Birth Contributes To Asthma Disparity

Tufts researchers and colleagues report that place of birth plays a role in the occurrence of asthma in a United States black population. The researchers found that within one inner-city population, blacks born in the United States were more likely to have asthma than blacks who were born outside of the United States. "Within Asian and Hispanic populations, there is research that indicates that asthma varies between those who are born in the U.S. and those who are foreign-born.
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12/02/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Results From The Largest Controlled Study Investigating Breathing Exercises And Asthma Will Be Published In Thorax This Week

Techniques to help people with asthma breathe easy. New research funded by Asthma UK shows that breathing techniques can help to treat people who continue to experience asthma symptoms in spite of current drug treatments. Dr Mike Thomas at the University of Aberdeen has shown that breathing exercises taught by a physiotherapist could work alongside asthma medicines to treat symptoms in people who have difficulty controlling their asthma. There are 5.
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12/02/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Revealing The Sex Life Of Killer Fungus

Biologists at The University of Nottingham and University College Dublin have announced a major breakthrough in our understanding of the sex life of a microscopic fungus which is a major cause of death in immune deficient patients and also a cause of severe asthma.
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12/02/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

AAAAI: Long-lasting Cold Symptoms May Be Sinusitis

If your stuffy nose and headache last for more than two weeks, it may be more serious than a cold. Winter is prime season for sinusitis, as the condition most often results from the common cold. Allergy sufferers are also more likely to develop sinusitis. An estimated 31 million Americans develop sinusitis each year, leading to 18 million physician visits and $5.8 billion in overall health expenditures according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI).
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12/01/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

Marked Improvement In Body Image, Physical Stamina, Post-Surgical Pectus Patients Report

Patients who have had the common chest wall deformity known as pectus excavatum corrected report improved body image and ability to exercise, according to a study published December in the journal Pediatrics. The study, conducted at 11 North American hospitals, involved telephone interviews of more than 200 patients between the ages of 8 and 21 who had pectus excavatum surgery. Researchers interviewed parents as well. The results were dramatic.
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12/01/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Donor Lungs Made To Breathe Outside Body - International Breakthrough For Transplant Team At Wythenshawe Hospital, South Manchester, England

The transplant team at University Hospital of South Manchester (UHSM) have successfully transplanted the UK's first patient using donor lungs that have been made to breathe outside the body. This is the first time this has been undertaken anywhere in the world outside Sweden and means up 25% more patients could benefit from lung transplants every year.
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12/01/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Transplants / Organ Donations | Trackback | Comments Off

Tick-Borne Disease Presents In China With Apparent Human Transmission

It appears that human ganulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) has been identified in China for the first time, and was transmitted between two humans rather than ticks, according to a study published on November 19, 2008 in JAMA. HGA, usually carried by ticks, and has symptoms similar to those of influenza. HGA has been noted in the United States since 1990 and Europe since 1997.
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12/01/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

Hawaii Public School Students Report Smoking Less

Lt. Governor James R. "Duke" Aiona, Jr. and the Hawai'i State Department of Health (DOH) Tobacco Prevention and Control Program today released a study that shows fewer youth identifying themselves as smokers. The Youth Tobacco Survey (YTS) also found fewer youth experimenting with cigarettes as well as being exposed to second-hand smoke. "I'm very proud that more of our Hawai'i youth are making the right decision not to smoke," said Lt. Governor Aiona.
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11/30/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Smoking / Quit Smoking | Trackback | Comments Off

Experts Urge Change In Asthma Management

The need for an urgent change in asthma management is advocated this week by a group of respiratory specialists, patient representatives, GPs and paediatricians from across Europe and North America.
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11/29/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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