Archive for 2006/09


Biosignal New Program To Develop Infection Drug Candidates

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. BioDuro is a leading life science outsourcing services company with particular strengths in discovery and pre-clinical chemistry. [click link for full article]
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09/30/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Important Medication Information Often Not Communicated By Physicians

Physicians prescribing new medication often do not communicate to patients important details, such as potential side effects, how long or how often to take the drug or the specific name of the medication, according to an article in the September 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [click link for full article]
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09/27/2006 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

What Affects The Survival Of Patients With Tuberculosis?

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?Khan and colleagues looked at cases of active (showing clinical signs) TB reported in Toronto over 3 years. [click link for full article]
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09/27/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Mold And Bacteria Levels In New Orleans Homes Warrant Use Of Strong Respiratory Protection

In a study assessing flood clean-up procedures in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, a team of scientists led by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, report that household levels of mold and bacterial endotoxins in three single-family homes were so considerable that they equaled or surpassed those in waste- water treatment plants, cotton mills, and agricultural environments. [click link for full article]
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09/26/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

New Study Findings On Extended Follow-Up Of Palatal Implants For Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Sleep apnea is a disorder afflicting some 12 million Americans. It causes a sleeping person to literally stop breathing for one or more breaths. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is the most common form of the disorder, frequently associated with disruptive snoring, and being viewed as a potential cardiovascular disease risk. [click link for full article]
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09/25/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

World-Wide Warning Of Highly Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis

The authors say that urgent action is needed to implement effective tuberculosis control strategies, especially in countries where tuberculosis control practices have been inadequate.Research is also needed to assess the extent of the spread of these highly drug resistant strains of tuberculosis worldwide and improved means of diagnosis of tuberculosis and early detection of drug resistance are urgently required, they add. [click link for full article]
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09/25/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

80% Of Adults With Long-term Lung Disease Do Not Know They Have It

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema goes undiagnosed in 80 per cent of people who suffer from it according to a new report by Cancer Research UK published online today in Thorax.This condition is strongly associated with lung cancer because both arise from long-term damage to lung tissue caused by smoking. Lung cancer patients very often have COPD. [click link for full article]
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09/25/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Newborns Helped To Breathe Easy With Calcineurin

It is only very late in pregnancy that the lungs of the fetus complete their development so that the fetus will be able to breathe air when it is born. As a result, many premature babies suffer from the potentially life threatening respiratory distress syndrome. The proteins that control the final stages of lung development have not been identified. [click link for full article]
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09/24/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

HHMI Hosts International Scientists At Janelia Farm Research Campus Where Researchers From Around The World Tackle Tough Biomedical Problems

Top biomedical scientists from 28 countries will gather at the new Janelia Farm Research Campus of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) to share insights and data from their latest research on some of the world's toughest medical challenges--such as tuberculosis, malaria, and antibiotic resistance. [click link for full article]
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09/23/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Penn Critical-Care Physicians Recommend Strategies When Facing Requests To End Supplemental Oxygen

Critical care physicians with the University of Pennsylvania Health System address a newly-emerging ethical dilemma in medicine - what should health care professionals do when faced with a request from a patient to end the use of life-sustaining supplemental oxygen? Scott Halpern, MD, PhD, a fell [click link for full article]
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09/22/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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