Archive for 2006/12


EU Prioritises Allergic Diseases In The Seventh Framework Programme For Research

GA²LEN welcomes the vote of the European Parliament on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) on 30 November that acknowledges allergic diseases as major chronic diseases to be addressed in European research during the coming 7 years (2007 - 2013).The European Parliament adopted the report of Prof. Jerzy Buzek that recognises “respiratory diseases including those induced by allergies” as health priorities to be addressed by translational research. [click link for full article]
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12/24/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

The Future Of Asthma Research

Asthma UK and the Royal Society of Medicine are offering people with asthma a unique opportunity to influence the future of asthma research.Medicine and Me: Asthma Research will bring people with asthma, their families and carers, together with researchers and health professionals to exchange their views on the key challenges in basic asthma research.The event aims to make science more accessible to people with asthma and ensure the strategy reflects their needs. [click link for full article]
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12/24/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Consumers Demand For Better Indoor Air Quality

A number of epidemiological studies have shown that ambient fine particulates have an adverse effect on human health. Less attention has been paid to indoor particles and their impact on health, despite the fact that indoor air particle exposure may be even more harmful than exposure to ambient particulate pollution. [click link for full article]
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12/23/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Epidemic May Be Larger Than Previously Thought

The epidemic of multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) may be larger than previously suspected, according to an Article in The Lancet. The study found anti-TB drug resistance in virtually all of the 79 countries surveyed, with particularly high levels in areas of the former Soviet Union and some provinces of China.About a third of the world’s population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, 8.9 million people develop the disease annually, and in 2004, 1. [click link for full article]
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12/20/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Masimo Rainbow SET Pulse CO-Oximetry Technology Shown Effective And Efficient In Detecting Carbon Monoxide Poisoning In Multiple Clinical Settings

Masimo, the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Read-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, reported that two new independent studies and one case report were presented last week at the 2006 American Association of Respiratory Care (AARC) Congress in Las Vegas, each highlighting t [click link for full article]
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12/20/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

New Understanding Of Immune System Creates Unexpected Links In Medicine

Based on experiments with worms similar to those that infest millions of children in the tropics, researchers see potential for a new way to treat asthma. Parasitic infections and asthma may cause the human immune system to react in some of the same ways, and may one day be cured by manipulating some of the same proteins, according to research published in the journal Science. [click link for full article]
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12/20/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Researchers Barcode DNA Of Vast Fungi Collection

In the storerooms of a Venice, Italy, museum, a University of California, Berkeley, scholar and Italian experts are at work on a rare collection, but the objects aren't Renaissance paintings or the art of ancient glassblowers. Instead, the team is collecting samples from the largest and best preserved collection of fungi in Italy to create an unprecedented DNA database. [click link for full article]
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12/19/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Natural Remedies No Better Than Placebos For Relieving Menopause

A new research study shows that natural remedies based on a number of popular herbal and food ingredients (including black cohosh) are no more effective than a placebo at relieving unpleasant symptoms of menopause such as hot flashes and night sweats. It confirms that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) remains a significantly effective treatment.The study is published in the Annals of Internal Medicine . [click link for full article]
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12/19/2006 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

FDA Approves Cyanokit(R) For Treatment Of Cyanide Poisoning

EMD Pharmaceuticals and Dey, LP, U.S. Affiliates of Merck KGaA of Darmstadt, Germany, jointly announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Cyanokit(R) (hydroxocobalamin for injection), for the treatment of known or suspected cyanide poisoning. EMD Pharmaceuticals completed the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) for Cyanokit(R) (hydroxocobalamin for injection) to the FDA in June of 2006. [click link for full article]
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12/19/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Ketek May Well Lose Sinusitis And Bronchitis Approval, FDA

Ketek (telithromycin), an antibiotic used to combat pneumonia, as well as treating bronchitis and sinusitis, got an unfavorable review from an FDA Advisory Committee (panel) yesterday. Ketek's pneumonia indication may soon come with a 'black box' warning, while its approval for the treatment of sinusitis and bronchitis will go altogether if the FDA does what the panel recommends. The FDA generally does what the panel advises. [click link for full article]
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12/16/2006 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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