Archive for 2007/01


Seasonal Influenza On Increase In Europe

It is official - this year's influenza season has begun, the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS) confirmed today. There is currently increased influenza activity reported in five countries: Greece, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Spain and Switzerland, and this has been accompanied by increases in laboratory confirmed influenza cases. [click link for full article]
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01/25/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Agitated Behavior In Dementia Significantly Reduced By Regular Acupressure

Acupressure can significantly reduce agitated behaviour in older patients with dementia, according to a study published in the February issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing.Researchers at the National Yang-Ming University in Taiwan found that providing 15-minute treatment sessions twice a day for five days a week yielded considerable benefits, including reductions in verbal and physical attacks and wandering. [click link for full article]
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01/25/2007 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

New Quartz References For Workplace Safety

Chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new set of reference materials that could contribute to significant improvements in workplace safety through more accurate measurement of the amount of quartz dust in the air.Crystalline silica or quartz is one of the most common minerals on Earth. When finely powdered silica gets in the air it becomes a significant health hazard. [click link for full article]
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01/24/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Filamins Tether CFTR To The Cell Surface

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in a gene that encodes a protein known as CFTR. More than 1000 different disease-causing mutations in CFTR have been identified, and although the overall effect of each mutation is to decrease CFTR expression at the cell surface, it is not known for every one of these mutations what the molecular defect is that causes the decreased cell surface expression of CFTR. [click link for full article]
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01/24/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Seniors Not Discussing Complementary And Alternative Medicine Use With Doctors

In spite of the high use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) among people age 50 or older, 69 percent of those who use CAM do not talk to their doctors about it, according to a new survey conducted by AARP and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) at the National Institutes of Health. The survey examined conversations between patients and their physicians regarding CAM use. [click link for full article]
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01/24/2007 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

NIH Gives PITT $13 Million Grant For Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Research

The University of Pittsburgh has been awarded an estimated $13 million research grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop novel approaches that seek to increase our understanding of and improve outcomes for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a degenerative breathing disorder that is the fourth leading cause of death and the second leading cause of disability annually in the United States. [click link for full article]
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01/24/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Hypertension Reduced By Active Ingredient In Common Chinese Herb

Some 50 million Americans have hypertension, that is, blood pressure measuring above the normal range (less than 120/80 mmHg). If untreated, it can lead to heart attacks, strokes, or kidney disease. Lifestyle changes are the first-stage treatment for the disease, but if they fail, medications are prescribed.Many patients with high blood pressure have sought relief from complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). [click link for full article]
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01/23/2007 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

COPD: Fourth Leading Cause Of Death In US

COPD affects one in four Americans over age 45WHAT: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. and is expected to be the third leading cause of death by 2020. An estimated 12 million Americans are diagnosed with COPD and an additional 12 million are believed to have the disease, but are not yet diagnosed. [click link for full article]
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01/23/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Sequella Receives FDA Fast Track Status For TB Drug

Sequella, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on commercializing improved treatment paradigms for diseases of epidemic potential, today announced it has received Fast Track designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for SQ109, the company's proprietary lead drug candidate for treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). [click link for full article]
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01/23/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Training Breathing Muscles Improves Swimming Muscles’ Performance

Swimmers and scuba divers can improve their swimming endurance and breathing capacity through targeted training of the respiratory muscles, researchers at the University at Buffalo have shown.In this pioneering work, subjects who followed a resistance-breathing training protocol (breathing load) improved their respiratory muscle strength and their snorkel swimming time by 33 percent and underwater scuba swimming time by 66 percent, compared to their baseline values. [click link for full article]
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01/23/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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