Archive for 2007/01


The Effect Of Sodium Intake On Asthma

Dr Lyn Smurthwaite, Research Development Manager at Asthma UK comments: 'Reducing salt in our diets is thought to be beneficial for many reasons and the possibility that it may improve asthma symptoms is something Asthma UK is keen to explore. We are delighted to be currently funding a trial by Dr Fogarty into the longer-term effects of a reduced salt diet on asthma symptoms. [click link for full article]
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01/17/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Life Enhancing Drug Denied To People With Asthma In Scotland

People living with severe asthma in Scotland look set to be denied access to a potentially life enhancing treatment today.The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC), which advises NHSScotland on new treatments, is expected to issue advice against Xolair on the grounds of cost.Asthma UK Chief Executive Donna Covey said: 'Xolair has been proved to be safe and effective and to transform people's lives. [click link for full article]
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01/17/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Asthma Sufferers Favor Quick Relief Over Long-term Control

People who currently have asthma are much more likely to rely on drugs that offer quick relief for symptoms such as shortness of breath, wheezing, or coughing, than medications for long-term control, according to the latest News and Numbers issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. [click link for full article]
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01/15/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Race To Accelerate TB Drug Development

Each year, tuberculosis kills nearly two million people while an estimated nine million develop the disease - with the hardest-hit areas in AIDS-afflicted developing nations. One of the most pressing challenges is the increase in drug-resistant TB. "No Time to Wait: Overcoming Gaps in TB Drug R&D," a symposium -  organized by the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and supported by Howard P. [click link for full article]
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01/14/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

New Diagnostics Help Fight Tuberculosis - FIND And Hain Lifescience Plan Worldwide Demonstration Projects

The Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND) and Hain Lifescience (Hain) announced today that the Hain "GenoType® MTBDR plus" test, a new improved molecular test for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), has been approved in Europe and that they have signed an agreement to begin large-scale demonstration projects of the test in high burden countries. [click link for full article]
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01/14/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Use Of Corticosteroid Inhalers For The Treatment Of Asthma And COPD To Increase

Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that the use of corticosteroid inhalers will increase for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). [click link for full article]
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01/12/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Beta Blockers Reduce Severity Of Central Sleep Apnea

Beta blockers, commonly used to treat high blood pressure and other heart conditions, may help to control central sleep apnea (CSA) in patients with congestive heart failure (CHF). Japanese researchers examined the relationship between use of beta blockers and severity of CSA in 45 patients with CHF and CSA. Results showed that patients using beta blockers (n=27) had lower apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and central apnea index (CAI) scores than those not using beta blockers (n=18). [click link for full article]
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01/11/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

ICU Quality Measure Easily Biased

New research suggests that the standardized mortality ratio (SMR), the outcome-based measure of intensive care unit (ICU) performance, may be easily biased. Overall, an SMR greater than one indicates a higher than expected mortality and less than one indicates a lower than expected mortality. However, researchers from the University of Washington in Seattle speculated how hospital transfers might affect the SMR. A baseline SMR of 1.06 ± 0. [click link for full article]
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01/11/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Annual Gulf Coast Phenomenon May Trigger Respiratory Symptoms

The ecological phenomenon, known as Florida red tide, can be harmful for people with asthma. Florida red tides, an annual event in areas along the Gulf of Mexico, are blooms of the ocean organism, Karenia brevis (K brevis), that are concentrated along shorelines and produce highly potent aerosolized toxins. [click link for full article]
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01/11/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Non-prescription Compound Found In Chillies Destroys Cancer Tumours Safely

UK scientists have shown that capsaicin, the chemical that burns your mouth when you eat chillies and an active ingredient of over the counter drugs, can kill cancer cells with little or no harmful side-effects.The study is published in the journal Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. [click link for full article]
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01/10/2007 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

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