Archive for 2007/02


Studies Show Most Patients Use Complementary Alternative Medicines In Conjunction With Fertility Treatments

Tell your doctor about all the remedies that you take in fertility treatment - including those complementary medicines and therapies - the therapies may interact with each other and could impact on the chances of achieving pregnancy. Research has shown that some 66% of patients seeking treatment at fertility clinics use complementary medicines and therapies alongside prescribed medication. Most of these patients do not volunteer this information to their doctors. [click link for full article]
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02/27/2007 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Understanding Mechanisms Of Common Colds: A New Approach To Help Control Asthma Attacks

In an article published today (27 February) in the journal Allergy, experts in the Global Allergy and Asthma European Network (GA²LEN) suggest that respiratory infections are a main trigger of asthma attacks. Scientists now need to understand the differences between the response to a common cold and air pollution in asthmatics compared with non-asthmatics patients with a view to figure out mechanisms of asthma exacerbations. [click link for full article]
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02/27/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Respiratory Distress In Newborns Could Potentially Be Rare Genetic Disease

Newborns with respiratory distress should be evaluated for primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare genetic disease that has features similar to cystic fibrosis, says Thomas Ferkol, M.D., from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. He reports finding that about 80 percent of patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) have a history of newborn respiratory distress. [click link for full article]
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02/27/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Conventional Wisdom On Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis May Be Overturned By New Research

A newly released study suggests that the majority of cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) among patients undergoing treatment for the disease may be due to new infections, not acquired resistance. If confirmed in future studies the research, in The Journal of Infectious Diseases, may drive a major shift in strategy for controlling TB.A major difficulty in treating patients with pulmonary TB is that the organism can become progressively resistant to standard therapy. [click link for full article]
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02/27/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Asthma UK Statement On Xolair

Chief Executive of Asthma UK, Donna Covey said: 'A small percentage of people with severe asthma symptoms are unable to control their asthma because existing available drugs just don't work. These people experience the highest use of emergency services and they live in constant fear of a fatal asthma attack. [click link for full article]
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02/26/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

FDA Proposes To Strengthen Label Warning For Xolair

Today the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has requested Genentech, Inc. add a boxed warning to the product label for omalizumab, marketed as Xolair. The boxed warning emphasizes that Xolair, used to treat patients with asthma related to allergies, may cause anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis may include trouble breathing, chest tightness, dizziness, fainting, itching and hives, and swelling of the mouth and throat. [click link for full article]
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02/26/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

US Scientists Prototype Breath Test For Lung Cancer

US scientists have developed and tested a prototype breath test to detect lung cancer.The results of the test is published in the international journal of respiratory medicine Thorax.In tests, the colour testing device, which is about the size of a coin and is not expensive, had a 75 per cent success rate in detecting people with cancer.It can also detect people with early stages of lung cancer. [click link for full article]
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02/26/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Investigating Links Between Treating Sleep Apnea And Reducing The Risk Of Heart Disease And Diabetes

Prof. Ron Grunstein, Head of the Woolcock's Sleep Research Group, Sydney, Australia, said, "There is a large body of evidence suggesting that a vicious cycle exists between sleep apnea and Metabolic Syndrome (a predictor of future diabetes and heart disease in people with obesity). It appears that sleep apnea worsens aspects of metabolic syndrome and metabolic syndrome may worsen sleep apnea. [click link for full article]
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02/23/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Landmark Study Shows Important Benefits Of Seretide™ Treatment For Patients With Fatal Lung Disease, COPD

Results of the TOwards a Revolution in COPD Health (TORCH) study, the largest of its kind have been published today in the New England Journal of Medicine1 and represent a landmark in COPD, a disease which kills more people each year than breast cancer and lung cancer combined.2,3 The results show important benefits of Seretide in the treatment of patients with COPD. [click link for full article]
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02/23/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Race May Play A Role In Children’s Asthma Care

Children in this country suffer from asthma more than any other chronic illness, and new research finds African American children with the condition have a greater risk than others of experiencing severe symptoms that escalate into an emergency.Previous research has shown that in comparison with white and Hispanic children, African Americans have a higher rate of asthma, are hospitalized more and face more disability due to the condition. [click link for full article]
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02/23/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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