Archive for 2007/03


Unique Project To Improve COPD Care, UK

A unique project to improve care for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) was launched on 21st March, 2007. For the first time ever, an evaluation is being carried out to assess a peer review process in which teams of healthcare professionals and managers from one hospital will be paired with another and will work together on improving key services for COPD patients. [click link for full article]
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03/28/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Tuberculosis: Fighting A Losing Battle - MSF Data Show Drug-Resistant TB Treatment Succeeds In Barely Half Of All Patients

The international medical organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) today released statistics showing that even under optimized conditions, treatment will succeed in barely more than half of patients with multi-drug resistant (MDR) Tuberculosis (TB). [click link for full article]
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03/27/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Top Tips For Spring-cleaning Your Home From Asthma UK

Spring is the perfect time to clear out the clutter and clean out the dust, dirt and allergens that have collected over the winter months. However, for people with asthma it is also an activity that could aggravate their condition and lead to an asthma attack. Asthma UK is offering some safe, spring-cleaning tips to help people with asthma to rid their homes of some common indoor triggers. [click link for full article]
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03/27/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Research Shows Asthma UK Holidays Help Children To Manage Their Own Asthma And Reduce Their Need For Healthcare

Asthma UK is offering children and young people with asthma an opportunity to go on a potentially life-changing adventure holiday. For many youngsters with asthma, missing out on exercise can be a normal part of their school lives. Asthma UK's 'Kick Asthma' holidays teach children and young people how to manage their asthma more effectively so they can exercise safely and in confidence. [click link for full article]
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03/27/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Comprehensive Approach To TB Elimination Would Prepare U.S. For Potential Outbreak Of Untreatable Disease Strain And Impact Global Effort

Tuberculosis (TB) continues to pose a threat to public health, despite popular misconceptions that TB is a disease of the past. The facts, however, are that nearly two billion people - one-third of the world's population - are infected with latent TB. Drug-resistant strains of TB are spreading globally, including extensively drug-resistant (XDR-TB), which raises concerns of a future epidemic of virtually untreatable TB. The strain has been identified in the U.S. [click link for full article]
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03/27/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Minister Launches Official Countdown To Smokefree England

A smokefree England will be a reality in one hundred days time and the Government is stepping up its campaign to help businesses get ready for the 1 July start date. This was the message from Public Health Minister Caroline Flint as she officially launched the one hundred day countdown to the most important health protection measure in a generation. [click link for full article]
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03/27/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Smoking Ban A Success One Year On, But Still A Long Way To Go To Reduce Smoking In Scotland, Says BMA, UK

One year on since Scotland introduced smoke free public places, Scotland's doctors still believe tobacco is the number one public health issue for Scots, the British Medical Association said today. In a recent survey of BMA members in Scotland, nearly 70% of doctors said that they still believed that tackling smoking was the most important public health issue for Scotland. [click link for full article]
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03/26/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Nitric Oxide For Lung Injury Patients Warning

Nitric oxide improves oxygenation but not mortality in acute lung injury: meta-analysis BMJ Online FirstUse of nitric oxide in patients with acute lung injury does not improve survival and may cause harm, warn researchers in a study published on bmj.com today.Many doctors treat acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with inhaled nitric oxide, despite no clear supporting evidence. [click link for full article]
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03/26/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Pennsylvania Department Of Health Promotes Awareness Of Tuberculosis Threat

In advance of World TB Day, state Health Secretary Dr. Calvin B. Johnson today stressed the need to raise public awareness of tuberculosis (TB) and the importance of efforts to control, and eventually eliminate, the infectious airborne disease. Observed each March 24, World TB Day recognizes the global fight against the spread of tuberculosis and encourages communities to mobilize and boost awareness of the importance of TB control. [click link for full article]
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03/24/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Combatting Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COLD)

You are more likely to contract chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD) if you have a low income and below average education. In a few years, chronic obstructive lung disease will become the third most important casue of death in the world. Today, 200,000 people in Norway have COLD and another 9000 contract the disease every year. [click link for full article]
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03/24/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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