Archive for 2007/04


Funding For Asthma Research, Australia

The Commonwealth Government will provide $590,000 to the Hunter Medical Research Institute for research into the effects of maternal asthma and the growth and survival of infants.Asthma is Australia's most widespread chronic health problem. It affects more than two million Australians, a quarter of whom are children. The research will examine the effects of asthma on unborn babies. [click link for full article]
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04/26/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Motile Cilia Go With The Flow

Cilia, tiny hair-like structures that propel mucus out of airways, have to agree on the direction of the fluid flow to get things moving. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies discovered a novel two-step mechanism that ensures that all cilia beat in unison.Their study, published in Nature, reveals that during early embryonic development, cilia point more or less in the general direction of the body's back end and start creating a weak flow. [click link for full article]
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04/26/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Statement: Clean Air Planning Act Of 2007

Statement of John Kirkwood, President and CEO, American Lung AssociationThe American Lung Association is pleased to support the Clean Air Planning Act of 2007. We thank Senator Carper for introducing this bill to strengthen the Clean Air Act by reducing emissions from individual power plants that contribute to local air pollution problems. This legislation would result in broad regional reductions in particle pollution and smog. [click link for full article]
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04/25/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Pseudoephedrine: National Pharmacy Association Not Persuaded By Arguments To Switch To Prescription Only, UK

Proposals issued by the MHRA to reclassify pseudoephedrine as a POM (prescription only medicine) have been rejected by the association. The NPA advocate a more measured reaction to the possibility that purchases could be used to manufacture the illicit drug Methylamphetamine. [click link for full article]
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04/25/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Ethanol Vehicles Pose A Significant Risk To Human Health, Study Finds

Ethanol is widely touted as an eco-friendly, clean-burning fuel. But if every vehicle in the United States ran on fuel made primarily from ethanol instead of pure gasoline, the number of respiratory-related deaths and hospitalizations would likely increase, according to a new study by Stanford University atmospheric scientist Mark Z. Jacobson. His findings are published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology (ES&T). [click link for full article]
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04/25/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

COPD: Anaemia Is An Independent Risk Factor For Reduced Functional Capacity

Anaemia is a condition affecting patients who suffer from a variety of chronic illness. It has been found to be present in people with congestive heart failure, arthritis, cirrhosis of the liver, kidney failure and AIDS among others. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is also a chronic illness affecting adults. Although it is a disease of the lungs, it is also one that has important systemic consequences. [click link for full article]
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04/25/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

A New Tool To Predict Prognosis Of Elderly Patients With Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

The prognosis of lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) can be estimated with the help of a prediction rule; patients with a low score have much less chance of a complicated course compared to patients with a high score. Most of the present prediction rules are developed for patients seen in hospital. [click link for full article]
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04/25/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Study On Lung-Infecting Bacterial Enzyme Suggests New Approach To Cystic Fibrosis Treatment

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that an enzyme produced by lung-infecting bacteria further shuts down a protein that is defective in cystic fibrosis patients. The disruption to this protein that conveys ions from lung cells to airways causes thick mucus to buildup inside the lung. The finding suggests a new therapeutic target for treating lung infections in some cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. [click link for full article]
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04/25/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Prisoners Executed By Lethal Injection May Suffocate In Pain While Awake

A new US study suggests that some prisoners executed by lethal injection die from asphyxiation while conscious, paralyzed and in pain.The study is published in the journal PLoS Medicine.Dr Leonidas Koniaris and colleagues from the University of Miami in Florida, USA, reviewed data on executions from two US states, North Carolina and California, and assessed the medical literature on the three drugs that are used to administer lethal injections. [click link for full article]
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04/25/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Children’s Lungs Fall Victim To Traffic Pollution

Young children living close to busy roads are at increased risk of developing asthma or ear, nose and throat (ENT) infections, and are more sensitive to food allergens, concludes a major study published in the forthcoming issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ). [click link for full article]
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04/25/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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