Archive for 2007/05


Draft Standards For COPD Certification Program, USA

The Joint Commission, in partnership with the American Lung Association, is developing a Disease-Specific Care certification program for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease management in an outpatient setting. Draft requirements for this certification are now available for review. If you are interested, we would appreciate your comments on the draft requirements. [click link for full article]
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05/30/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Simpler Asthma Treatment Options Found Effective

Results of American Lung Association clinical research published today in the New England Journal of Medicine found that a simpler, once-a-day regimen of a combination inhaler containing an inhaled corticosteroid and a long-acting beta-agonist is just as effective as twice-daily inhaled corticosteroid treatment in patients with mild persistent asthma, which may open the doors to more convenient treatment plans for millions of Americans. [click link for full article]
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The American Lung Association And National Sleep Foundation Partner To Launch The ALA/NSF Pickwick Fellowship Award

Today the American Lung Association (ALA) and the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) announced the creation of the ALA/NSF Pickwick Fellowship Award. The ALA/NSF Pickwick Fellowship Award will provide a promising new investigator grant monies to conduct sleep research, specifically as it relates to breathing. "The American Lung Association is very excited about the new Pickwick Fellowship Award," said Terri Weaver, PhD, RN, Chair of ALA Board of Directors. [click link for full article]
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American Lung Association Applauds Institute Of Medicine Report -Report Affirms Need For Congress To Pass FDA Regulation Of Tobacco Products This Year

A new report from the Institute of Medicine further reinforces the urgent need for Congress to pass legislation giving the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority over tobacco products. This groundbreaking report, Ending the Tobacco Problem: A Blueprint for the Nation, recognizes the responsibility the federal government must assume if our nation is to reduce the deadly toll of tobacco. [click link for full article]
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Extra-Aggressive Form Of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Identified

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive lung disorder from which most patients die within 5 years after diagnosis. The disease is characterized by the insidious onset of dyspnea or cough and usually evolves slowly. [click link for full article]
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Transatlantic Passengers May Have Been Exposed To Drug Resistant TB

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have alerted the media they are keen to locate transatlantic airline passengers who may have sat close to a man who is known to have travelled twice across the Atlantic while infected with the extensively drug resistant strain of tuberculosis known as XDR TB. [click link for full article]
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Bronchial Thermoplasty May Allow Severe Asthma Patients To Wean Off Oral Corticosteroids

Asthmatx, Inc., a medical device company that has developed a catheter-based procedure for the treatment of asthma, has announced that positive results from the Research in Severe Asthma (RISA) Trial were reported at the annual scientific assembly of the American Thoracic Society (ATS) by Neil Thomson, MD, Professor of Respiratory Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland. [click link for full article]
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Committee On Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) - Meeting Report, 8 May 2007, EMEA, Europe

The Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products met for the 17th time at the EMEA on 8 May 2007. The Committee adopted revised rules of procedure, which can be found at: emea.europa.eu/htms/general/contacts/HMPC/HMPC. [click link for full article]
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Committee On Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) - Meeting Report, 8 May 2007, EMEA, Europe

The Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products met for the 17th time at the EMEA on 8 May 2007. The Committee adopted revised rules of procedure, which can be found at: emea.europa.eu/htms/general/contacts/HMPC/HMPC. [click link for full article]
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Committee On Herbal Medicinal Products (HMPC) - Meeting Report, 8 May 2007, EMEA, Europe

The Committee on Herbal Medicinal Products met for the 17th time at the EMEA on 8 May 2007. The Committee adopted revised rules of procedure, which can be found at: emea.europa.eu/htms/general/contacts/HMPC/HMPC. [click link for full article]
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