Archive for 2007/08


Standard Reference Materials For Ginkgo Biloba

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued a suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for ginkgo biloba, one of the most popular dietary supplements in the marketplace, with annual worldwide sales estimated at $1 billion. [click link for full article]
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08/20/2007 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Study Concludes Ambulatory Oxygen Rarely A Benefit In COPD Patients Without Resting Hypoxemia

Prescribing ambulatory oxygen in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) improves exercise performance, but not the quality of their daily life unless they have resting hypoxemia, according to researchers in Toronto."Ambulatory oxygen therapy is routinely prescribed for those who do not meet criteria for mortality reduction," wrote Roger S. Goldstein, M.B., Ch.B. [click link for full article]
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08/19/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Children Chronically Exposed To Air Pollution Suffer Long Term Lung Deficiencies

Children who are chronically exposed to higher levels of air pollution show marked deficiencies in lung growth and function, and not just short-term breathing problems, according to researchers in Mexico."Our study revealed significant deficits in lung function growth in children with long-term exposure to air pollutants," wrote Isabelle Romieu, M.D., M.P.H., lead author of the study. [click link for full article]
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08/19/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Asthma UK Research Gives Hope To Young Children With Asthma

Asthma UK has announced funding for an innovative research project which will investigate how asthma affects the growing airways of babies and toddlers who experience wheeze and go on to develop irreversible damage to their lungs in adulthood. [click link for full article]
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08/19/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Learning To Breathe: Students With Asthma And Anaphylaxis Exercise New Rights At School

Students with asthma and anaphylaxis are carrying more in their backpacks as they return to school this fall. Thanks to new laws in 40 states and the District of Columbia, students have won the right to carry and self-administer life saving asthma inhalers and auto injectable epinephrine as prescribed by their physicians. [click link for full article]
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08/19/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Change Of Season, Flu Can Worsen Asthma In Children

A peak in ragweed and mold spores that comes with the onset of fall can aggravate symptoms in children with allergic asthma. So can the flu and other seasonal bugs in the autumn and winter months.Avoiding triggers is important to prevent asthma attacks but so is the diligent use of controller medications, say experts from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center. [click link for full article]
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08/19/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Natural Products Association Says Medical Journal Study On Antioxidants And Risk Of Cardiovascular Events In Women Is Flawed

The Natural Products Association issued the following statement by Daniel Fabricant, Ph.D. [click link for full article]
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08/17/2007 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Statement On Audit Scotland Report Into The Care Of People With Long-Term Conditions

Gordon Brown, Public Affairs & Communications Manager at Asthma UK Scotland, says: 'Asthma UK Scotland welcomes the recommendations by Audit Scotland regarding the development of community-based services. In particular we support the call for a national strategy, which would ensure that people with long term conditions, such as asthma, can access the same level of care wherever they live in the country. [click link for full article]
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08/17/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Oral Allergy Syndrome Made Worse By Ragweed, Fruits And Vegetables

Does your mouth or throat become itchy after eating fresh fruits or vegetables during the fall season? For some people, seasonal allergy symptoms may be made worse by consuming fresh fruits or vegetables due to "oral allergy syndrome" (OAS), according to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI). OAS is caused by allergens in the air such as ragweed, which begins to bloom around August 15. [click link for full article]
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08/17/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Key To Out Of Control Immune Response In Lung Injury Found

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered how a protein modulates the inflammatory response in sudden, life-threatening lung failure. The protein's previously unknown role is reported in the August issue of Nature Medicine.Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, or ARDS, is an often fatal complication of severe traumatic injury, bacterial infections, blood transfusions and overdoses of some medications. [click link for full article]
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08/17/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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