Archive for 2007/12


Study Examines Imaging Procedures For Diagnosing Blood Clots In The Lung

New research indicates that a diagnostic strategy using computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) may be a safe alternative to conventional lungs scans (known as ventilation-perfusion scans) for excluding the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (blood clots in the lung vessels), although CTPA may detect more clots, according to a study in the December 19 issue of JAMA. [click link for full article]
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12/18/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Potent Treatment For Tuberculosis Found To Be Older Rarely-Used Antibiotic

Although Rifapentine is already approved for use in humans, it has no current market, not even a prescription price. Its makers stopped commercial production years ago, because demand was so low. But an antibiotic long abandoned as a weak, low-dose treatment for tuberculosis (TB) may have found renewed purpose, this time as a potent, high-dose fighter against the most common and actively contagious form of the lung disease. [click link for full article]
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12/18/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Difficult Asthma Targeted By Antibiotic Treatment

Hunter researchers have shown that a commonly available antibiotic can improve the quality of life of patients with difficult asthma, and may also generate significant health care savings.Results of a study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, a top international journal, indicate that macrolide antibiotics could prove a successful therapy in conjunction with current asthma treatment. [click link for full article]
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Study Of Airway Bypass Treatment For Emphysema Begins

Researchers at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System have announced the start of the EASE (Exhale Airway Stents for Emphysema) Trial, an international, multi-center clinical trial to explore an investigational treatment that may offer a significant new, minimally-invasive option for those suffering with advanced widespread emphysema. [click link for full article]
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12/18/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Plant Constituent With Selective Effect On Cancer Cells

The substance wogonin triggers the death program apoptosis in tumor cells, while it has virtually no effect on healthy cells. Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ) have discovered the molecular mechanism underlying this selectivity. Defects in genes that control growth can turn a cell into a threat for the whole organism. [click link for full article]
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12/18/2007 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Age Old Remedy Cuts Kids’ Coughs

According to experts at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, a recent study may have discovered an intriguing option to help quiet children's coughs. The study, from Pennsylvania State University researcher, Ian Paul, M.D., showed that honey has some benefit in reducing cough symptoms.Michael Warren, M.D. [click link for full article]
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12/18/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Alnylam Reports Continued Progress In Clinical Development Of ALN-RSV01 For The Treatment Of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics company, announced the presentation of results from its Phase I trial with ALN-RSV01 delivered via inhalation at the 18th Annual Drug Delivery to the Lungs meeting being held in Edinburgh, U.K. These data represent an important milestone in the company's efforts to advance ALN-RSV01 as an anti-viral drug for the treatment of RSV infection in patients. [click link for full article]
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12/17/2007 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Cedars-Sinai Studying Whether Omega-3 Fatty Acids Can Help Depression

Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences are seeking participants for a clinical trial examining whether two polyunsaturated Omega-3 fatty acids are effective treatments for depression. The two fatty acids being studied -- docosahexanoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentanoic acid (EPA) -- are found naturally in fish oil, flaxseed and walnuts. [click link for full article]
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Therapeutic Opportunities For Dry Powder Inhalation Accelerating - Greystone Associates Analyzes Technology And Therapeutic Factors

The convergence of socioeconomic and technology factors - the growing emphasis on drug self-administration for chronic conditions, the expected acceleration in protein- and peptide-based therapeutics, the availability of innovative inhaler device designs - is driving interest in pulmonary drug delivery technology and devices as an alternative to oral and parenteral routes of administration. [click link for full article]
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Durable Medical Equipment Providers In Areas Struck By Midwest Ice Storm Mobilized To Ensure Safety Of Home Oxygen Patients

Home oxygen providers in the Midwest prepared for the deadly ice storm that struck earlier this week and responded with extra visits and contacts with patients receiving home oxygen therapy. An oxygen patient who uses an oxygen system that runs on electricity must have a back-up supply of oxygen that will last until power is restored. [click link for full article]
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