Archive for 2008/01


New Sensor System Monitors Environmental Exposure To Reveal The Causes Of Asthma Attacks

Researchers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) have developed a sensor system that continuously monitors the air around persons prone to asthma attacks. Worn in the pockets of a vest, the new system could help researchers understand the causes of asthma attacks."We are investigating whether we can go back after an asthma attack and see what was going on environmentally when the attack started," said Charlene Bayer, a GTRI principal research scientist.
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01/23/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Protect Health This Winter With Natrol Nutritional Supplements

Natrol, Inc., a premier marketer and manufacturer of nationally branded nutritional products, knows that many consumers need extra immunity support during wintertime. The hectic pace of family and social obligations prior to, during, and even following the holidays can stress the immune system due to unhealthy eating, lack of exercise, and too little sleep. All these factors may affect wintertime immunity, and possibly weight gain.
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01/23/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Greater Patient Awareness Vital For Improving Diagnosis Rates Of Asthma And Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

To survive in the competitive U.S. asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) market, participants should address the problem of low patient awareness. This issue is a huge cause of concern, since the symptoms for both asthma and COPD often mimic symptoms for other medical conditions. The lack of patient awareness of early symptoms of mild asthma or COPD leads to reduced diagnosis rates, poor disease control, and increased emergency care.
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01/23/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Herbal Remedy Useful For Heart Failure

Adding another twist to the ongoing debate over the value of an herbal treatment for patients with heart failure, a new review of existing research suggests that hawthorn extract "significantly" improves symptoms. "If I had chronic heart failure, I certainly would consider (using) it," said review co-author Dr. Max Pittler, deputy director of complementary medicine at Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, England.
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01/23/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

New Research Challenges Concept Of Vitamin D Deficiency

Low blood levels of vitamin D have long been associated with disease, and the assumption has been made that vitamin D supplements may protect against disease. In the light of new knowledge that hundreds of genes are dependent on vitamin D, this assumption needs to be reconsidered. In a report published in the current issue of the journal BioEssays(1), Trevor Marshall, Ph.D.
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01/22/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

ALVESCO(R) Gains FDA Approval For The U.S. Market

Nycomed announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ALVESCO(R) (ciclesonide) Inhalation Aerosol in the United States for the maintenance treatment of asthma and as prophylactic therapy in adult and adolescent patients aged 12 years and older. ALVESCO(R) is an inhaled corticosteroid with novel release and distribution properties. Commercialisation and marketing of ALVESCO(R) will be achieved through a U.S. commercial partner.
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01/22/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Children’s Cold Symptoms Helped By Saline Nasal Wash

If you have a child with a cold you may find that his/her symptoms improve with a nasal wash solution made from processed seawater - it may also help prevent respiratory infection from coming back, according to an article published in Archives of Otolaryngology (JAMA/Archives), January issue. The researchers explain that upper-respiratory tract and sinus infections are common among kids.
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01/22/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

FDA Clears For Marketing Real-Time Test For Respiratory Viruses

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared for marketing a test that simultaneously detects four common respiratory viruses, including the flu, in a patient's respiratory secretions. The ProFlu+ test provides results in as few as three hours. Other diagnostic tests for respiratory viruses are fast but not as accurate or are accurate but not as rapid.
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01/21/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Researcher, Magnet Lab Receive 2-Million Dollars Grant To Target Tuberculosis

About 5,000 people around the world die from tuberculosis every day, but no effective new drugs have been developed to combat it in 40 years. Researchers at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory at Florida State University hope to change that through research made possible by a $2-million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The award will make it possible for Timothy A.
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01/21/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

New Allergic Rhinitis Treatment Avamys™ Approved In Europe

GlaxoSmithKline plc announced that once-daily Avamys™(fluticasone furoate) nasal spray has been granted marketing authorisation by the European Commission for all 27 European member states, for the treatment of the symptoms of allergic rhinitis in adults, adolescents (12 years and older) and children (6 - 11 years).
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01/21/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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