Archive for 2008/04


Vitamin Supplements Don’t Help You Live Longer, Study

After reviewing nearly 70 randomized studies on the effects of vitamin or antioxidant supplements, scientists in Denmark concluded there is no evidence that they prolong life, and even found evidence that some of them, such as beta-carotene, Vitamin A and VitaminE, may actually shorten it.
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04/16/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Possible Link Between Baby Swimming And Breathing Problems In Children

Children with mothers who have allergies or asthma have an increased risk of wheezing in the chest if they take part in baby swimming before 6 months of age. This is shown in a new study using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Study (MoBa) at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH).The results come from a study of 30 000 participants from MoBa. Approximately 25 percent of these children took part in baby swimming from 0-6 months of age.
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04/16/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Respiratory Health In Children With Asthma Affected By Air Pollution

WHAT: A new study reports that inner-city children with asthma may be particularly vulnerable to air pollution at levels below current air quality standards. The study, available online, analyzes the short-term effects of outdoor pollution levels on asthma symptoms and lung function in children. The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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Dust Mites Outlast Heroic Efforts To Help Asthma Patients

Asthma sufferers might as well stop wasting energy and money on labor-intensive or costly interventions to get rid of household dust, according to a new review of studies."We can conclude with confidence that there is no need to buy expensive vacuum cleaners or mattress covers or to use chemical methods against house dust mites, because these treatments do not work," said lead author Peter Gotzsche, M.D.
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Flu Vaccines Can Reduce Respiratory Problems By Up To Three-Quarters

Annual flu vaccinations are highly effective at preventing acute respiratory illness and making sure that existing breathing problems don't get any worse, according to research published in the April issue of IJCP, the UK-based International Journal of Clinical Practice.
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MedImmune Advances Asthma Program With Start Of A Phase 2 Trial In Europe And Australia And First U.S.-Based Clinical Trial

MedImmune announced that it has advanced its efforts to develop CAT-354, a potential treatment for patients with asthma, with the start of two new trials with a monoclonal antibody (MAb) targeting interleukin-13 (IL-13). One of the studies is a Phase 2 clinical trial in Europe and Australia designed to assess the potential of the anti-IL-13 MAb in patients with uncontrolled asthma despite optimal treatment. The company has also begun dosing patients in the first U.S.
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American Thoracic Society Clinical Policy Statement On Palliative Care

Palliative care was once reserved for patients when all curative options had been exhausted and death was imminent, but now it is considered an integral part of the care that should be available to patients with serious respiratory disorders and critical illnesses.
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04/15/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Computer Game Helps COPD Patients Breathe Better

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may gain better control over their breathing and breathe more efficiently by using their breath to play a computer game, according to new research.
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Natural Products Association Announces New Partnership With Penton Media For Annual Trade Show

The Natural Products Association announced a new partnership with Penton Media, Inc. aimed at expanding its annual trade show, Natural MarketPlace. Under the agreement, Penton will acquire certain assets related to the show from the Natural Products Association, and Penton's New Hope Natural Media Group will manage the show in partnership with the association, beginning in 2009. This year's 71st annual edition of Natural MarketPlace will take place July 17-19 in Las Vegas, Nev.
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Study Sheds Light On Deadly Lung Disease

Systemic sclerosis (SSc), also known as scleroderma, is characterized by the formation of fibrosis, or scar tissue, on internal organs as well as the skin. Beyond its disfiguring symptoms, SSc is associated with a high rate of deadly lung disease. Pulmonary fibrosis strikes at least one-third of SSc sufferers, and kills 30 percent within 10 years.
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