Archive for 2008/05


Epstein-Barr Virus: An Infectious Cause For COPD?

Terence McManus (Mater Hospital, Belfast, UK) and his colleagues examined the role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the umbrella medical term used nowadays for bronchitis and emphysema. COPD is a common respiratory condition, for which smoking is the most frequently found risk factor.
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05/29/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Swine Dust Inhalation Alters Lung Cilia Function

Cilia, tiny hair-like structures on the lung's lining, propel mucus up and out of the lung using a synchronised back-and-forth wave-like motion. Excess mucus is created when an irritant, like bacteria or dust, enters the lung. It is vital to a person's health that the cilia effectively move the irritant-carrying mucus out of the lung. Interestingly, some irritants are known to make the cilia beat faster and some make the cilia beat more slowly.
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05/29/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Urban Air Pollution Profile Causes An Increased Airway Inflammatory Response

Global increases in traffic, industrialisation, and expanding cities have all contributed to a rise in emissions and growing levels of air pollution, thus adding to an escalating concern surrounding their environmental and health-related impacts.
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05/29/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

When Do TB Patients Die In Europe? Some Answers And More Questions

Dennis Falzon (Euro TB, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, St-Maurice, France) and his colleagues examined the risk factors for death reported among tuberculosis (TB) cases in the European Union in recent years. Overall, some 8% of nearly 40,000 reported TB patients died.
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05/29/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Pneumonia: There Are Ways To Avoid It! So Concludes A Major Multicentre Study Conducted In Spain

Community-acquired pneumonia - in other words, pneumonia caught outside hospital - can be prevented, according to a Spanish report to be published in the forthcoming issue of the ERJ, the peer-reviewed scientific publication of the European Respiratory Society (ERS). By comparing over 1,300 patients with control subjects, the Spanish team identified both risk factors to be avoided and potentially protective elements.
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05/29/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Zimbabwe HIV/AIDS Organizations Call For Integration Of TB Interventions Into Country’s HIV/AIDS Programs

The Zimbabwe government should integrate tuberculosis interventions into its HIV/AIDS programs, HIV/AIDS service organizations and other health advocates said at a recent forum hosted by the Southern Africa HIV/AIDS Information Dissemination Service in the country's capital of Harare, the Herald reports.
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05/28/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

No Association Found Between Vitamin D Concentration In Blood And Risk Of Prostate Cancer - May 27 JNCI

High vitamin D concentration in the blood is not associated with a reduced risk of prostate cancer, researchers report in an article published online May 27 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Laboratory studies suggested that high doses of vitamin D may reduce the risk of prostate cancer, but epidemiological studies that have examined the relationship have reported inconsistent results.In a nested case-control study, Jiyoung Ahn, Ph.D.
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05/28/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

‘’Asthma Clinic On Wheels'’ Travels To Aquarium Of The Pacific

The Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) will send two of its BreathMobiles(R) to the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach on Saturday, May 31, to provide free asthma screenings, education materials and information on how to keep childhood asthma under control. An estimated 14 percent of children in Los Angeles have asthma, and although it can have serious health consequences, many parents don't know how to keep their kids' asthma under control.
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05/26/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Advair Reduces Exacerbations In COPD Patients With A History Of Exacerbations

The use of Advair Diskus(R) 250/50 (fluticasone propionate and salmeterol inhalation powder) demonstrated a 30% reduction in exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who have a history of exacerbations as compared with salmeterol alone, according to new data presented today at the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society meeting in Toronto.
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05/24/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Clinic Benefits Of Sequential Three Step Empirical Therapy In Chronic Cough Management

In this clinical study, the authors used an empirical 3-step therapy to treat patients with chronic cough and successfully relieved cough in 88% of the study patients. This sequential therapy is designed in such a way that the common cough is treated first. By increasing the success rate of this initial treatment as well as enhancing patient compliance, researchers were able to decrease the duration of treatment.
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05/23/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

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