Archive for 2008/08


New Beta Blocker To Offer Hope To Heart And Lung Sufferers

Researchers at The University of Nottingham have been awarded £2.8 million by the Wellcome Trust to develop a new drug that could ease the suffering of hundreds of thousands of heart disease patients who are unable to take beta-blockers. In the UK, 2.6 million people suffer from heart disease and most are able to have their symptoms effectively managed with the prescription of beta-blocker drugs which stop adrenaline from making the heart work too hard.
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08/29/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Cardiovascular / Cardiology | Trackback | Comments Off

US College Students Needing TB Testing Now Have The Benefit Of QFT(TM)

Students attending US colleges that require tuberculosis (TB) testing will now benefit from interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) such as QuantiFERON(R)-TB Gold (QFT(TM)), with the release of update TB testing guidelines from the American College Health Association (ACHA).
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Farm Exposure In Utero Protects Against Asthma

An increasing number of studies have shown a reduced risk of allergies, hay fever, asthma and eczema in farmers' children and adolescents. Until recently it was believed that these protective effects primarily arise from exposures during the first years of life.
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08/29/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Treatment Of Lung Hypertension Does Not Help Patients With Chronic Bronchitis

Patients with chronic smoker's bronchitis often suffer from increased pressure in the blood vessels supplying the lung (pulmonary hypertension). The blood pressure increases further during exercise and can lead to severe limitation of physical activity. In patients with other diseases causing pulmonary hypertension, for instance rheumatic or heart conditions, drug therapy has been shown to improve exercise capacity and decrease mortality.
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Pooling Of Birth Cohorts Provides Insights Into The Role Of Genes And The Environment In Asthma

Atopy and asthma are diseases that are known to be caused by environmental factors and many genes. Since multiple genes and many environmental factors contribute to disease development, one needs large groups of asthma patients and unaffected controls in order to identify which genes and environmental factors are important. Dirkje S.
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease And Home Rehabilitation - The Mobile Phone’s Crucial Role

A home coaching programme using an ordinary mobile phone has led to major improvements in the stamina of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and significantly reduced hospital admissions. This is the encouraging conclusion of a pilot study due to be published in the forthcoming issue of the European Respiratory Journal (ERJ), the peer-reviewed publication of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), and led by Han-Pin Kuo of Taiwan.
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Novel Therapeutic Options Uncovered By Khat Chewing

Fresh khat (Catha edulis) leaves have been chewed for centuries in eastern Africa and in the Arabian Peninsula in order to reach a state of euphoria and stimulation. This is due to its main active constituent, cathinone, which increases the release of catecholamines in the brain, evoking an "ampthetamine-like" effect. In these countries, khat has been traditionally used as a social drug.
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08/29/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

NICE/NPSA Issues Patient Safety Solution Guidance To Reduce The Risk Of Pneumonia In Patients On A Ventilator

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in collaboration with the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) has issued guidance to improve the safety of patients in the NHS in England and Wales by reducing the risk of pneumonia in patients aged 16 years and older who are on a ventilator. Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lungs caused by bacterial, viral or fungal infection.
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08/28/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Simple Antibiotics For Pneumonia Are Best To Avoid Super Bugs, Says Researcher

Australian hospitals should avoid prescribing expensive broad-spectrum antibiotics for pneumonia to avoid the development of more drug-resistant super bugs, according to a University of Melbourne study.
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08/28/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

Variations Of Rare Lung Disease Examined

Lymphangioleiomyomatosis, or LAM, is a rare but serious lung disease that may cause severe respiratory symptoms in patients. The often-fatal disease has no cure.
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