Archive for 2008/10


Lung Association Congratulates Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, Looks Forward To Continued Partnership On Improving Lung Health

The Lung Association was pleased today by the appointment of Leona Aglukkaq as Canada's new Minister of Health. At the same time, the Association thanked former Minister Tony Clement for his help over the past 2.5 years in advancing the lung health agenda in Canada.
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10/31/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

OSA’s ISP Launches With Research On Breathing Disorders And Congenital Heart Defects

Two groups of researchers, one in the United States and one in Australia, are announcing the development of new optical techniques for visualizing the invisible processes at work in several human diseases.
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10/31/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Innovative Global Health Research Funded By 2 Grants Of $100,000 To Weill Cornell Medical College

Weill Cornell Medical College has today that it has received two $100,000 Grand Challenges Explorations grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grants will support innovative global health research projects: "Untimely Triggering of the Fusion Mechanism Used by Viruses for Entry: A New Antiviral Approach Using Engineered Microparticles," conducted by Dr. Anne Moscona, and "Senescent and Rejuvenated Mtb Subsets on Exit from Latency," conducted by Dr. Carl Nathan.
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10/31/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

Flaxseed Oil Consumption Raises Premature Birth Risk If Consumed During Last Two Trimesters

A study has found that the risks of a premature birth quadruple if flaxseed oil is consumed in the last two trimesters of pregnancy. The research was conducted by Professor Anick Bérard of the Université de Montréal's Faculty of Pharmacy and the Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center and Master's student Krystel Moussally. In Canada, 50 percent of pregnant women take prescription medication. Yet many of them prefer to use natural health products during the pregnancy.
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10/31/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Pregnancy / Obstetrics | Trackback | Comments Off

NHS Barnsley Invest In Innovative Telehealth Technology To Monitor Patients With Long Term Conditions, England

NHS Barnsley, the local leader of the NHS, is in the process of implementing the roll out of a new innovative Telehealth technology which will support the delivery of care to patients diagnosed with a long term condition in their own homes.
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10/30/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - IT / Internet / E-mail | Trackback | Comments Off

New Guidelines Suggest Flu Shots For All Children Vaccinate Now For Best Protection, Virginia Dept Of Health

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) urges parents to vaccinate children between the ages of six months and 18 years against influenza. The new recommendations reflect guidance this year from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that adds children between 5 and 18 years old to last years' recommendations to vaccinate younger children, 6 months through 4 years of age. "The expanded recommendations to vaccinate children 5 years old and up include 1.
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10/30/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

Agent Used To Treat Brain Infarction Might Be Useful For Lung Injury

The average mortality rate of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is estimated to be 50.8 per 1,000,000 people per year. The mortality rate is now higher than recent mortality rates for a number of malignancies. Although IPF should no longer be considered a rare disease, there is no established treatment that definitely improves its outcome. Furthermore, about 10% of IPF causes a very rapid progression called "acute exacerbation".
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10/30/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Sleep Apnoea: The Role Of Throat Muscle Coordination

Sleep apnoea is a common disorder related to snoring. In patients with sleep apnoea, the throat collapses and occludes during sleep, causing cessation of breathing and lack of oxygen. Fortunately, after several breathing attempts without air, the patient wakes up, but the repetitive arousals cause daytime fatigue, as well as heart diseases.
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10/30/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Ear, Nose and Throat | Trackback | Comments Off

Treating COPD With Inhaled Steroids: Killing Two Birds With One Stone?

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the five leading causes of death worldwide. It is characterised by an inflammatory response to inhaled fumes (mostly tobacco smoking) that leads, in the long term, to the loss of lung function, limiting airflow and causing shortness of breath. Patients affected by COPD often suffer episodes of worsening of symptoms called acute exacerbations, mostly caused by bacterial infections.
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10/30/2008 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Few Changes In End-of-Life Preferences Over Time

Researchers studying end-of-life preferences found that those most likely to change their end-of-life wishes are individuals who say they want aggressive care and individuals who do not have advance directives (such as living wills).
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10/30/2008 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Primary Care / General Practice | Trackback | Comments Off

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