Archive for 2010/05


Acupuncture’s Molecular Effects Pinned Down

Scientists have taken another important step toward understanding just how sticking needles into the body can ease pain. In a paper published online May 30 in Nature Neuroscience, a team at the University of Rochester Medical Center identifies the molecule adenosine as a central player in parlaying some of the effects of acupuncture in the body...
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05/31/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Amarillo Biosciences’ Dietary Supplement For Dry Mouth Maxisal Launched In Germany

Amarillo Biosciences, Inc. (ABI) (OTCBB: AMAR) announced that Maxisal, its dietary supplement to enhance salivary function, promote oral comfort and help relive dry mouth, has been launched in Germany (www.Maxisal.de). Maxisal is marketed in Germany by ABI's licensee Egofocus OHG based in Darmstadt. The first target market in Germany is cancer patients...
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05/30/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Those With Allergic Asthma Face Double Trouble During Flu Season

New research from UT Southwestern Medical Center suggests that allergic reactions to pet dander, dust mites and mold may prevent people with allergic asthma from generating a healthy immune response to respiratory viruses such as influenza. "Our findings imply that the better your asthma is controlled, the more likely you are to have an appropriate response to a virus," said Dr...
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05/30/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Allergy | Trackback | Comments Off

A New Pediatric Study Finds Seegene’s Seeplex(R) Assay To Be ‘Excellent’ As A Diagnostic Test For Detecting Respiratory Viruses

A recent research study compared the effectiveness of three commercial multiplex respiratory virus polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays and conventional assays for detection of respiratory viruses and swine-origin 2009 A (H1N1) influenza virus in children...
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05/27/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

NPA Announces Expanded Education Effort

Today the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) presented to a Congressional panel the results of a "secret shopper" investigation, which found that in a number of retail establishments visited, the salesperson made inappropriate or illegal claims about dietary supplements...
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05/27/2010 | Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Study To Boost Quality Of Life And Improve Outcomes For Children Born With Half A Heart

A trial on shunts used to direct blood flow to the lungs, led by researchers at the University of Michigan's C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, will lead to better outcomes for kids worldwide born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, the most common severe heart birth defect...
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05/27/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Cardiovascular / Cardiology | Trackback | Comments Off

Early Antibiotic Treatment Associated With Improved Outcomes For Patients With Acute Exacerbations Of COPD

Among patients hospitalized for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), those who received antibiotics in the first 2 hospital days had improved outcomes, such as a lower likelihood of mechanical ventilation and fewer readmissions, compared to patients who received antibiotics later or not at all, according to a study in the May 26 issue of JAMA...
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05/27/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - COPD | Trackback | Comments Off

Respiratory Virus Appears To Be Commonly Identified Among Kenyan Children With Severe Pneumonia

Among infants and children hospitalized in Kenya with severe pneumonia, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) appears to be the predominant virus detected, according to a study in the May 26 issue of JAMA. The leading cause of childhood death in sub-Saharan Africa is pneumonia. "The main means for controlling disease and death due to pneumonia are infant vaccination and case management...
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05/27/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Beta-Blockers May Be Associated With Benefits In Patients With Lung Disease

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have fewer respiratory flare-ups and longer survival if they take beta-blocker medications, according to a report in the May 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...
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05/27/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - COPD | Trackback | Comments Off

Comprehensive Overview Of Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease (chILD) In Special Issue Of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, And Pulmonology

An insightful and in-depth presentation of the most up-to-date clinical and research findings and historical perspectives on pediatric interstitial lung disease (ILD) is presented in a special issue published online ahead of print in Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology (PED), a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. The entire issue is available free online...
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05/27/2010 | Respiratory & Asthma - Pediatrics / Children's Health | Trackback | Comments Off

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