Pearl Therapeutics Inc. announced that complete results from the Company’s Phase 2b study of PT003 in patients with moderate-to-very severe COPD will be presented during a late-breaker poster session at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society (ATS)…
The National Asthma Council Australia has released an updated version of its popular asthma medications wall chart, which is designed to assist health professionals discuss respiratory medications and inhalers with patients…
Most US cities with high soot and ozone pollution have improved the quality of their air, according to a new report, State of the Air 2011 by the American Lung Association. These improvements are in response to the Clean Air Act, the authors say. Despite the improvements in pollution levels, the Association says some Congress members are trying to water down the Clean Air Act…
The number of cases of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) has continued to rise significantly in the first decade of the 21st century and could lead to more deaths than ovarian cancer, lymphoma, leukaemia, or kidney cancer, reveals research published ahead of print in the Thorax journal…
Homeowners whose houses are flooding with the recent heavy rains should take extra precautions if they suffer from allergies or asthma, say allergists. During a flood cleanup, indoor air quality in the home may appear to be the least of the problems. However, failure to remove contaminated materials and to reduce moisture and humidity can present serious long-term health risks…
SAGE recently launched the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (JEBCAM), formerly known as Complementary Health Practice Review. Additionally, the web address for the journal has been changed to: http://cam.sagepub.com. Those who navigate to the current site will automatically be redirected…
Experiments in rats show that a standardized ginkgo extract-injected either into the spinal canal or directly into the injured area-effectively reduces inflammation and some types of pain, according to a report in the May issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)…
SAGE recently launched the Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (JEBCAM), formerly known as Complementary Health Practice Review. Additionally, the web address for the journal has been changed to: http://cam.sagepub.com. Those who navigate to the current site will automatically be redirected…
Experiments in rats show that a standardized ginkgo extract-injected either into the spinal canal or directly into the injured area-effectively reduces inflammation and some types of pain, according to a report in the May issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, official journal of the International Anesthesia Research Society (IARS)…
A new EU Directive on herbal medicines comes into force on 1 May which introduces a registration scheme governing the quality and safety of herbal products making medicinal claims for their use…
