http://www.natural-remedies-clinic.co.uk/news alternative and medical news Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:00:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Immigrants arriving in the U.S. from Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Latin America have high rates of active or latent tuberculosis, highlighting a need for improved screening of the disease, according to a CDC study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, http://www.natural-remedies-clinic.co.uk/news/archives/2154 The University of Oxford and Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE:EBS) has announced that they have formed a joint venture, The Oxford-Emergent Tuberculosis Consortium Ltd. (the "Consortium"), to further develop MVA85A, the world's most clinically advanced vaccine candidate for the prevention of tuberculosis. http://www.natural-remedies-clinic.co.uk/news/archives/2152 TOPIGEN Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company specialized in developing products for respiratory disorders, has announced the completion of patient enrollment in a Phase II safety and efficacy study in asthma with one of its lead product candidates, TPI ASM8. The current clinical study builds on prior efficacy ... http://www.natural-remedies-clinic.co.uk/news/archives/2153 As the world watches China prepare for the Olympic Games, Cornell researcher Max Zhang has his eye on less visible matters -- the particles in Beijing's air that millions breathe every day, and that many more will be breathing when they descend on the city this summer. ... http://www.natural-remedies-clinic.co.uk/news/archives/2151 This study examined the effects of continuous administration of sivelestat sodium hydrate (sivelestat) on guinea pigs induced with intestinal paralysis and hypotension. Findings suggest that sivelestat - a neutrophil elastase (NE) inhibitor- can effectively reduce intestinal dysfunction and attenuate hypotension. ... http://www.natural-remedies-clinic.co.uk/news/archives/2150 Researchers at Duke University Medical Center appear to have solved at least a piece of a puzzle that has mystified physicians for years: why so many patients with asthma also suffer from GERD, or gastroesophageal reflux disease. Clinicians first noted a relationship between the two diseases in ... http://www.natural-remedies-clinic.co.uk/news/archives/2148 Babies exposed to cigarette smoke before birth or during the first months afterwards run a greater risk of developing asthma and allergy. This according to a doctoral thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. It is a well known fact that babies are harmed by tobacco ... http://www.natural-remedies-clinic.co.uk/news/archives/2149 The earliest known writings about herbal medicines date back to 2800 B.C. in China, and many people believe that electromedicine goes back to the time of Aristotle. But while many complementary or alternative modalities may not be new, these alternative measures are still not well understood by many Americans. http://www.natural-remedies-clinic.co.uk/news/archives/2147 The following summarizes efforts that seek to address racial health disparities. Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania Asthma Partnership will award a total of $35,000 to community-based and not-for-profit groups that work to address asthma in the community, the http://www.natural-remedies-clinic.co.uk/news/archives/2146 Information relevant to Indiana's current pandemic influenza preparedness plan was presented July 16 during a symposium convened by the Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana University Center for Bioethics, "The Ethics of Pandemic Influenza Planning in Indiana: What Have We Done and http://www.natural-remedies-clinic.co.uk/news/archives/2145