Nighttime Breathing Problems Not Necessarily Associated With Allergies

Snoring and daytime sleepiness are not associated with allergic rhinitis, but are associated with obstructed nasal passages, regardless of an individual's allergic status, according to an article released on December 15, 2008 in Archives of Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. One persistent symptom of allergic rhinitis, a runny nose due to allergies, is nasal obstruction.
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Posted on 12/23/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Allergy | Trackback | Comments Off

Cough And Cold Medicines Not For Children Under 6, Says Health Canada

Manufacturers in Canada will have to relabel OTC (over-the-counter) cough and cold medicines that have pediatric dosing information to indicate that these medications should not be given to children under six years of age. Health Canada says the products affected are those that contain any of the active ingredients listed below that are administered orally (via the mouth).
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Posted on 12/22/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Pediatrics / Children's Health | Trackback | Comments Off

Medicare Beneficiaries Worried New CMS Rule Will Eliminate Medicare Coverage For Oxygen Supplies

Many Medicare beneficiaries who use portable oxygen have expressed concerns that they will lose Medicare coverage of their oxygen supplies when a new CMS rule change takes effect on Jan. 1, 2009, Scripps Howard/Detroit News reports (Rauda, Scripps Howard/Detroit News, 12/19).
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Posted on 12/22/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP | Trackback | Comments Off

Kamada Completes Enrollment In Its Phase II Bronchiectasis Trial With Inhaled AAT

Kamada (TASE:KMDA), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development, production and marketing of specialty life-saving biotherapeutics, announced recently that it has completed patient enrollment in its Phase II clinical trial evaluating treatment of bronchiectasis patients with inhaled Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) delivered by the investigational eFlow® nebulizer system (PARI Pharma GmbH).
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Posted on 12/22/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Preventing Lung Disease In SE-Asian Babies

A simple, effective and low-cost method of preventing lung disease - and therefore death - in newborn children is not being practiced widely enough in South-East Asian hospitals, according to a major international study involving the University of Adelaide. The study - published in the international online journal
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Posted on 12/19/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Pediatrics / Children's Health | Trackback | Comments Off

Medicare Consumer Alert For Beneficiaries Who Use Oxygen Equipment And Supplies

A recent Medicare law changes how Medicare pays for oxygen equipment and supplies, but beneficiaries will still have continued Medicare coverage for oxygen equipment and related supplies. More information will be available in the near future. For now, beneficiaries and their caregivers should know three things: Beneficiaries will continue to get oxygen as long as they need it. 1.
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Posted on 12/19/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

FDA Announces Permanent Injunction Against Wilderness Family Naturals LLC

Company used Internet to claim its unapproved products treat serious health conditions The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that Wilderness Family Naturals LLC of Silver Bay, Minn., and its owners have signed a consent decree that prohibits them from manufacturing and distributing any products with unapproved claims that the products cure, treat, mitigate or prevent diseases.
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Posted on 12/19/2008 | Filed under Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Vitamin D Deficiency In Infants And Nursing Mothers Carries Long-Term Disease Risks

Once believed to be important only for bone health, vitamin D is now seen as having a critical function in maintaining the immune system throughout life. The newly recognized disease risks associated with vitamin D deficiency are clearly documented in a report in the December issue (Volume 3, Number 4) of Breastfeeding Medicine, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (http://www.liebertpub.
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Posted on 12/18/2008 | Filed under Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Pregnancy / Obstetrics | Trackback | Comments Off

M. D. Anderson’s Cohen Honored For Contributions To Traditional Chinese Medicine

Lorenzo Cohen, Ph.D., Director of the Integrative Medicine Program at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is the recipient of the 2007 International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Award of Shanghai Municipality (ISTCASM) and the 2008 Magnolia Memorial Award for his contributions in furthering research into the use of traditional Chinese medicine in cancer therapies.
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Posted on 12/18/2008 | Filed under Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Cancer / Oncology | Trackback | Comments Off

Antacid Medication In Pregnancy May Increase Childhood Asthma

Children of mothers who took acid-suppressive drugs during pregnancy had a 1.5 times higher incidence of asthma when compared to children who were not exposed to the drugs in utero, finds a large population-based study by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston. The findings, accompanied by an editorial, appear online this week in "Early View" in the journal Clinical and Experimental Allergy.
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Posted on 12/18/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Pregnancy / Obstetrics | Trackback | Comments Off

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