Archive for the ‘Respiratory / Asthma’ Category
Sunday, April 13th, 2008
A team of researchers led by University of Sunderland scientists has made a major breakthrough in the fight against a deadly hospital infection which kills tens of thousands of people every year. Experts have discovered a technique for the early detection of the superbug pseudomonas aeruginosa which particularly infects patients ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
During Wednesday's Satellite Symposium 3: The Challenges of Lung Transplantation in Cystic Fibrosis (CF) at the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions, clinicians and researchers discussed some of the unique challenges in achieving excellent lung transplant outcomes in patients with CF. ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
Patients suffering from respiratory disease and hearing problems are to benefit from an injection of 7.5 million pounds to fund ground-breaking new treatments in Nottingham.Two new Biomedical Research Units (BRUs) will take pioneering medical research out of the laboratory and into the hospital clinic getting new treatments to patients more ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
One month of tough breathing may help asthma sufferers breathe easier in the long run, according to research from one University of Houston professor.In a move that challenges one of the most basic tenets of the Hippocratic Oath - first do no harm - Richard Bond, associate professor of pharmacology ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows that the Australian asthma death toll jumped in 2007, with an additional 84 deaths being recorded compared to 2007 data. The total number of deaths attributed to asthma in Australia in 2007 was 402. The greatest increase in deaths occurred in ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Asthma UK Northern Ireland is calling on Health and Social Services Boards to implement official guidance on a new drug for people with severe allergic asthma as a matter of urgency as there are concerns that applications for funding for the drug are being turned down. The approval of Omalizumab ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Inhaling chlorine triggers a nerve receptor that protects healthy people by inducing sneezing, coughing, and irritation, but can cause major problems for people with asthma and other respiratory problems, Yale School of Medicine researchers report in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Prior to this study it was thought that chlorine ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
In a decision criticised today by environment groups, the EU Parliament ENVI Committee voted in favour of EU Commission proposals to reclassify some waste incinerators as energy recovery plants. Among the critics of the proposals, which form part of the EU Waste Framework Directive, are environmental health network Health Care ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Dry airways may not only play a central role in the development of the in-herited lung disease cystic fibrosis, but also in much more common acquired chronic lung diseases such as asthma and smoker's lung, the ciga-rette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This is the conclusion reached by scientists ...
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Monday, April 7th, 2008
The beauty of budding plants and bouquet of aromas are sources of satisfaction for many gardeners. For allergy sufferers, though, gardening can be as much a chore as pursuit of passion. Pollen from trees, shrub and grasses can cause an onslaught of allergy symptoms, including sneezing, itchy eyes, congestion ...
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