respiratory diseases

Smokers with lung disease need more than 'brief' intervention

harminka — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:02:11 -0500

OHSU Smoking Cessation Center researchers outline key steps for developing and implementing clinic-based systems to provide smoking cessation treatment tailored to smokers with respiratory disorders

Genetic factors in smoking also increase risk of chronic bronchitis

harminka — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:59:26 -0600

Smoking is a known risk factor for respiratory diseases like chronic bronchitis, but genes also play a significant role in its development, according to researchers in Sweden, who studied more than 40,000 Swedish twins to determine the extent to which behavior, environment and genes each play a role ion the development of chronic bronchitis.

Research leading to tools for managing bovine respiratory disease complex

harminka — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 08:29:07 -0600

Bovine respiratory disease complex has multiple causes. It's sometimes hard to classify and predict. It also costs the beef industry more than any other disease -- an estimated $690 million in 2006, according to one report.

Ventilator treatment strategies for patients with severe respiratory disorders

harminka — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:31:43 -0600

A comparison of two treatment methods for critically ill patients with severe, rapid-onset lung disorders treated with mechanical ventilators found no significant difference in the risk of death, but did find that the newer method reduced the rates of severe persistent low oxygen levels and reduced the need for additional “rescue” therapies, according to a study in the February 13 issue of JAMA.

Great apes endangered by human viruses

harminka — Sat, 26 Jan 2008 04:05:57 -0600

A new study published in the journal Current Biology by researchers of the Robert Koch Institute (Berlin), the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig) and the Centre Suisse des Recherches Scientifiques (Ivory Coast) confirms the disease threat, finding the first direct evidence of virus transmission from humans to wild apes.

New ramelteon data presented at AARC

harminka — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 02:06:20 -0600

A new study presented today showed that ramelteon did not exacerbate respiratory depressant effects in patients (40 years and older) with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as measured by oxygenation or abnormal breathing events relative to placebo.

Beijing spitters kept in check ahead of Olympics

Dinka — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:51:50 -0600

Although there is now a wide consensus in China that spitting is "uncivilised" behaviour, as pre-Olympics manners campaigns term it, spitting remains a trademark sight and sound across the country.

Endobronchial valve significantly improves emphysema

harminka — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:14:58 -0500

Emphysema patients whose lungs are implanted with a pencil eraser-sized, one-way endobronchial valve experience significantly improved measures of lung function and report better quality of life, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researcher Frank C. Sciurba, M.D., reported today at CHEST 2007, the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians.

World's largest respiratory health study launches next phase

harminka — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:50:37 -0500

The Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (TAHS), the world’s largest and longest running respiratory health research study, is launching a new research phase focussing on the 21,000 brothers and sisters of the original sample.

Respiratory infections study leads researchers to new virus

harminka — Thu, 17 May 2007 11:53:42 -0500

An ongoing effort to identify the microorganisms that make us sick has discovered a new virus potentially linked to unexplained respiratory infections.

Asthma incidence shows a 50 percent increase in fat people

harminka — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 11:34:59 -0500

For overweight and obese individuals, the incidence of asthma increases by 50 percent, as compared to those of normal weight, according to a meta-analysis of seven studies on severe asthma involving 333,102 patients.

Risk Factors for Spread of Respiratory Infections in Hospitals

harminka — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:42:54 -0500