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Greater COPD guideline awareness needed in primary care
US study results show that primary care management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rarely conforms to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease guidelines. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - May 20, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
ARDS Survival Improved by Prone Position (CME/CE)
PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Mortality in acute respiratory distress syndrome was cut in half in patients who had early and prolonged sessions of prone positioning, a multicenter randomized trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - May 20, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Nebulized Arformoterol: Its Place in the Management of COPDNebulized Arformoterol: Its Place in the Management of COPD
Find out about the pharmacology and safety of arformoterol in patients with COPD. Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
What Is Its Place in the Management of COPD?What Is Its Place in the Management of COPD?
Find out about the pharmacology and safety of arformoterol in patients with COPD. Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Study: Older Whooping Cough Vaccine More Effective
But it was phased out because of side effects; newer version works, study notes (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - May 20, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Infections, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, News, Source Type: news
Matrix Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry in Clinical Microbiology
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Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - May 20, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Living Near Major Roadways in Pregnancy Tied to Respiratory Woes in Children
Infants may have higher risk for conditions like pneumonia, study found (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - May 20, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Infections, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Obstetrics, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Simulator Helps Asthma Patients Breathe Easier (CME/CE)
PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- A 5-minute test with a simulator helps asthma patients learn how to correctly use their inhalers, nearly doubling the chance of being in therapeutic range at the next visit, researchers reported here. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - May 19, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Cystic Fibrosis: Charity and Industry Partner for Profit
(MedPage Today) -- When a disease-related charity becomes a venture capitalist, count the pharmaceutical industry among the winners, but the charity is not far behind as John Fauber explains in this Milwaukee Journal Sentinel/MedPage Today investigation. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - May 19, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Cystic Fibrosis: Siblings Share the Patient Experience
(MedPage Today) -- Only 1,200 people in the U.S. have the specific genetic mutation that causes a rare form of cystic fibrosis -- two of them are a Wisconsin brother and sister, Charles and Paula Heup. The Heup siblings are taking Kalydeco to treat their disease. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - May 19, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Evidence Of Host Adaptation Of Avian-Origin Influenza A Virus
A novel avian-origin reassortant influenza A (H7N9) virus emerged in China in February 2013, and is associated with severe lower respiratory tract diseases. To date, more than 100 human cases of infection, including at least 20 deaths, have been reported in China. Three early cases of infection were described in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The general clinical features of the three patients were similar to the previously reported cases in China. Two of the three patients had a history of direct contact with live poultry markets... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Bird Flu / Avian Flu Source Type: news
Questionnaire improves allergic rhinitis detection in asthma
Researchers have shown that the Self Assessment of Allergic Rhinitis and Asthma questionnaire is effective in identifying undiagnosed allergic rhinitis among asthma patients. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - May 16, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Respiratory Bug Not Always a Problem for Kids (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Many children with no signs of respiratory infection tested positive for Mycoplasma pneumoniae, suggesting that such tests may be unreliable for clinical diagnosis, researchers said. (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - May 16, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Materials in Some Household Products Tied to Lung Damage
Breathing in 'nanomaterials' seems to cause inflammation, study contends (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - May 15, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Family Medicine, Pulmonology, Rheumatology, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
‘Obesity paradox’ holds true in COPD
Obese patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are significantly less likely to die in hospital, or to be readmitted following an exacerbation than normal weight patients, show the results of Spanish research. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - May 15, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
ASCO: Immune Therapy Wins Praise
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- A fifth of heavily pretreated patients with advanced cancers responded to a monoclonal antibody that blocks a tumor's ability to hide from the immune system, a preliminary clinical study showed. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - May 15, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
ASCO: More Radiation No Good in NSCLC
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Boosting the dose of radiation therapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer actually compromises outcomes and cuts survival, a randomized trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - May 15, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
ASCO: Fitness at 50 Linked to Less Cancer Risk
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- For middle-age men, good physical fitness reduces the risk of lung and colorectal cancer, a researcher said. (Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - May 15, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
WHO Reports First Patient-to-Nurse Spread of New SARS-Like Virus
Two health workers in Saudi Arabia have become infected with a potentially fatal new SARS-like virus after catching it from patients in their care - the first evidence of such transmission within a hospital, the World Health Organization said.
Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: International Health, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Common in Asymptomatic ChildrenMycoplasma pneumoniae Common in Asymptomatic Children
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is commonly present in the upper respiratory tract of asymptomatic children, suggesting caution in making a diagnosis in respiratory disease based exclusively on serology. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
Materials in Some Household Products Tied to Lung Damage
Title: Materials in Some Household Products Tied to Lung DamageCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/14/2013 2:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/15/2013 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Lungs General)
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - May 15, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
COPD and Allergic Diseases
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore have discovered that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also have allergic disease have higher levels of respiratory symptoms and are at higher risk for COPD exacerbations. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - May 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Allergic Disease Ups Respiratory Problems in COPD PatientsAllergic Disease Ups Respiratory Problems in COPD Patients
A study of 1468 patients with COPD concluded that those who had a concomitant diagnosis of allergic disease were at increased risk of developing respiratory symptoms and flare-ups of COPD. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
World Briefing | Middle East: Saudi Arabia: New Virus Spreads
Saudi Arabia has confirmed six new cases of the SARS-like coronavirus in its Eastern Province in recent days, the state news media reported. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By REUTERS Tags: Saudi Arabia SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Source Type: news
GOLD adherence raises costs in stage III COPD
Results of Spanish research show that adherence to the Global Initiative for Chronic Lung Disease guidelines reduces overall costs in the treatment of stage II chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but not in stage III disease. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - May 14, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Asymptomatic Carriage Of M. Pneumoniae Common In Children
The bacterium M. pneumoniae is carried at high rates in the upper respiratory tracts of healthy children and usual diagnostic tests cannot differentiate between such asymptomatic carriage and actual respiratory tract infection, according to a study by Dutch researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine. These findings are important as they suggest that clinicians may need to reconsider the clinical significance of a positive test result for the presence of this bacterium... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news
Saudi Arabia Confirms Six New Cases of Deadly SARS-Like Virus
Saudi Arabia has confirmed six new cases of the SARS-like novel coronavirus in its Eastern Province, state media reported on Monday and Tuesday, citing the health ministry.Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: International Health, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Respiratory Symptoms And Exacerbations In COPD Worsened By Allergic Disease
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also have allergic disease have higher levels of respiratory symptoms and are at higher risk for COPD exacerbations, according to a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. "Although allergic sensitization and allergen exposure are known to be associated with impairments in lung function, the effects of allergic disease on respiratory symptoms in COPD patients has only recently been studied," said researcher Nadia N... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: COPD Source Type: news
Recurrent Wheeze in Healthy Preterm Infants
(Ivanhoe Newswire) – Researchers out of the University Medical Center Utrecht performed a multicenter, double-blind, randomized trial to determine the potential causal role of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in the pathogenesis of wheezing illness during the first year of life, using the commercial monoclonal antibody palivizumab against RSV. (Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com)
Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - May 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
France Confirms Second Case of Virus Linked to SARS
The cases are being watched closely because the transmission occurred in a shared hospital room. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - May 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By STEVEN ERLANGER Tags: Infections Viruses SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Deaths (Fatalities) France World Health Organization Source Type: news
COPD clinicians urged not to ignore allergies
US research shows that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who have allergic symptoms or allergic sensitization experience more symptoms and exacerbations than those who do not. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - May 13, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
'SARS-like' virus infects second French patient
A second diagnosis of the new SARS-like virus coronavirus was confirmed in France on Sunday as clinicians are urged to watch for 'a-typical' respiratory symptoms in patients who have recently visited the Middle East
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Source: Nursing in Practice - May 13, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Lalah-Simone Springer Tags: Family health Infections Editor ' s pick Latest News Source Type: news
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Title: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseCategory: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/13/2013 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Lungs General)
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - May 13, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Breo Ellipta Approved for COPD
Title: Breo Ellipta Approved for COPDCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/10/2013 2:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 5/13/2013 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Lungs General)
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - May 13, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Two New Viruses Could Both Spark Global Outbreaks
Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials - a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China. (Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health)
Source: RWJF News Digest - Public Health - May 13, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Asthma symptoms ‘overestimated’ in obese children
Obese children with asthma may be overtreated, say US researchers who found that impaired mechanics of the chest, and not asthma itself, are responsible for some of the symptoms these patients experience. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - May 12, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Oral Drops for Asthma and Allergy Relief
Allergy shots are commonly used to treat children with severe environmental allergies and asthma, but under-the-tongue drops may offer yet another beneficial - and stick-free - option for pediatric allergy sufferers, according to a Johns Hopkins Children's Center review of existing scientific evidence. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - May 12, 2013 Category: Disability Tags: Respiratory Disorders Source Type: news
School Dustless Chalk May Cause Allergy and Asthma Symptoms in Students with Milk Allergy
Children with milk allergy may be allergic to school - Chalk dust can contain milk protein, triggering respiratory symptoms. (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - May 12, 2013 Category: Disability Tags: Food Allergy - Intolerance Source Type: news
Rumors, grief and questions: A virus ravages a Saudi family
HOFUF, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) - On the third day after his father's death from a respiratory infection, Hussein al-Sheikh began to feel feverish. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - May 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
New SARS-Like Virus Can Probably Pass Person-to-Person
World Health Organization (WHO) officials said on Sunday it seemed likely a new coronavirus that has killed at least 18 people in the Middle East and Europe could be passed between humans, but only after prolonged contact.Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Page: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Source: MedlinePlus Health News)
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - May 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The relationship of respiratory tract infections to falls incidence in nursing home residents - Pigłowska M, Kostka J, Kostka T.
INTRODUCTION Falls are complex events caused by a combination of intrinsic impairments and disabilities with or without accompanying environmental hazards. OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to assess the relationship between respiratory tract infections ... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Sleep-disordered breathing: effects on brain structure and function - Harper RM, Kumar R, Ogren JA, Macey PM.
Sleep-disordered breathing is accompanied by neural injury that affects a wide range of physiological systems which include processes for sensing chemoreception and airflow, driving respiratory musculature, timing circuitry for coordination of breathing pa... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - May 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
