Respiratory Medicine News 
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Dog-associated house dust protects against respiratory infection linked to asthma
(American Society for Microbiology) House dust from homes with dogs appears to protect against infection with a common respiratory virus that is associated with the development of asthma in children. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco, present their findings today at the 2012 General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 19, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Research identifies specific bacteria linked to indoor water-damage and mold
(University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center) Bacterial contamination in water-damaged buildings has been identified as a potential cause of health problems, including infection and respiratory conditions like asthma. In a new study, a University of Cincinnati environmental health research team found evidence linking two specific strains of bacteria -- Stenotrophomonas and Mycobacterium -- to indoor mold from water damage.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - June 19, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
CD32 polymorphism protects against death from pneumococcal disease
Carriers of the minor allele of a polymorphism in the FCGR2A gene, which encodes CD32, are substantially less likely to die from invasive pneumococcal disease than those with the major allele, French researchers report.
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - June 18, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Surgical treatment for pulmonary aspergilloma: a 35-year experience in the Chinese population
Chen QK, Jiang GN, Ding JA
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 18, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
EPA Proposes New Cuts on Levels of Soot in Air
Title: EPA Proposes New Cuts on Levels of Soot in AirCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/15/2012 4:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 6/18/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - June 18, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Fatigue Tied to Landing in Hospital for COPD (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who report high levels of fatigue appear to be at increased risk for being hospitalized, a study showed.
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - June 16, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Respiratory atopy in Rio de Janeiro
Geller M
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
IgE antibody to Aspergillus fumigatus recombinant allergens in cystic fibrosis patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Knutsen AP, Hutcheson PS, Slavin RG, Kurup VP
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
The association of HLA-DR alleles and T cell activation with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Chauhan B, Santiago L, Kirschmann DA, Hauptfeld V, Knutsen AP, Hutcheson PS, Woulfe SL, Slavin RG, Schwartz HJ, Bellone CJ
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
A 12-year longitudinal study of Aspergillus sensitivity in patients with cystic fibrosis
Hutcheson PS, Knutsen AP, Rejent AJ, Slavin RG
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
T cell subsets, epitope mapping, and HLA-restriction in patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Chauhan B, Knutsen A, Hutcheson PS, Slavin RG, Bellone CJ
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Serum anti-Aspergillus fumigatus antibodies by immunoblot and ELISA in cystic fibrosis with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Knutsen AP, Mueller KR, Hutcheson PS, Slavin RG
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. Clinical and pathologic study of three cases
Chan-Yeung M, Chase WH, Trapp W, Grzybowski S
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Fungal osteomyelitis of the temporal bone: a review of reported cases
Hanna E, Hughes G, Eliachar I, Wanamaker J, Tomford W
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Isolation of filamentous fungi from sputum in asthma is associated with reduced post-bronchodilator FEV1
Agbetile J, Fairs A, Desai D, Hargadon B, Bourne M, Mutalithas K, Edwards R, Morley JP, Monteiro WR, Kulkarni NS, Green RH, Pavord ID, Bradding P, Brightling CE, Wardlaw AJ, Pashley CH
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Piperacillin/tazobactam (TazocinTM) seems to be no longer responsible for false-positive results of the galactomannan assay
Mikulska M, Furfaro E, Del Bono V, Raiola AM, Ratto S, Bacigalupo A, Viscoli C
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Idiosyncratic nature of voriconazole photosensitivity in children undergoing cancer therapy
Hansford JR, Cole C, Blyth CC, Gottardo NG
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - June 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Fatigue in COPD Patients Often Precedes Hospitalization: Study
Low energy is common in people with the respiratory condition
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - June 14, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Family Medicine, Nursing, Pulmonology, News, Source Type: news
Fatigue in COPD Patients Often Precedes Hospitalization
Low energy is common in people with the respiratory condition
Source: HealthDay
Related MedlinePlus Pages: COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Fatigue, Health Facilities
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - June 14, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fatigue in COPD Patients Often Precedes Hospitalization: Study
Title: Fatigue in COPD Patients Often Precedes Hospitalization: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/14/2012 10:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/14/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - June 14, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Health Tip: Secondhand Smoke is Dangerous
Title: Health Tip: Secondhand Smoke is DangerousCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/14/2012 8:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/14/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - June 14, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Functional Respiratory Disorders
When Respiratory Symptoms Do Not Respond to Pulmonary Treatmentseries:Respiratory MedicineMany patients with pulmonary complaints fail to improve despite physicians’ best efforts. Sometimes, we ascribe this failure to lack of adherence with therapy, or to the severity of the condition. What we often fail to appreciate, however, is that sometimes the lack of improvement can be explained by the patients' psychological states. The first section of Functional Respiratory Disorders: ...
Source: Springer Medicine titles - June 14, 2012 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Pneumology/Respiratory System Source Type: news
Use of oxycodone in pregnancy
Source: UK Teratology Information Service
Area: Evidence > Drugs in Pregnancy
SUMMARY: Oxycodone is a semisynthetic opioid analgesic administered orally, intramuscularly or intravenously for the treatment of moderate to severe pain.
A single retrospective study has reported an increased risk of pulmonary valve stenosis in infants exposed to oxycodone in utero. Older studies show no increased risk of overall malformation rate, however use of any opioid during pregnancy, particularly around the time of delivery, confers a risk of neonatal respiratory depression, and increased rates of preterm delivery have be...
Source: NeLM - Drugs in Pregnancy - June 14, 2012 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
“People are dying, people are suffering – this is a crisis”
Water has already run out in one of the temporary gathering places for around 30,000 newly arrived refugees in South Sudan. Because the existing refugee camps in the area are full, the new refugees have had to settle at temporary gathering points, first at a place called “km43” and then, as water ran out, at a place called “km18”. They are sleeping under trees, with no shelter, virtually no food and a fast-diminishing water supply. Erna Rijnierse, MSF’s medical team leader, describes the situation and the urgent need for the refugees to be relocated to a better place:
“There is nothing that is not difficult he...
Source: MSF News - June 13, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: South Sudan Frontpage Interview Refugees & IDPs South Sudan Malnutrition Source Type: news
Sleep Apnea Therapy Might Ease Depression, Too
Positive airway pressure even helps patients who fail to use the treatment as prescribed, study finds
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - June 12, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Neurology, Nursing, Psychiatry, Pulmonology, News, Source Type: news
WHO: Diesel Exhaust Causes Lung Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Diesel exhaust is carcinogenic in human lungs, according to a scientific working group of the World Health Organization after a week-long meeting to review the evidence.
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - June 12, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Short Sleep May Signal Stroke Risk (CME/CE)
BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- People who habitually sleep less than 6 hours appear to be at risk of developing stroke-like symptoms that predict future stroke, researchers reported here at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - June 12, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Hospital Noise Fractures Sleep, Slows Healing (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Nighttime noise in hospitals adds up to poor sleep, which may hurt healing when patients need it most, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonary - June 12, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Health Warnings Loud and Clear on Cigarettes in Argentina
This month, Argentina will join the growing list of Latin American countries that compel tobacco companies to display health warnings about the dangers of smoking on cigarette packs, illustrated with graphic images.
The country is one of six in Latin America and the Caribbean that have not yet ratified the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, but a national law enacted Jun. 13, 2011 provides a route to smoking prevention.
The law stipulates that from now on, cigarette packs must display a health warning message on the lower half of the front or back of the pack, and a picture of ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 12, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Walter García Tags: Civil Society Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Latin America & the Caribbean Population Regional Categories smoke-free laws Tobacco Source Type: news
Sleep apnea may speed-up kidney decline
Patients with chronic kidney disease are commonly exposed to nocturnal hypoxia that may increase the rate of decline in kidney function, Canadian researchers report.
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - June 11, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Quitting Smoking Even in Old Age Prolongs Life: Study
Review of data in older people affirms the dangers of the habit
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - June 11, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Oncology, Pulmonology, Geriatrics, Preventive Medicine, News, Source Type: news
Does He Have Acromegaly or Something Similar?
Discussion
Acromegaly is caused by abnormal growth hormone and IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1) after the growth plates are closed. It is called gigantism if it occurs when the growth plates are open and causes increased linear growth. Acromegaly, since it acts on closed growth plates, shows other physical signs including frontal bossing, prognathism, coarse facial features, macrocephaly, moderate obesity, thickened skin, thickened fingers and toes, hyperhidrosis and other problems. If the IGF-1 exposure is prolonged other problems occur such as cardiac hypertrophy and osteoarthritis. Benign tumors are also relatively ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 10, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Donna M. D'Alessandro, M.D. Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Urban children more likely to have food allergies
Children living in urban centers have a significantly higher prevalence of food allergies than those living in rural areas, US study data show.
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - June 10, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Pediatric blast lung injury from a fireworks-related explosion. - Ratto J, Johnson BK, Condra CS, Knapp JF.
We describe a multisystem blast injury in a child resulting from a commercial firework-related explosion in her home. She presented with respiratory fa...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - June 8, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
ECMO as a Bridge to Lung Transplantation
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for support of adult patients with acute lung failure has been a vigorously debated topic among critical care professionals. As researchers continue to investigate its risks and benefits, indications for use are slowly expanding. Increasing wait times for lung transplants and the poor outcomes associated with endotracheal intubation warrant new support strategies for patients with end-stage lung disease. The authors of an article published in the April 2012 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine examined the role of ECMO as a bridge to lung transplantation...
Source: SCCM RSS News - June 8, 2012 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: news
Liver Involvement During Influenza InfectionLiver Involvement During Influenza Infection
Liver involvement can be detected in some cases of influenza. Was it more common in the 2009 H1N1 pandemic than in seasonal cases? Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 8, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
International footballers 'play on painkillers'
Conclusion
This study provides a snapshot of the medications used in the 72 hours before each match during the 2010 World Cup. The report shows that 71.7% of footballers taking part in the World Cup (528 out of 736) took medication at some point, and 60.3% (444 out of 736) took painkilling drugs at least once. Nearly half the players (48.2%, 1,418 out of 2,944) were taking some sort of medication in the 72 hours before their team’s match regardless of whether they were playing. Most of these players (1,020) took anti-inflammatory drugs.
This study demonstrates the widespread use of medication, particularly anti-inflammat...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 8, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Why Symptoms In Patients With Mild Asthma Are Triggered By Hot, Humid Air
May is asthma awareness month, and with summer right around the corner, a study shows that doctors may be closer to understanding why patients with mild asthma have such difficulty breathing during hot, humid weather. The study, appearing in the June print issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, found that patients who inhaled an asthma drug before breathing in hot, humid air were able to prevent airway constriction that volunteers without asthma did not experience in the same environment...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 8, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news
Oxidative stress burdens obstructive sleep apnea patients
Obstructive sleep apnea may be associated with increased oxidative burden, say researchers.
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - June 7, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Frequent Coffee Consumption Linked to Longevity: Caffeine Buzz
Frequent coffee drinkers have a lower risk than those who drink little or no coffee, of death related to heart and respiratory disease, stroke, and infections.
Source: Consultant Live - June 7, 2012 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
STEMCELL Technologies Announces the Release of PneumaCult™-ALI, a New...
The development of convenient, yet physiologically relevant in vitro culture systems is critical to research and development on chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma or COPD, and could...(PRWeb June 07, 2012)Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/newculturemediafor/bronchialepithelialcells/prweb9578551.htm
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - June 7, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Assessing The Extent Of Added Benefit From Pirfenidone
Pirfenidone inhibits the development of inflammation and scarring (fibrosis) in pulmonary tissue and has been approved for the treatment of mild to moderate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) since the beginning of 2011. In an early benefit assessment in accordance with the Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products (AMNOG), the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) has examined the extent of added benefit of pirfenidone. Treatment with pirfenidone was compared with the appropriate comparator therapy, so-called best supportive care...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 7, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news
High Pollution Increases Risk Of Repeated Heart Attacks By Over 40 Percent
Air pollution, a serious danger to the environment, is also a major health risk, associated with respiratory infections, lung cancer and heart disease. Now a Tel Aviv University researcher has concluded that not only does air pollution impact cardiac events such as heart attack and stroke, but it also causes repeated episodes over the long term. Cardiac patients living in high pollution areas were found to be over 40 percent more likely to have a second heart attack when compared to patients living in low pollution areas, according to Dr...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 7, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture Source Type: news
The General Practice Awards 2012 nomination deadline
Categories this year include: General Practitioner of the Year, General Practice of the Year, GP Provider of the Year, Commissioners of the Year, Innovators of the Year, Nurse Practitioner of the Year, Nursing Team of the Year, Health Visitor of the Year as well as clinical categories including Respiratory Team, Sexual Health Team and many more. We have awards categories for your Nurses as well as Practice Managers so please pass the information along and get everyone involved!
Click here for the full list of categories and application forms.
Source: NHS Networks - June 7, 2012 Category: UK Health Authors: Maria Axford Source Type: news
British Lung Foundation report: The impact of cannabis on your lungs
This report gives an overview of the current evidence.
Source: NeLM - Mental Health - June 7, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Cannabis lung health risks underestimated
“One third of people think cannabis is harmless despite the fact that smoking it is 20 times more likely to cause cancer than tobacco,” The Daily Telegraph reported today. The Independent says that young cannabis users “do not realise the huge danger to their health”.
The stories are based on a new report, published by the British Lung Foundation, which says that public awareness of the health consequences of smoking cannabis is “worryingly low”, with almost one-third of the British population believing that smoking cannabis is not harmful to health. This figure rises to almost 40% among those aged under 35, th...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 6, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Lifestyle/exercise Source Type: news
Emphysema Patients May Benefit From Cell Transplantation Of Own Lung Stem Cells
When autologous (self-donated) lung-derived mensenchymal stem cells (LMSCs) were transplanted endoscopically into 13 adult female sheep modeled with emphysema, post-transplant evaluation showed evidence of tissue regeneration with increased blood perfusion and extra cellular matrix content. Researchers concluded that their approach could represent a practical alternative to conventional stem cell-based therapy for treating emphysema. The study is published in Cell Transplantation (21:1), now freely available on-line...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 6, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news
Pulmonary Embolism (Blood Clot in the Lung)
Title: Pulmonary Embolism (Blood Clot in the Lung)Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 3/20/2008 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/6/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - June 6, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If Obese
Title: Seniors With Asthma Do Worse If ObeseCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/5/2012 4:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 6/6/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - June 6, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Immune System Glitch Identified Which Is Linked To A Fourfold Higher Likelihood Of Death
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified an immune system deficiency whose presence shows someone is up to four times likelier to die than a person without it. The glitch involves an antibody molecule called a free light chain; people whose immune systems produce too much of the molecule are far more likely to die of a life-threatening illness such as cancer, diabetes and cardiac and respiratory disease than those whose bodies make normal levels. The study is published in the June issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - June 6, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Immune System / Vaccines Source Type: news
