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Heavy Sedation Not Needed for ICU Vent Patients (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- A lighter sedative without respiratory depressive effects was as effective as standard agents in mechanically ventilated patients and shortened the time patients spent on ventilators, researchers said.
Source: MedPage Today Surgery - March 21, 2012 Category: Surgery Source Type: news

Higher Glioma Risk Not Seen for Regular Cell Phone UsersHigher Glioma Risk Not Seen for Regular Cell Phone Users
In a Swedish study, glioma risk was lower than predicted for cell phone users, although there might be a modest risk for heavy users. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Pulmonary Medicine Headlines - March 21, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

Beginnings of COPD identified
The third most deadly disease in the US, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), appears to be partly driven by the action of immune cells circulating in the blood entering into the tissues of the lungs. Scientists have discovered that this key process begins in the blood vessels around the large airways in the center of the lung. The discovery helps clarify how smoking can bring about this severe respiratory condition.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 21, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

Scotts Miracle-Gro Company knowingly sold poisoned birdseed | @GrrlScientist
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company pleads guilty to knowingly selling poisoned birdseed and lawn and garden care products containing undocumented pesticides to an unsuspecting public I recently heard about the most astonishing corporate crime: the American company, Scotts Miracle-Gro, violated US federal environmental laws by manufacturing and selling poisoned birdseed for more than two years. The Scotts Miracle-Gro company entered guilty pleas to all charges in U.S. District Court and these guilty pleas were accepted by Judge James Graham on Tuesday, 13 March 2012. Penalties have not yet been determined. The Scotts Miracle-Gr...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 21, 2012 Category: Science Authors: GrrlScientist Tags: Science guardian.co.uk Blogposts Source Type: news

Scotts Miracle-Gro sold poisoned birdseed
The Scotts Miracle-Gro company pleads guilty to knowingly selling poisoned birdseed, and lawn and garden care products containing undocumented pesticides, to an unsuspecting publicI recently heard about the most astonishing corporate crime: the American company, Scotts Miracle-Gro, violated US federal environmental laws by manufacturing and selling poisoned birdseed for more than two years. The Scotts Miracle-Gro company entered guilty pleas to all charges in U.S. District Court and these guilty pleas were accepted by Judge James Graham on Tuesday, 13 March 2012. Penalties have not yet been determined. The Scotts Miracle-G...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 21, 2012 Category: Science Authors: GrrlScientist Tags: Science Birds Wildlife Pesticides Environment Law guardian.co.uk Blogposts Source Type: news

Fume Injury Claims Survive No-Evidence Judgment Motion In Illinois Federal Court
CHICAGO - The personal injury claims of a truck driver alleging a respiratory injury from exposure to paint solvent fumes survived a defense motion for no-causation summary judgment in an order entered March 15 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (Steven Noffsinger v. The Valspar Corp., et al., No. 09-916, N.D. Ill.; 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34865). Full story on lexis.com
Source: LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Emerging Toxic Torts Legal News - March 21, 2012 Category: Medical Law Source Type: news

Antibiotics Useless for Most Sinus Infections, Experts Say
New guidelines from specialists note that up to 98 percent of cases aren't bacterial
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - March 21, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: webmaster at doctorslounge.com Tags: Infections, ENT, Pulmonology, News, Source Type: news

Covidien Nellcore Respiration Rate Technology Gets U.S. Clearance
Covidien received FDA clearance for its Nellcor Respiration Rate Software Version 1.0 and the Adult Respiratory Sensor which it utilizes.The technology received European approval late last year and Covidien plans to roll out the device in the U.S. in a limited market release next month.Read More
Source: Medgadget Anesthesiology - March 20, 2012 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Gene Ostrovsky Tags: Anesthesiology Cardiology Critical Care Emergency Medicine Source Type: news

Identified biosynthetic pathway of aspergiolide A and a novel strategy to increase its production in a marine-derived fungus Aspergillus glaucus by feeding of biosynthetic precursors and inhibitors simultaneously
Sun X, Zhou X, Cai M, Tao K, Zhang Y
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - March 20, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Aspergiolide A, a novel anthraquinone derivative with naphtho[1,2,3-de]chromene-2,7-dione skeleton isolated from a marine-derived fungus Aspergillus glaucus
Lin Du, Tianjiao Zhu, Yuchun Fang, Hongbing Liu, Qianqun Gu, Weiming Zhu,
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - March 20, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Reducing malnutrition through prevention
In western Chad, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is conducting a study on how best to organize the distribution of supplementary food to prevent malnutrition rates from soaring. It is a huge task. Since February, a team of some 50 people has been visiting villages in the semi-desert area around Massakory, the capital of Chad’s Hadjer Lamis region. The researchers are going from door to door to find children aged two or younger – MSF estimates that there are around 5,000 in the area. Over the coming months, these children will receive nutrition supplements. If their parents agree, the children are measured and weighed...
Source: MSF News - March 19, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Chad Interview Source Type: news

Inflammation in COPD Patients With Emphysema and OsteoporosisInflammation in COPD Patients With Emphysema and Osteoporosis
A correlation between the emphysema phenotype of COPD and reduced bone mineral density is suggested by some studies. Find out more on the mechanisms underlying this relationship. Respiratory Research
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news

montelukast, Singulair
Title: montelukast, SingulairCategory: MedicationsCreated: 6/6/1999 6:50:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/19/2012
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - March 19, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Respiratory Diseases Expected To Worsen With Global Climate Change
Worldwide increases in the incidences of asthma, allergies, infectious and cardiovascular diseases will result from a variety of impacts of global climate change, including rising temperatures, worsening ozone levels in urban areas, the spread of desertification, and expansions of the ranges of communicable diseases as the planet heats up, the professional organization representing respiratory and airway physicians stated in a new position paper. The paper is published online and in print in the Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news

Federal Register: Microbiology Devices; Reclassification of Nucleic Acid-Based Systems for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
The FDA is proposing to reclassify nucleic acid-based in vitro diagnostic devices for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens from class III (premarket approval) into class II (special controls). These devices are...
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - March 19, 2012 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news

Federal Register: Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Nucleic Acid-Based IVD Devices for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Respiratory Specimens; Availability; Microbiology Devices; Reclassification..
This document was developed to support the reclassification of nucleic acid-based in vitro diagnostic devices for the detection of M. tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens from class III into class II. These devices are intended to be used as an..
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - March 19, 2012 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news

South African protocol for low-resource settings helps tiniest preemies breathe
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For extremely low birth weight infants in resource-limited hospitals, nasal continuous positive airway pressure (NCPAP) plus intubation, surfactant, and extubation (InSurE) improves survival after respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), a new study shows.
Source: Modern Medicine - March 19, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news

Common virus can lead to life-threatening conditions in children
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common virus that infects the lungs and breathing passage ways. Though it may only produce minor cold symptoms in adults, it can lead to serious illness in young children and those with compromised immune systems.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 16, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

Advance Registration Ends Soon for Sepsis Conference
Register today to guarantee your spot at the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s (SCCM) upcoming Clinical Focus conference, Sepsis-Related Respiratory Failure. Advance registration ends Wednesday, March 28, 2012. During this two-day conference, a team of multiprofessional experts will provide effective strategies for developing, implementing and executing protocols for the management of sepsis-related respiratory failure...
Source: SCCM RSS News - March 16, 2012 Category: Intensive Care Source Type: news

Endoscopic surgery for mycotic and chronic recurring sinusitis
Stammberger H
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - March 16, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Aspergillosis of the paranasal sinuses x-ray diagnosis, histopathology, and clinical aspects
Stammberger H, Jakse R, Beaufort F
Source: The Aspergillus Website - articles - March 16, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Antibiotic resistance: we must act now, says WHO
“Human resistance to antibiotics could bring ‘the end of modern medicine as we know it’,” according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says that we are facing an antibiotic crisis that could make routine operations impossible and a scratched knee potentially fatal. Similarly, the Daily Mail’s headline stated that a sore throat could soon become fatal. The alarming headlines follow a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), which set out ways to fight the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR occurs when infectious organisms, such as bacteria and viruses, adapt to treatments and becom...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 16, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: QA articles Medication Source Type: news

Antibiotic resistance: we must act now says WHO
“Human resistance to antibiotics could bring ‘the end of modern medicine as we know it’,” according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says that we are facing an antibiotic crisis that could make routine operations impossible and a scratched knee potentially fatal. Similarly, the Daily Mail’s headline stated that a sore throat could soon become fatal. The alarming headlines follow a new report by the World Health Organization (WHO), which set out ways to fight the growing problem of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). AMR occurs when infectious organisms, such as bacteria and viruses, adapt to treatments and becom...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 16, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: QA articles Medication Source Type: news

Predicting COPD Mortality - Using Inflammatory Biomarkers Improves Accuracy
According to a study published online ahead of print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, adding inflammatory biomarkers to established clinical variables significantly improves the prediction of mortality in patients suffering with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 16, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: COPD Source Type: news

Food Challenge Reactions Are Not Respiratory in AsthmaticsFood Challenge Reactions Are Not Respiratory in Asthmatics
Nonasthmatic patients are more likely to cough and wheeze. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 16, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news

fluticasone propionate oral inhaler, Flovent (Discontinued), Flovent Diskus, Flovent HFA
Title: fluticasone propionate oral inhaler, Flovent (Discontinued), Flovent Diskus, Flovent HFACategory: MedicationsCreated: 7/23/1998Last Editorial Review: 3/16/2012
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - March 16, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff - Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Nucleic Acid-Based In Vitro Diagnostic Devices for the Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Respiratory Specimens
This document was developed to support the reclassification of nucleic acid-based in vitro diagnostic devices for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB-complex) in respiratory specimens from class III into class II. These devices are...
Source: Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA): CDRHNew - March 16, 2012 Category: Medical Equipment Source Type: news

Animal health breakthrough: Research uncovers genetic marker that could help control, eliminate PRRS virus
Scientists have recently discovered a genetic marker that identifies pigs with reduced susceptibility to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, or PRRS. The discovery may improve animal health and save the U.S. pork industry millions of dollars each year.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - March 15, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news

Anti-Smoking Efforts Saved 795,000 Lives Over 25 Years: Study
Title: Anti-Smoking Efforts Saved 795,000 Lives Over 25 Years: StudyCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/14/2012 6:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/15/2012
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - March 15, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Doctor Uses Wiki To Empower Patients And Help Them To Develop Asthma Action Plans
Imagine that you have asthma, and rather than give you a set of instructions about what to do if you have an attack, your doctor invites you to help write them? Would that make patients feel more engaged and empowered in managing their health care, and would that ultimately make them happier if not healthier? These questions are being raised by Dr. Samir Gupta, a respirologist at St. Michael's Hospital...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 15, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news

Predictors of clinical outcome in a national hospitalised cohort across both waves of the influenza A/H1N1 pandemic 2009-2010 in the UK
Source: Thorax Area: News Thorax has featured a study describing the characteristics of patients admitted during successive influenza A/H1N1 pandemic waves in the UK in 2009-2010. Data were systematically obtained on 1,520 patients admitted to 75 UK hospitals between May 2009 and January 2010. Multivariable analyses identified factors predictive of severe outcome. The following results were reported: . Patients aged 5-54 years were over-represented compared with winter seasonal admissions for acute respiratory infection, as were non-white ethnic groups (first wave only). .&...
Source: NeLM - News - March 15, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Research uncovers genetic marker that could help control, eliminate PRRS virus
(Kansas State University) A Kansas State University researcher was part of a collaborative effort that recently discovered a genetic marker that identifies pigs with reduced susceptibility to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome, or PRRS. Their discovery may improve animal health and save the US pork industry millions of dollars each year.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - March 15, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Lung doctors expect respiratory diseases will worsen with global climate change
(University of California - Davis Health System) Worldwide increases in the incidences of asthma, allergies, infectious and cardiovascular diseases will result from a variety of impacts of global climate change, including rising temperatures, worsening ozone levels in urban areas, the spread of desertification, and expansions of the ranges of communicable diseases as the planet heats up, the professional organization representing respiratory and airway physicians stated in a new position paper released today.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - March 15, 2012 Category: Biology Source Type: news

RSV Bronchiolitis in Infancy Linked to Subsequent AsthmaRSV Bronchiolitis in Infancy Linked to Subsequent Asthma
Does respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) signal lung susceptibility to asthma, or is the infection causal? Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 14, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Source Type: news

albuterol and ipratropium inhaler, Combivent, Combivent Respimat
Title: albuterol and ipratropium inhaler, Combivent, Combivent RespimatCategory: MedicationsCreated: 4/4/1999 6:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/14/2012
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - March 14, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

ipratropium bromide inhaler, Atrovent, Atrovent HFA
Title: ipratropium bromide inhaler, Atrovent, Atrovent HFACategory: MedicationsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 3/14/2012
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - March 14, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

albuterol and ipratropium inhaler, Combivent, Combivent Respimat
Title: albuterol and ipratropium inhaler, Combivent, Combivent RespimatCategory: MedicationsCreated: 4/4/1999 6:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/14/2012
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - March 14, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

ipratropium bromide inhaler, Atrovent, Atrovent HFA
Title: ipratropium bromide inhaler, Atrovent, Atrovent HFACategory: MedicationsCreated: 12/31/1997Last Editorial Review: 3/14/2012
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - March 14, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Inhaled Nitric Oxide Still Given To Preemies Despite Lack Of Supporting Evidence And Standards
Many premature infants throughout the United States continue to receive inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) during their NICU stay, despite the lack of evidence to support its use. Whether or not a preemie will receive iNO treatment, when and for how long, varies greatly throughout the country, as its use in premature infants appears to be unstandardized. These are the findings of a Nationwide Children's Hospital study appearing in the journal Pediatrics. Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) is a selective pulmonary vasodilator approved for use in term and near-term infants with hypoxic respiratory failure...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 14, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics / Children's Health Source Type: news

Health Highlights: March 12, 2012
Title: Health Highlights: March 12, 2012Category: Health NewsCreated: 3/12/2012 2:05:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/13/2012
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - March 13, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

FDA approves dose counter to treat bronchospasm
FDA approved a dose counter for use with albuterol sulfate (ProAir HFA, Teva Respiratory) for prevention of bronchospasm, the company announced.
Source: Drug Topics - Pharmacy News - March 13, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Inhalers 'linked to child health problems'
Conclusion This large cohort study suggests that the use of inhaled glucocorticoids for the treatment of asthma during pregnancy does not increase the risk of developing most types of disease during early childhood. As the researchers say, this data is ‘mostly reassuring’ and supports the use of these inhalers during pregnancy. The study did find an increased risk of developing endocrine or metabolic disorders in children of mothers with asthma who used steroid inhalers during pregnancy. However, it is important to remember that the increased risk is relative to children of women with asthma who did not use inhaled ste...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 12, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Pregnancy/child Source Type: news

Bullied Over Food Allergies
Title: Bullied Over Food AllergiesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/10/2012 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2012
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - March 12, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

How to Avoid Spring Sneezing and Stuffiness
Title: How to Avoid Spring Sneezing and StuffinessCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/10/2012 10:05:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2012
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - March 12, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Health Highlights: March 9, 2012
Title: Health Highlights: March 9, 2012Category: Health NewsCreated: 3/9/2012 4:06:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2012
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - March 12, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

flunisolide nasal spray, Nasalide (Discontinued), Aerobid, Aerobid HFA
Title: flunisolide nasal spray, Nasalide (Discontinued), Aerobid, Aerobid HFACategory: MedicationsCreated: 12/6/1998 9:58:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/12/2012
Source: MedicineNet Asthma General - March 12, 2012 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news

Moderate Wine Consumption May Improve Lung Function
A research team from the Netherlands assessed the impact of wine and resveratrol (a natural polyphenol found in high quantities in red wine) on lung function. It also looked at genetic factors and mechanisms by which resveratrol might be absorbed by the body and its possible effect on longevity. The authors report that pure resveratrol intake was associated with higher lung volumes and that white wine intake (but not red wine intake) and was associated with lower risk of airway obstruction. They report that the genetic factors studied did not relate to the associations found...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - March 12, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Respiratory / Asthma Source Type: news

Use of morphine in pregnancy
Source: UK Teratology Information Service Area: Evidence > Drugs in Pregnancy SUMMARY: Morphine is a natural opioid analgesic derived from the poppy (Papaver somniferum) which is typically administered orally, intravenously, or rectally for the treatment of severe pain. No recent data relating specifically to morphine exposure in human pregnancy has been published. Very limited data from 1977 did not demonstrate an increased risk of congenital malformation following morphine exposure in 70 cases, however increased rates of specific malformations have been observed for other opioids and in studies anal...
Source: NeLM - Drugs in Pregnancy - March 12, 2012 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news