Respiratory: June 2005

Thursday, June 30, 2005

Prediction of Panic Response to a Respiratory Stimulant

Prediction of Panic Response to a Respiratory Stimulant by Reduced
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - 5 hours ago with panic disorder and five healthy comparison subjects before and during anxiogenic challenge with intravenous doxapram, an acute respiratory stimulant.

Arrow Out-Licenses RSV Drug To Novartis For Up To $227M
BioWorld Online (subscription), GA - 1 hour ago landed its first deal, licensing A-60444, a small-molecule inhibitor of respiratory syncytial virus, to Novartis Pharma AG for a $10 million down payment and

Exposure to Mother's Smoke Increases Risk of Asthma in Adults
CCNMatthews (press release), Canada - Jun 29, 2005 Childhood exposure to mother's second hand smoke substantially increases the risk for developing adult asthma and other respiratory symptoms according to a new

Troubling trend of ozone alerts
KHOU (subscription), TX - Jun 28, 2005 reached level "orange" on the west side of Houston, which means the air out there can be unhealthy for children, the elderly or people with respiratory problems

Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Cambodia struggles with influx of infants with respiratory

Cambodia struggles with influx of infants with respiratory
WANE, IN - 21 hours ago in recent days more than a-thousand children between the ages of two months and five years have been admitted to hospitals with acute respiratory infections.

Exposure to Mother's Smoke Increases Risk of Asthma in Adults
CCNMatthews (press release), Canada - 15 hours ago Childhood exposure to mother's second hand smoke substantially increases the risk for developing adult asthma and other respiratory symptoms according to a new

Antibiotics for acute uncomplicated lower respiratory tract
MedIndia, India - Jun 28, 2005 in The Journal of the American Medical Association, no offer or delayed offer of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI

Diagnosing Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
RedNova.com, TX - Jun 26, 2005 The early diagnosis of suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is essential to allow for early isolation and treatment.

Respiratory disease in Kon Tum not SARS or H5N1
Viet Nam News Agency, Vietnam - 19 hours ago Kon Tum, June 29 (VNA) - Health officials in the Central Highlands Kon Tum province have said the respiratory inflammations affecting some local children are

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Little benefit of antibiotics for uncomplicated lower respiratory

Little benefit of antibiotics for uncomplicated lower respiratory
RxPG NEWS, CA - Jun 21, 2005 By JAMA and Archives Journals, Patients with uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infections, such as bronchitis, who were given antibiotics had little

Antibiotics for acute uncomplicated lower respiratory tract
MedIndia, India - 22 hours ago in The Journal of the American Medical Association, no offer or delayed offer of antibiotics for acute uncomplicated lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI

Equine Respiratory Disease Part 2: The Lower Airway
TheHorse.com, KY - Jun 22, 2005 The upper respiratory system, trachea, and bronchi are lined with tissue that always is covered with a wet/sticky mucus to which contaminants in the air will

Officials warn of bad air
Portsmouth Herald News, NH - 17 hours ago State officials are encouraging people with heart or lung disease, older adults, children and people with respiratory conditions such as asthma to cut back on

Antibiotics Don't Shorten Cough Duration in Lower Respiratory
MedPage Today, NJ - Jun 21, 2005 make patients happy even though the drugs don't shorten the duration of cough, congestion, or general malaise caused by lower respiratory tract infections

Monday, June 27, 2005

CRF Inc. and Ferraris Respiratory Launch Bluetooth(TM) Enabled

CRF Inc. and Ferraris Respiratory Launch Bluetooth(TM) Enabled
Business Wire (press release), CA - 13 hours ago ePRO) and wireless data collection solutions for the biopharmaceutical industry, today announced that it has collaborated with Ferraris Respiratory to develop

Antibiotics doe not help lower respiratory tract infections
HealthandAge.com - Jun 23, 2005 Doctors at the University of Southampton, England, now report a study where a group of over 800 patients with a lower respiratory infection such as bronchitis

Study: Antibiotics do little for most respiratory infections
AZ Central.com, AZ - Jun 21, 2005 According to the article, which appears in this week's issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, acute lower respiratory tract illness is the

Antibiotics Don't Shorten Cough Duration in Lower Respiratory
MedPage Today, NJ - Jun 21, 2005 make patients happy even though the drugs don't shorten the duration of cough, congestion, or general malaise caused by lower respiratory tract infections

Diagnosing Breathing Problems
TheHorse.com, KY - 21 hours ago Many of you are familiar with the respiratory condition known as "heaves," also termed recurrent airway obstruction (RAO). Primarily

Saturday, June 25, 2005

Equine Respiratory Disease Part 2: The Lower Airway

Equine Respiratory Disease Part 2: The Lower Airway
TheHorse.com, KY - Jun 22, 2005 The upper respiratory system, trachea, and bronchi are lined with tissue that always is covered with a wet/sticky mucus to which contaminants in the air will

Smokies issues air quality advisory
Asheville Citizen-Times, NC - Jun 23, 2005 Officials in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park have issued an air quality advisory for the park and are asking those with respiratory problems to limit

State issues ozone alert for today
Providence Eyewitness News, RI - 7 hours ago heat and sunlight. Children, the elderly and those with respiratory issues are especially susceptible to smog. Residents are urged

Hospitals on alert as smog and then storms trigger asthma warning
Times Online, UK - Jun 23, 2005 VIOLENT thunderstorms are today expected to unleash a potential epidemic of respiratory illness in people with no previous breathing problems.

Sunday, June 19, 2005

ATS Statement on Home Care for Respiratory Disorders

In the just published "American Thoracic Society Statement on Home Care for Patients with Respiratory Disorders," an ad hoc expert subcommittee pointed out ...
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