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Evidence Of Host Adaptation Of Avian-Origin Influenza A Virus - Fri, 17 May 2013
A novel avian-origin reassortant influenza A (H7N9) virus emerged in China in February 2013, and is ......
Asymptomatic Carriage Of M. Pneumoniae Common In Children - Tue, 14 May 2013
The bacterium M. pneumoniae is carried at high rates in the upper respiratory tracts of healthy chil......
Respiratory Symptoms And Exacerbations In COPD Worsened By Allergic Disease - Tue, 14 May 2013
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also have allergic disease have highe......
New Inhaler Drug Approved By FDA For Chronic COPD - Sun, 12 May 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just announced the approval of a form of new long-term tre......
Antifungal Therapy Could Benefit Nearly 5 Million Asthmatics Worldwide - Sat, 11 May 2013
An estimated 4,837,000 asthmatics with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) could benefit ......
Serendipitous Scientific Discovery Holds Potential In Destroying Drug-Resistant Bacteria - Fri, 10 May 2013
Through the serendipity of science, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a po......
Bedtime Regularity Predicts CPAP Compliance - Fri, 10 May 2013
A new study suggests that regularity of bedtime prior to initiation of continuous positive airway pr......
Allergic Disease Worsens Respiratory Symptoms And Exacerbations In COPD - Fri, 10 May 2013
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also have allergic disease have highe......
Lung Inflammation Caused By Ubiquitous Engineered Nanomaterials - Thu, 09 May 2013
A consortium of scientists from across the country has found that breathing ultrafine particles from......
Needle-Free Relief For Children From Asthma And Allergies - Thu, 09 May 2013
Allergy shots are commonly used to treat children with severe environmental allergies and asthma, bu......
New Cause Discovered For Common Lung Problem - Thu, 09 May 2013
New research has found that in cases of lung edema, or fluid in the lungs, not only do the lungs fai......
In 1 Easy Step - Pathogen Turns Protein Into A Virulence Factor - Thu, 09 May 2013
To infect its host, the respiratory pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa takes an ordinary protein usuall......
Pumpless Paracorporeal Assist Device Helps Infants With Severe Respiratory Failure Survive Until Lung Transplantation - Wed, 08 May 2013
Adults with end-stage respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension requiring ECMO (extracorporeal ......
Nanomaterial Toxicity The Focus Of National Study To Address Health Risks - Wed, 08 May 2013
For the first time, researchers from institutions around the country have conducted an identical ser......
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: May 7, 2013 - Wed, 08 May 2013
1. Ambrisentan Not Appropriate for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Ambrisentan should no......

Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis-Associated Intestinal Obstruction Ameliorated By Gene Replacement In Pigs - Fri, 10 May 2013
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in CFTR and is characterized by dysfunction of the lungs......
Serendipitous Scientific Discovery Holds Potential In Destroying Drug-Resistant Bacteria - Fri, 10 May 2013
Through the serendipity of science, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have discovered a po......
DNA Sequencing Reveals Evidence For Mycobacterium abscessus Transmission Between Cystic Fibrosis Patients - Tue, 02 Apr 2013
Researchers at Papworth Hospital, the University of Cambridge and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institut......
Discovery Of Defective Regulatory Protein Could Increase Efficacy Of Promising Cystic Fibrosis Drug - Tue, 26 Mar 2013
A little more than a year after the FDA approved Kalydeco (Vx-770), the first drug of its kind to tr......
MU Discovery Could Increase Efficacy Of Promising Cystic Fibrosis Drug - Mon, 25 Mar 2013
A little more than a year after the FDA approved Kalydeco (Vx-770), the first drug of its kind to tr......
Patients With Cystic Fibrosis Benefit From More Time At The Gym - Fri, 01 Mar 2013
Frequent Flyer patients with cystic fibrosis spend less time in hospital and more at the gym Childre......
Discovery Of 'Switch' That Turns On Aggressive Infection In Superbug Offers Potential New Target For Treatment - Thu, 31 Jan 2013
University of Cambridge researchers have discovered how an antibiotic-resistant superbug exploits ox......
Fighting Deadly Infection In Cystic Fibrosis - Sat, 26 Jan 2013
New research suggests that lowering excessive levels of a protein in immune system cells could be a ......
Discovery Of Impaired Blood Vessel Function In Cystic Fibrosis Patients - Wed, 28 Nov 2012
The first evidence of blood vessel dysfunction has been found in a small cohort of generally healthy......
Lives Could Be Saved By Drugs That Limit Excess Mucus - Wed, 28 Nov 2012
Respiratory conditions that restrict breathing such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary dise......
Mucus Is Beneficial In The Fight Against Bacteria - Fri, 09 Nov 2012
A possible new protection against biofilm formation, polymers found in mucus, have been discovered b......
Potential Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease - Thu, 08 Nov 2012
The cellular pathway that causes lung-damaging inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF) has not only bee......
Insights Into A New Therapy For A Rare Form Of Cystic Fibrosis - Wed, 31 Oct 2012
Scientists at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto have established that a drug recently approv......
Researchers Focus On Quorum Sensing To Better Understand Bacteria - Sun, 14 Oct 2012
The relatively new field in microbiology that focuses on quorum sensing has been making strides in u......
Microbes Identified In Healthy Lungs Sheds Light On Cystic Fibrosis - Tue, 02 Oct 2012
Healthy people's lungs are home to a diverse community of microbes that differs markedly from the ba......

MedicineNet - Asthma

Insurance Loss Hampers Young People With Asthma - Mon, 22 Apr 2013
Title: Insurance Loss Hampers Young People With AsthmaCategory: Health News......
Got Asthma? Odds Are You Have an Allergy Too - Wed, 3 Apr 2013
Title: Got Asthma? Odds Are You Have an Allergy TooCategory: Health News......
EPA Proposes Cleaner Fuel, Car Standards - Mon, 1 Apr 2013
Title: EPA Proposes Cleaner Fuel, Car StandardsCategory: Health News......
Genes and Early Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk - Thu, 28 Mar 2013
Title: Genes and Early Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma RiskCategory: Health News......
Combo Inhaler May Give Better Relief for Some With Asthma - Tue, 5 Mar 2013
Title: Combo Inhaler May Give Better Relief for Some With AsthmaCategory: Health News......
Plastics Chemical BPA Tied to Higher Asthma Risk in Kids - Fri, 1 Mar 2013
Title: Plastics Chemical BPA Tied to Higher Asthma Risk in KidsCategory: Health News......
Certain Jobs May Still Pose Risk for Asthma - Thu, 31 Jan 2013
Title: Certain Jobs May Still Pose Risk for AsthmaCategory: Health News......
Health Tip: Does Asthma Affect Your Sleep? - Fri, 25 Jan 2013
Title: Health Tip: Does Asthma Affect Your Sleep?Category: Health News......
One in Six Cases of Adult Asthma May Be Linked to Workplace - Tue, 22 Jan 2013
Title: One in Six Cases of Adult Asthma May Be Linked to WorkplaceCategory: Health News......
Airborne Toxins Down, But Overall Pollutant Levels Rising: EPA - Thu, 17 Jan 2013
Title: Airborne Toxins Down, But Overall Pollutant Levels Rising: EPACategory: Health News......
No Link Between Low Birth Weight, Asthma: Study - Tue, 15 Jan 2013
Title: No Link Between Low Birth Weight, Asthma: StudyCategory: Health News......

MedicineNet - Lungs

Materials in Some Household Products Tied to Lung Damage - Wed, 15 May 2013
Title: Materials in Some Household Products Tied to Lung DamageCategory: Health News......
Breo Ellipta Approved for COPD - Mon, 13 May 2013
Title: Breo Ellipta Approved for COPDCategory: Health News......
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Mon, 13 May 2013
Title: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseCategory: Diseases and Conditions......
Water Pipe No Safer Than Cigarettes: Study - Tue, 30 Apr 2013
Title: Water Pipe No Safer Than Cigarettes: StudyCategory: Health News......
Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Temporarily Dull Nicotine Craving - Mon, 29 Apr 2013
Title: Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Temporarily Dull Nicotine CravingCategory: Health News......
Many Americans Breathing Cleaner Air: Report - Wed, 24 Apr 2013
Title: Many Americans Breathing Cleaner Air: ReportCategory: Health News......
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to New Cigarette Labeling - Tue, 23 Apr 2013
Title: U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to New Cigarette LabelingCategory: Health News......
Ex-Convicts From Tobacco-Free Prisons Need Help to Stay Off Smokes - Thu, 11 Apr 2013
Title: Ex-Convicts From Tobacco-Free Prisons Need Help to Stay Off SmokesCategory: Health News......
Most Doctors Don't Help Lung Cancer Patients Quit Smoking: Survey - Wed, 3 Apr 2013
Title: Most Doctors Don't Help Lung Cancer Patients Quit Smoking: SurveyCategory: Health News......
Certain Steroids May Raise Risk of Dangerous Blood Clots - Tue, 2 Apr 2013
Title: Certain Steroids May Raise Risk of Dangerous Blood ClotsCategory: Health News......
FDA Gives Nod to Longer Use of Nicotine Patch, Gum - Tue, 2 Apr 2013
Title: FDA Gives Nod to Longer Use of Nicotine Patch, GumCategory: Health News......

MedPage Today

APA Leaders Defend New Diagnostic Guide - Sat, 18 May 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- The fifth edition of the "psychiatrist's bible" was officially rele......
No Hike in Mass. Hospital Use Post Health Reform (CME/CE) - Fri, 17 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Healthcare reform in Massachusetts did not increase overall use of inpatient reso......
'Big Tent' of Science, Medicine at ATS 2013 - Thu, 16 May 2013
PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- As the multiple disciplines that make up pulmonary, critical care, a......
Respiratory Bug Not Always a Problem for Kids (CME/CE) - Thu, 16 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Many children with no signs of respiratory infection tested positive for Mycoplas......
ASCO: Immune Therapy Wins Praise - Wed, 15 May 2013
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- A fifth of heavily pretreated patients with advanced cancers responded to......
ASCO: More Radiation No Good in NSCLC - Wed, 15 May 2013
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Boosting the dose of radiation therapy in stage III non-small cell lung c......
ASCO: Fitness at 50 Linked to Less Cancer Risk - Wed, 15 May 2013
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- For middle-age men, good physical fitness reduces the risk of lung and co......
Smoke-Free Hotel Rooms Aren't, Study Finds (CME/CE) - Wed, 15 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Travelers who want to avoid exposure to tobacco pollutants may want to stay only ......
FDA OKs Test for Use with Tarceva - Tue, 14 May 2013
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved a companion EGFR mutation test for use with the t......
Kids Still Use Snuff, 'Chaw' (CME/CE) - Tue, 14 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- More than a decade into the new century, teens and adolescents were as apt to use......
Hangover Risk Prompts Ambien Label Changes - Tue, 14 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- New dosing recommendations for products containing zolpidem (Ambien, Ambien CR, E......
H7N9 Pandemic? Not Yet but Still Worrisome (CME/CE) - Mon, 13 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- The H7N9 avian influenza now circulating in China has two of the three characteri......
Clinical Notes: Cause of Death Often False - Sun, 12 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- Causes of death listed on official records have long been suspect, and a survey o......
Rx Drug Abuse Flags Multiple Problems (CME/CE) - Sat, 11 May 2013
NEW ORLEANS (MedPage Today) -- Nearly one in 10 teens has abused prescription drugs -- and these ado......
FDA Approves Once-Daily COPD Drug - Fri, 10 May 2013
(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The FDA has given the green light to the novel, inhaled dru......

Smoking

Most Americans Have Smoke-Free Rules For Home And Car - Sat, 18 May 2013
A national survey finds that a large majority of adults in the US voluntarily apply smoke-free rules......
No Significant Change Seen In Overall Smokeless Tobacco Use Among U.S. Youths - Tue, 14 May 2013
Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Decline......
Signs Of Tobacco Smoke Still Found In Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms - Tue, 14 May 2013
Non-smoking hotel rooms with a partial smoking ban do not fully protect guests from harmful exposure......
Testing Carbon Monoxide In Pregnant Women Not Compulsory, UK Authorities Insist - Tue, 14 May 2013
Despite British media attempts to make it appear that all pregnant women will have to prove they do ......
Non-Smoking Hotel Rooms Still Expose Occupants To Tobacco Smoke - Tue, 14 May 2013
Non-smokers should shun hotels operating partial smoking bans, advise authors Non-smoking rooms in h......
New Inhaler Drug Approved By FDA For Chronic COPD - Sun, 12 May 2013
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has just announced the approval of a form of new long-term tre......
News From The Annals Of Internal Medicine: May 7, 2013 - Wed, 08 May 2013
1. Ambrisentan Not Appropriate for Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Ambrisentan should no......
CT Screening Reduces Lung Cancer Deaths - Tue, 07 May 2013
CT (computed tomography) screening can reduce lung cancer deaths among high-risk individuals, accord......
Teen Smokers May Be At Greater Risk Of Marijuana Addiction - Tue, 07 May 2013
Teen smokers who rationalize their use of cigarettes by saying, "At least, I'm not doing drugs," may......
Smokers Taking Vitamin C During Pregnancy May Head Off Lung Problems In Newborns - Tue, 07 May 2013
Pregnant women are advised not to smoke during pregnancy because it can harm the baby's lungs and le......
Risk Factors For Heart Disease Likely Decrease Brain Function Too - Mon, 06 May 2013
Brain function in adults as young as 35 may decline as their heart disease risk factors increase, ac......
Passive Smoking Presents Greater Threat To Teen Girls Than Boys - Thu, 02 May 2013
When teenage girls are exposed to secondhand smoke at home, they tend to have lower levels of the "g......
Secondhand Smoke Affects Girls' Cardiovascular Health - Thu, 02 May 2013
Teenage girls who are exposed to secondhand smoke are at an increased risk of having low levels of g......
Women Smokers Have Higher Colon Cancer Risk Than Men - Tue, 30 Apr 2013
Smoking increases the risk of developing colon cancer in both males and females, however, the risk i......
Targeting Schools For Smoking Prevention - Tue, 30 Apr 2013
Smoking prevention in schools reduces the number of young people who will later become smokers, acco......