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Medical News Today Cortex's AMPAKINE Compound, CX717, Achieves Primary Endpoints In 2nd Phase IIa Respiratory Depression Study In Germany  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE Alternext US (COR)) reported that top-line data from its seco...... Look Out For Latex In Unexpected Places  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Allergic reactions to latex happen commonly in medical settings, where rubber gloves are in abundant...... Children's Asthma Affected By Parental Expectations  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Asthmatic children whose parents have high expectations for their ability to function normally are l...... Topline Results From Phase III Study Evaluating The Combination Of Avastin And Tarceva As 2nd-Line Treatment For Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Genentech, Inc. (NYSE:DNA) and OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSIP) today announced that a random...... ResMed Announces First Major Study To Investigate How Breathing Difficulties During Sleep Affect Heart Failure Patients  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 ResMed today announced it has launched the SERVE-HF study at the 18th European Respiratory Society...... Landmark UPLIFT Study Shows That Spiriva Improves Lung Function And Reduces Exacerbations And Mortality In COPD  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Treatment with the inhaled anticholinergic tiotropium (Spiriva; Boehringer Ingelheim) significantly ...... Welsh Pharmacies To Provide Allergy Screening Services  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Community pharmacies in Wales will, from February 2009, be able to offer an allergy screening servic...... First Comprehensive Results From The UPLIFT Trial Revealed At The ERS Annual Congress In Berlin - Authors Reaffirm Tiotropium's Safety  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 The UPLIFT (Understanding Potential Long-term Impacts on Function with Tiotropium) study is a random...... First European Diploma In Respiratory Medicine - Inaugural Examination Held On Saturday At 18th ERS Congress, Berlin  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 And the big day finally came! After several years of intense preparation under the HERMES (Harmonise...... Extensively Resistant Tuberculosis: A Ray Of Hope Is Announced In Berlin - Breakthrough By German And Italian Researchers  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Although the dreaded extensively resistant tuberculosis is already advancing on us and doctors have ...... The Online Cough Clinic's Spectacular Success: Check Out Your Chronic Cough On The Internet, With Expert Advice At Your Fingertips!  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Chronic cough is one of the conditions doctors hate, since it is poorly understood and hard to treat...... New Hope For Treatment Of Severe Emphysema: Minimally Invasive Metal Implant Makes Its First Appearance At Berlin Congress  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 A new type of implant for the treatment of severe emphysema, which can be placed using a simple, non...... Ozone Controls Failing To Protect Human Health And The Environment, Warns The Royal Society  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Existing controls are failing to reduce the air pollutant ground level ozone to a level that protect...... Lung Diseases From Solid Fuels And Smoking Will Kill 83 Million In China  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Research from the US predicts that if smoking and solid fuel use in homes continues in China they wi...... Phasing Out Smoking And Solid Fuel Use In China Could Avert 32 Million Deaths In Next 25 Years  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Many millions of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, and tubercul...... Cystic Fibrosis RegeneRx To Develop RGN-457 For Cystic Fibrosis  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 Regenerx Biopharmaceuticals, INC. (AMEX:RGN) announced today that it is seeking a strategic partner ...... Researchers Develop New Model For Cystic Fibrosis  - Sat, 27 Sep 2008 In a first, researchers at the University of Iowa and the University of Missouri (MU) have developed...... Pigs Bred With Cystic Fibrosis Provide Model To Mimic Human Disease  - Fri, 26 Sep 2008 Cystic Fibrosis (CF) continues to be a lethal disease for humans despite the identification of the p...... Promising New Approach To Treating Cystic Fibrosis Lung Infection  - Tue, 23 Sep 2008 Researchers at the University of Calgary have found a new method of fighting severe lung infections ...... Gilead Receives Complete Response Letter From U.S. FDA For Aztreonam Lysine For Inhalation, Investigational Cystic Fibrosis Treatment  - Thu, 18 Sep 2008 Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced that the company has received a complete response let...... Protein Opens Hope Of Treatment For Cystic Fibrosis Patients  - Fri, 12 Sep 2008 Scientists have finally identified a direct role for the missing protein that leaves cystic fibrosis...... New Drug Hope For Cystic Fibrosis Patients  - Thu, 11 Sep 2008 A new drug therapy may represent a tremendous step forward in the treatment of some 70,000 cystic fi...... Cystic Fibrosis Axentis Pharma Initiates Clinical Trial For Lung Infections  - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 Axentis Pharma AG has initiated a clinical phase IIa trial to assess the safety and tolerability ...... Second Pivotal Phase 3 Trial In Cystic Fibrosis Begins  - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 Pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis (ASX: PXS; Nasdaq: PXSL) announced that it has enrolled the first...... Cystic Fibrosis - Axentis Pharma Initiates Clinical Trial For Lung Infections  - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 Axentis Pharma AG has initiated a clinical phase IIa trial to assess the safety and tolerability...... Kamada Successfully Completes Phase II Trial With Aerosolized AAT In Cystic Fibrosis Patients  - Tue, 26 Aug 2008 Kamada (TASE: KMDA), a bio-pharmaceutical company engaged in the development, manufacturing and ma...... New Drug Delivery System Breaks The 'Mucus Barrier'  - Fri, 22 Aug 2008 Chemical engineers from Johns Hopkins University have broken the "mucus barrier," engineering the fi...... New Cystic Fibrosis Drug Found To Be Promising  - Fri, 22 Aug 2008 Researchers in Israel have found that a new drug for cystic fibrosis, PTC124, is able to bypass the...... PTC124 Shows Promising Activity In Cystic Fibrosis; Phase 2 Proof-of-Concept Data Published In The Lancet  - Thu, 21 Aug 2008 New phase 2 data published today in The Lancet show that the investigational oral drug ...... Inspire Provides Update On Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Program - Optimization Of TIGER-2 Trial Design  - Thu, 31 Jul 2008 Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) announced modifications to the clinical protocol for TI...... MedicineNet - Asthma Health Tip: Pregnancy and Asthma  - Mon, 6 Oct 2008 Title: Health Tip: Pregnancy and AsthmaCategory: Health News...... Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma Risk  - Fri, 3 Oct 2008 Title: Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma RiskCategory: Health News...... Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight Patients  - Fri, 3 Oct 2008 Title: Asthma Meds Don't Work as Well in Overweight PatientsCategory: Health News...... Studies Ignite Hope for Long-Acting Allergy Vaccines  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 Title: Studies Ignite Hope for Long-Acting Allergy VaccinesCategory: Health News...... Flu Shots: What's Your Excuse?  - Fri, 26 Sep 2008 Title: Flu Shots: What's Your Excuse?Category: Health News...... Eating Fish in Infancy Lowers Eczema Risk  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 Title: Eating Fish in Infancy Lowers Eczema RiskCategory: Health News...... Indoor Allergens  - Mon, 22 Sep 2008 Title: Indoor AllergensCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic Croup  - Mon, 22 Sep 2008 Title: Acid Reflux Linked to Chronic CroupCategory: Health News...... Mom's Diet Can Alter Genes to Raise Babies' Asthma Risk  - Fri, 19 Sep 2008 Title: Mom's Diet Can Alter Genes to Raise Babies' Asthma RiskCategory: Health News...... Baby Acetaminophen Tied to Asthma  - Fri, 19 Sep 2008 Title: Baby Acetaminophen Tied to AsthmaCategory: Health News...... Vaccination Schedule for Adults and Adolescents  - Wed, 17 Sep 2008 Title: Vaccination Schedule for Adults and AdolescentsCategory: Procedures and Tests...... 9/11's Psychological Scars Slowly Healing  - Fri, 12 Sep 2008 Title: 9/11's Psychological Scars Slowly HealingCategory: Health News...... MedicineNet - Lungs Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma Risk  - Fri, 3 Oct 2008 Title: Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma RiskCategory: Health News...... Lung Cancer  - Thu, 2 Oct 2008 Title: Lung CancerCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery  - Thu, 2 Oct 2008 Title: Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After SurgeryCategory: Health News...... Researchers Develop Pig Model for Cystic Fibrosis  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 Title: Researchers Develop Pig Model for Cystic FibrosisCategory: Health News...... COPD Medicines: Risky or Safe?  - Wed, 24 Sep 2008 Title: COPD Medicines: Risky or Safe?Category: Health News...... Migraines Linked to Vein Blood Clots  - Tue, 16 Sep 2008 Title: Migraines Linked to Vein Blood ClotsCategory: Health News...... Broccoli Compound May Help COPD Patients  - Mon, 15 Sep 2008 Title: Broccoli Compound May Help COPD PatientsCategory: Health News...... Asthma Complexities  - Tue, 9 Sep 2008 Title: Asthma ComplexitiesCategory: Diseases and Conditions...... Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease  - Fri, 29 Aug 2008 Title: Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung DiseaseCategory: Health News...... HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms  - Fri, 22 Aug 2008 Title: HRT After Menopause Reduces SymptomsCategory: Health News...... Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used  - Thu, 21 Aug 2008 Title: Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly UsedCategory: Health News...... Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis  - Thu, 21 Aug 2008 Title: Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic FibrosisCategory: Health News...... MedPage Today ERS: Memory-Metal Device May Aid Emphysema Patients  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 BERLIN (MedPage Today) -- Lung reduction without surgery in emphysema can be accomplished by a bronc...... Flu Shots Have No Impact on Hospitalizations for Young Children  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 ROCHESTER, N.Y. (MedPage Today) -- Immunizations did not reduce emergency department visits or hospi...... ERS: Linezolid a Weapon Against Drug-Resistant TB  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 BERLIN (MedPage Today) -- Drug-resistant tuberculosis appears to be susceptible to the oxazolidinone...... Tiotropium Has Benefits in COPD  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 BERLIN (MedPage Today) -- Once-daily tiotropium (Spiriva) improved lung function and quality of life...... Data Misreported in Studies of CT Lung Cancer Screening  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 NEW YORK (MedPage Today) -- Key data were incorrectly reported in two recent publications by the Int...... Beta-Blockers Benefit COPD Patients Despite Concerns  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 ROTTERDAM, The Netherlands (MedPage Today) -- Cardioselective beta-blockers appear to be safe and ma...... Self-Modification of Brain Activity May Improve Sleep  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 SALZBURG, Austria (MedPage Today) -- Sleep as well as memory may be enhanced by training specific br...... Babies' Wheezing Colds Are Best Predictor of Asthma  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 MADISON, Wis. (MedPage Today) -- Mild rhinovirus infections that cause wheezing are more powerful th...... CDC Urges Flu Vaccine Coverage for All Kids Older than Six Months  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- Older children as well as the younger set should get routine annual influ...... ASTRO: Stereotactic Radiation Improves Local Control But Not Survival in NSCLC  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- Stereotactic body radiotherapy for inoperable early-stage non-small-cell l...... Hollywood's Golden Era Permeated by Tobacco Money  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Behind the glamorous classic-film images of movie stars with cigare...... Drug Makers Warn of Liver and Kidney Risks with EGFR-Inhibitor  - Tue, 23 Sep 2008 ROCKVILLE, Md. (MedPage Today) -- The FDA said today that the makers of the cancer drug erlotinib (T...... COPD Meds Linked to Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Events  - Tue, 23 Sep 2008 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (MedPage Today) -- Using an inhaled anticholinergic for more than a month put pa...... Some Lung Cancer Patients Lack Emotional Support from Oncologists  - Mon, 22 Sep 2008 ROCHESTER, N.Y. (MedPage Today) -- The emotional concerns of lung cancer patients get little attenti...... Extended-Release Cough Suppressant Capsule Back on Market  - Fri, 19 Sep 2008 ST. LOUIS (MedPage Today) -- A prescription hydrocodone antitussive oral capsule (TussiCap) aimed at...... Smoking National Institutes Of Health Went Tobacco-Free Wednesday, October 1, 2008  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 NIH has prohibited smoking inside or in close proximity to buildings on the NIH campus for many year...... Lung Diseases From Solid Fuels And Smoking Will Kill 83 Million In China  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Research from the US predicts that if smoking and solid fuel use in homes continues in China they wi...... Phasing Out Smoking And Solid Fuel Use In China Could Avert 32 Million Deaths In Next 25 Years  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Many millions of deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lung cancer, and tubercul...... India Toughens Ban On Smoking In Public Places  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 India's toughened ban on smoking in public places came into force yesterday 2nd October, following t...... Nicotine Gum Might Help Pregnant Women Who Smoke Reduce Cigarette Consumption, Study Says  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 Nicotine gum might help pregnant women who smoke reduce the number of cigarettes they smoke, which c...... Washington, D.C., American Lung Association Chapter Launches Anti-Smoking Campaigns Targeting Blacks, Hispanics  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 The American Lung Association of Washington, D.C., has launched two "flashy antismoking campaigns in...... Female Smokers At Greater Risk For Depression, Australian Study Reveals  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 A new study reveals that women who smoke are at greater risk of developing major depressive disorder...... Smoking Increases Risk Of Major Depression For Women - Royal College Of Psychiatrists  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 Women who smoke are at greater risk of developing major depressive disorder, according to new resear...... Second-Hand Smoke May Trigger Nicotine Dependence Symptoms In Kids  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 Parents who smoke cigarettes around their kids in cars and homes beware - second-hand smoke may trig...... New Investigational "Liquid Cigarette" Smoke Cessation Product Achieves 71 Percent Quit Rate  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 Several months ago, 52 smokers embarked on an FDA-approved, 12-week clinical study of a new smoke-ce...... British Lung Foundation Welcomes Images On Cigarette Packets  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 'These images are a stark reminder that we can't treat our lungs as if they were hoover bags able to...... New Picture Warnings Will Provide Shocking Reminder Of Health Impacts Of Smoking, UK  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) welcomes the introduction of new stark picture warnings on tobacc...... 'Light' Cigarettes Versus Regular Cigarettes  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 For decades now, cigarette makers have marketed so-called light cigarettes - which contain less nico...... Actor Paul Newman Dies Of Lung Cancer, Aged 83  - Sun, 28 Sep 2008 Paul Newman has died of lung cancer at the age of 83. Newman, who used to be a heavy smoker until 3...... Shocking Pictures To Appear On Cigarette Packets In UK On 1st October  - Sat, 27 Sep 2008 The UK's ten million Smokers may see pictures of rotting teeth, throat cancer, and indications of ma......