Expert warns about nebuliser overuse New Zealand Doctor Online, New Zealand - Jul 29, 2008 A respiratory physician is raising concerns about over-use of nebulisers for asthma and COPD, sparked by a case where the specialist weaned a patient off ... |
Synairgen Announces Commencement of Clinical Trial with Interferon ... PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - Jul 29, 2008 Synairgen’s proprietary models of human disease have shown IFN-beta to have a marked anti-viral effect in asthma and COPD. ... |
Synairgen Announces Commencement of Clinical Trial with Interferon ... PharmaLive.com (press release), PA - 1 hour ago Synairgen’s proprietary models of human disease have shown IFN-beta to have a marked anti-viral effect in asthma and COPD. ... |
Researchers link premature birth to emphysema Reuters - 2 hours ago The most common symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- which include chronic bronchitis and emphysema -- include shortness of breath, ... |
Sepracor Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results Business Wire (press release), CA - 8 hours ago BROVANA ® brand arformoterol tartrate Inhalation Solution, a long-acting, twice-daily maintenance treatment of bronchoconstriction in patients with COPD, ... |
Seasonality of primary care utilization for respiratory diseases ... 7thSpace Interactive (press release), NY - Jul 28, 2008 ... syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza virus influenced asthma (p=0.0060), COPD (p=0.0038), pneumonia (p=0.0001), and respiratory diseases (p=0.0001). ... |
Breath of fresh air The Engineer, UK - 2 hours ago ... after his wife Heather died in 2006 after suffering from complications brought on by her treatment for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). ... |
 Oneindia | Why Cigarette Smoke Makes Flu Oneindia, India - 8 hours ago ... problems worse in diseases like COPD," said "With further research, these findings may even lead to more effective drug treatments for COPD," he added. ... |
Doctors test for COPD Rutland Herald, VT - 8 hours ago Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a growing epidemic affecting one in four Americans over the age of 45. A serious lung disease that often ... |
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on the Increase in U.S. Life Expectancy. The transcript is also available.
Life expectancy for Americans surpassed 78 years for the first time in 2006, and life span increases occurred for both men and women, the National Center for Health Statistics recently reported. American women continue to outlive men. The record life expectancy for both white and African-American women was almost 77 and 71 years, respectively. But male life expectancy jumped too (at 76 and 70 years respectively for white and African-Americans)...