Authors: Lee EY, Boiselle PM
Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) is the most common congenital central airway anomaly, but it frequently goes unrecognized or is misdiagnosed as other respiratory conditions such as asthma. Recent advances in multidetector computed tomography (CT) have enhanced the ability to noninvasively diagnose TBM with the potential to reduce the [...]
Nasal epithelial cells are more resistant to rhinovirus infection than bronchial epithelial cells, say researchers who also report that susceptibility to infection is similar in nasal epithelial cells from those with and without asthma. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Telemedicine and e-Health , Vol. 0, No. 0: 1-8. (Source: Telemedicine and e-Health)
Education may not be enough to improve adherence to medication refills for children with asthma. Medscape Nurses (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Researchers at St George’s, University of London have been awarded £4.3 million by the Wellcome Trust for the development of a unique new class of drugs to target the root cause of asthma and allergies. The new Allergen Delivery Inhibitors may be superior to existing medicines, which mainly relieve symptoms. (Source: Health News from Medical [...]
Sosei Group Corporation (”Sosei”; TSE Mothers Index: 4565) and Vectura Group plc (”Vectura”; LSE: VEC) announce the commencement of a Phase III clinical study by Novartis, with NVA237, a once-daily, long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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MedImmune continues to advance its commitment to pediatric research with today’s announcement of the first observational prospective study designed to assess the burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among preterm infants 32-to-35 weeks gestational age (GA) in outpatient settings during their first year of life. The study also seeks to gather virology data regarding [...]
Asthmatic children presenting to the emergency department are more likely to be obese than children in the general population, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Dysphonia in patients with bronchial asthma is generally ascribed to vocal-cord abnormalities or steroid myopathy secondary to inhaled corticosteroids. Herein, we report the case of a 55-year-old male patient [ndash] a diagnosed case of bronchial asthma being on inhaled corticosteroids [ndash] who presented with dysphonia and was diagnosed to be suffering from Aspergillus laryngotracheobronchitis. (Source: [...]
Hookworm infection does not result in a clinically significant exacerbation of airway responsiveness in allergic individuals, a new feasibility study has shown. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
