Bronchiectasis

June 10, 2015November 6, 2015

Bronchiectasis Patients Found to Have a Sedentary Lifestyle in New Study

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A new study published in the journal BMC Pulmonary Medicine revealed that patients with bronchiectasis tend to have an inactive, sedentary lifestyle. The study is entitled “Sedentary behavior and physical ... Read more

June 2, 2015November 6, 2015

Researchers Find Association Between Combined Bronchiectasis and Lung Cancer in Patients With COPD

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Results from a recent study published in the International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease show that the concomitant presence of bronchiectasis in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is ... Read more

May 25, 2015November 6, 2015

Serendex Pharmaceuticals, Novoenzymes’ Therapy For Bronchiectasis, Molgradex, to Begin Clinical Trials

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Denmark-based Serendex Pharmaceuticals, a company developing drugs to treat severe respiratory conditions, recently announced the initiation of Phase I clinical trials for their drug candidate Molgradex, based on their Granulocyte Macrophage ... Read more

May 14, 2015November 6, 2015

Researchers Report Encouraging Results in Treating Pulmonary Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria With Liposomal Ciprofloxacin

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Researchers at Oregon State University, Corvallis (OSU) and pharmaceutical company Aradigm Corporation have found that Aradigm’s investigational products Lipoquin® and Pulmaquin® are capable of significantly reducing the growth of the ... Read more

May 1, 2015November 6, 2015

Two Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Scoring Systems Shown to Agree in Predicting Disease Severity

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Categorizing patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) according to disease similarities is beneficial to drawing connections between symptoms, treatments, and prognoses. Recognizing this need, scientists have developed two scoring systems: ... Read more

March 24, 2015November 6, 2015

Cholesterol-lowering Drug Atorvastatin May Be a Potential Treatment in Bronchiectasis

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Atorvastatin, a cholesterol-lowering drug, may be used as a potential anti-inflammatory therapy in bronchiectasis. The study entitled “Atorvastatin as a stable treatment in bronchiectasis: a randomised controlled trial” was published ... Read more

March 23, 2015November 6, 2015

Progress Being Made in Bronchiectasis Drug Therapies and Medical Devices

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Unlike some diseases, bronchiectasis is treated by controlling its signs and symptoms, not necessarily by treating the disease itself. This is due to the fact that few patients respond to ... Read more

March 3, 2015November 6, 2015

Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis Patients Affected Most by Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

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Researchers at the University of Milano-Bicocca in Italy published in the International Journal of Mycobacteriology their findings regarding the clinical outcome of patients with non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis with chronic lung infection ... Read more

February 9, 2015November 6, 2015

Bronchiectasis Increasingly Recognized As Underdiagnosed

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Patients with bronchiectasis are intimately familiar with the disease’s vicious cycle of symptoms. Recurrent inflammation and infection, two hallmarks of the disease, lead to compromised mucociliary clearance, disallowing mucous removal ... Read more

February 3, 2015November 6, 2015

Vitamin D May Link Bronchiectasis and COPD

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A large project underway at University Hospital of Leuven, headed by principal investigator Wim Janssens, MD, PhD, is identifying the mechanism behind bronchiectasis development in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ... Read more