COPD

April 17, 2015November 9, 2015

PlasmaTech Develops Novel AAT Extraction Method to Improve Inherited COPD Therapy

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Biopharmaceutical company PlasmaTech Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. has announced the development of a novel method to extract the necessary Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (AAT) for the treatment of the genetic and inherited type of chronic obstructive ... Read more

April 16, 2015November 9, 2015

Lung Tissue Can Recover After Injury Better Than Originally Thought, Study Shows

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Results from a recent study conducted by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Duke University show that lung tissue can be restored following ... Read more

April 15, 2015November 9, 2015

Hospitalist Care, Electronic Health Records Contribute to a Reduced Length of Stay in Patients with Respiratory Diseases

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Researchers at Sungkyunkwan University in South Korea and the University of Texas Medical Branch recently published in the journal AJMC that electronic health records (EHR) and hospitalist care are both factors that ... Read more

April 14, 2015November 9, 2015

Aseptika Receives United States Patent For Respiratory Infection Test

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Aseptika recently announced that it has been granted a United States patent protecting the company’s proprietary respiratory infection test — the Sputum test — which is designed to significantly benefit those ... Read more

April 10, 2015November 9, 2015

Pharmaxis Presents Encouraging Phase 1 Results on COPD Therapy

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Pharmaxis recently presented encouraging interim results regarding a single ascending dose stage phase I clinical trial that is evaluating its experimental therapy PXS4728A. The pharmaceutical company expects to offer the Semicarbazide-Sensitive Amine Oxidase/Vascular ... Read more

April 8, 2015November 9, 2015

COPD Patients Who Undergo Oxygen Therapy More Likely to Suffer Burn Injuries

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Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) recently found that for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), having oxygen therapy at home leads to more occurrences of burn injury. ... Read more

April 2, 2015November 9, 2015

LifeMap Solutions and Mount Sinai – National Jewish Health Respiratory Institute Launch COPD Navigator App Pilot Program

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San Jose, California based LifeMap Solutions, a digital therapeutics provider startup subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., has launched a pilot program for COPD Navigator, an Apple HealthKit-compliant iOS app that enables ... Read more

April 1, 2015November 9, 2015

Smart Wearable Healthcare Devices To Focus on Managing Cardiovascular, Respiratory Diseases in Aging Populations

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iCareTech’s C+ band, which was featured on the January 30 edition of NewsWatch’s monthly Tech Report, is an early example of what’s shaping up to become a wave of new ... Read more

April 1, 2015November 9, 2015

New Research Leads To Potential Therapeutic Target for Lung Diseases

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Researchers at Lund University in Sweden recently revealed an interaction between specific protein factors and hypoxia conditions associated with two lung disorders, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis ... Read more

March 31, 2015November 9, 2015

COPD Leads To Substantial Limitations in Employment, Physical Activity

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Nearly one quarter (24.3%) of Americans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are unable to work as a result of disease, according to the 2013 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) ... Read more