COPD

March 30, 2015November 9, 2015

AMC Health and Qualcomm Partner to Advance Care for COPD Patients

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Qualcomm Life, Inc. and AMC Health recently announced a partnership to help accelerate improvements in the way population health management is carried out through enhancing connectivity and coordination of at-risk patients with diseases like COPD, asthma, heart failure, ... Read more

March 26, 2015November 9, 2015

Mechanism Underlying Tolerance to COPD Therapeutic Drug Revealed

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A team led by researchers at Georgia State University in Atlanta recently revealed a previously unknown mechanism behind the development of tolerance to the drug roflumilast used in the treatment ... Read more

March 23, 2015November 9, 2015

AstraZeneca Presents Positive Phase III Results for COPD Therapy

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AstraZeneca recently presented encouraging data from its phase III PINNACLE program focused on evaluating PT003 as a potential treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The program is comprised of two 24-week ... Read more

March 19, 2015November 9, 2015

Lung Health is Negatively Impacted by Poor Air Quality in Nursing Homes, According To Study

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Elderly Europeans living in nursing homes with poor air quality are at a greater risk for poor lung health. Five indoor air pollutants that occur from a variety of sources ... Read more

March 17, 2015November 9, 2015

Quadriceps Endurance is Reduced in Individuals with COPD

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Findings from a recent study indicate that quadriceps endurance is reduced in individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in comparison to healthy people, independent of the type of task ... Read more

March 16, 2015November 9, 2015

COPD Foundation Creates COPD Patient Registry

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The COPD Foundation recently announced the COPD360 program, an innovative initiative to boost research and promote new approaches for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). AstraZeneca is sponsoring the program in their continued efforts to treat COPD, a type of inflammatory ... Read more

March 12, 2015November 9, 2015

Researchers Report the Need for Pain Assessment in Patients with COPD

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Researchers at West Park Healthcare Centre and University of Toronto in Canada recently suggested that reliable measures of pain are needed for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The ... Read more

March 9, 2015November 9, 2015

Ethnic Differences Complicate Rare Lung Disease Clinical Trials

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Conducting a clinical trial to investigate treatment of lung diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is no small feat. Not only must pharmaceutical and biological companies enroll enough participants ... Read more

March 6, 2015November 9, 2015

Majority of COPD Patients Do Not Receive Maintenance Treatment, Study Shows

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A majority of patients with COPD receive maintenance medications, but less than half receive guideline-recommended care, especially those with an exacerbation history. This is according to a new study published in the International Journal ... Read more

March 5, 2015November 9, 2015

Sunovion Launches Phase 3 Clinical Trial For First Nebulizer-Delivered LAMA for COPD

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Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently announced the beginning of enrollment for its Phase 3 clinical trial plan for SUN-101 (glycopyrrolate) solution for inhalation to be delivered through the investigational eFlow®nebulizer system (SUN-101/eFlow®) from PARI Pharma GmbH. ... Read more