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April 8, 2016April 8, 2016

Search for COPD, IPF and Asthma Treatments Could Benefit from Immune System Suppression Research

Asthma, COPD, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

A collaborative study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators suggests that starving the immune system might lead to treatments for lung diseases, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), ... Read more

April 7, 2016April 7, 2016

Researcher at ACC Meeting Presents PH Diagnosis, Monitoring Device PulmoBind

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

At the American College of Cardiology (ACC) meeting in Chicago this month, a researcher from the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) in Canada presented the results of a Phase 2 clinical trial showing the safety of ... Read more

April 7, 2016April 7, 2016

Study of Roflumilast for COPD Confirms Benefits as Alternative Therapy

COPD, News

Researchers at Sichuan University in China conducted a study to clarify the controversial therapeutic effects of roflumilast in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The team found that roflumilast led ... Read more

April 7, 2016April 7, 2016

Smartphone App Found to Aid in Asthma Management, Especially During Pregnancy

Asthma, News

Asthma is a major and growing public health concern for which there is currently no cure, although symptoms can be controlled. Asthma management is particularly important in pregnant women, as ... Read more

April 6, 2016May 13, 2016

Pneumonia Epidemic on Rise in Beijing; Diagnoses Doubled in Children in 2015

News, Pneumonia

Investigators from the Capital Institute of Pediatrics in Beijing, China, identified an increase in infections caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae almost a year ago. By December 2015, the pathogen had already been ... Read more

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016

Theravance to Present New Data on Antibiotic, Vibativ, for Bacterial Pneumonia at ECCMID 2016

News, Pneumonia

Theravance Biopharma, Inc., announced that data from a new study assessing Vibativ, an approved antibiotic, will be featured in a poster presentation at the 26th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID). The ... Read more

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016

Arch Biopartners Licenses Drug Candidate to Treat CF Lung Infections

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Arch Biopartners, Inc., recently announced that it has entered an exclusive license agreement with the University of Cincinnati (UC) for commercial rights to UC’s AB569, a drug candidate for the ... Read more

April 5, 2016April 6, 2016

Receptor Protein That’s Able to Regulate Allergic Response Is Identified by Scientists

Asthma, News

About 40 percent of people around the world suffer from allergies, or allergic rhinitis. Now a team from Yale University has identified a receptor protein that can control the immune response to ... Read more

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016

In Infants with Bronchiolitis, Study Points to Need for Re-evaluation of Clinical Care, Diagnostic Tools

Bronchiolitis, News

In a new study, researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Canada, analyzed the suitability of pulse oximetry as a decision-making tool in bronchiolitis, and concluded that ... Read more

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016

Pulmonary Hypertension Association Accredits 2 New PH Care Centers

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

The Pulmonary Hypertension Association recently accredited two new Centers of Comprehensive Care (CCC) as part of the Pulmonary Hypertension Care Centers (PHCC) initiative. Care centers are now open in 23 states, providing ... Read more