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March 3, 2016March 16, 2016

Vertex Awards $1M in Grants to 18 Nonprofits for Cystic Fibrosis Initiatives

Cystic Fibrosis, News

Vertex Pharmaceuticals recently awarded the company’s 2016 Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Circle of Care grants to 18 medical, academic, and community organizations, totaling nearly $1 million. Now in its second year, the CF Circle of ... Read more

March 2, 2016March 2, 2016

AffloVest, for Lung and Respiratory Conditions, to Be Made in the USA

Bronchiectasis, Cystic Fibrosis, News

International Biophysics Corp. recently announced that the company will now manufacture its AffloVest in the United States. AffloVest is the first portable High Frequency Chest Wall Oscillation (HFCWO) medical device which can provide critical ... Read more

March 2, 2016May 13, 2016

Lung Cancer in Women Research Gets $250,000 from Newly-Founded Momentum Research Award

Lung Cancer, News

The Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation (ALCF), together with the American Lung Association (ALA), collaborated to launch a new research award to fund innovative research in clinical diagnostic and treatment options for lung ... Read more

March 2, 2016March 2, 2016

Free Asthma Health App Expanded to UK and Ireland, According to Mount Sinai and LifeMap Solutions

Asthma, News

The Icahn School of Medicine at New York’s Mount Sinai Health System, one of the top medical school recipients of NIH funding, and innovative digital health development firm LifeMap Solutions have ... Read more

March 1, 2016May 13, 2016

Lives of Asthmatic Children Eased With ‘Meds-in-Hand’ Hospital Collaborative Program

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Boston Medical Center (BMC) physician and pharmacist researchers recently published a new study in which they highlighted the “Meds-in-Hand” program, which was established when doctors realized their pediatric asthma patients who left ... Read more

March 1, 2016March 1, 2016

Lung Disease Patients Need to Work Simple Exercises into Daily Routines, Study Advises

Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis, COPD, Emphysema, News

People with lung disease are advised to do short workouts throughout the day so as to maximize their capacity for physical activity, according to a recent review of studies on ... Read more

March 1, 2016March 1, 2016

Diagnosing Lung Conditions Takes Step Forward With New Electronic Stethoscope, Computer Program

COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, News

The physician’s stethoscope, an iconic instrument of the medical profession, is being transitioned into the digital era. Scientists at Japan’s Hiroshima and Fukushima Medical Universities have developed a computer program ... Read more

February 29, 2016March 16, 2016

Inventiva, Developer of Potential Therapy for Systemic Sclerosis, Awarded at 4th World Congress for Its Innovative Approach

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News, Scleroderma

Inventiva, a drug discovery company focused on the treatments of fibrotic, oncological, and rare diseases, announced that the organizing committee of the 4th Systemic Sclerosis World Congress in Lisbon, Portugal, which ... Read more

February 29, 2016May 13, 2016

Ofev (Nintedanib) Slows IPF Disease Progression, According to Analysis of Studies

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

An analysis of the Phase II TOMORROW trial and two Phase III INPULSIS trials (INPULSIS-1 and INPULSIS-2), analyzing the safety and efficacy outcomes for Ofev (nintedanib, developed by Boehringer Ingelheim), revealed that ... Read more

February 26, 2016May 13, 2016

Dry Powder Inhalers for Several Pulmonary Diseases Being Developed by Assistant College Professor

Bronchiolitis, News

An assistant professor at the University Of Arizona College Of Pharmacy is developing advanced dry powder inhalers for the prevention and treatment of pulmonary disorders. Her aim is to design ... Read more