Pneumonia

October 12, 2017October 13, 2017

Vibativ Displays More Punch Against Bacteria Than Other Antibiotics, Studies Show

Vibativ (telavancin) displays more punch against the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria that is involved in lung diseases than other antibiotics it has been tested against, according to presentations in San Diego this month. This ... Read more

August 18, 2017August 18, 2017

Vaccination Against Lung Pathogens Vital for People with Lung Disease, American Lung Association Reminds

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August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and the American Lung Association is reminding adults with serious lung diseases that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends vaccination against common ... Read more

August 8, 2017August 8, 2017

Aridis Is Enrolling Patients in Pivotal Trial of Its Antibiotic-resistant Pneumonia Therapy Aerucin

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Aridis Pharmaceuticals has begun enrolling patients in what it says will be a pivotal clinical trial of its antibiotic-resistant pneumonia therapy Aerucin. The trial will cover Aerucin’s ability to combine with standard ... Read more

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017

Respiratory Infections Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attack

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New research conducted at the University of Sydney in Australia found that the risk of having an acute myocardial infarction, commonly referred to as a heart attack, is 17 times higher ... Read more

February 14, 2017February 14, 2017

Antibiotics May Make Newborns More Susceptible to Pneumonia, Researchers Say

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Widespread use of antibiotics in newborns may interfere with gut bacteria, increasing the risk of the infants developing pneumonia, according to a study. The research, “Intestinal Commensal Bacteria Mediate Lung ... Read more

February 2, 2017February 1, 2017

BU Medical School Researcher Awarded $5.9M to Study Biology of Pneumonia

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A professor at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) has been awarded a $5.9 million Outstanding Investigator grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study the biology of ... Read more

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017

European Researchers Awarded €29M Grant to Assess RSV Lung Infections

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Specialists in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from the RSV Consortium in Europe received a grant worth 29 million euro (equal to about $30.8 million American) to study serious lung infections caused ... Read more

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016

Clinical Trial Reveals Additional ResApp Results in Diagnosing Asthma, Pneumonia, URTI, COPD

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ResApp Health announced additional positive results from its clinical study evaluating ResApp’s technology in adults with chronic obstructive respiratory disease (COPD), asthma, pneumonia, and upper respiratory tract infection (URTI). ResApp is ... Read more

August 17, 2016August 17, 2016

Pulmonary Problems Can Plague Childhood Cancer Survivors Through Adult Life

Asthma, Emphysema, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News, Pneumonia

Pulmonary complications can mount in childhood survivors of cancer for as long as 25 years after initial diagnosis, and have a substantial impact on their daily life, a team of researchers ... Read more

July 14, 2016July 14, 2016

Cempra’s Therapy for CAB Pneumonia Moves One Step Closer to Market

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Potential Drug to Treat Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP) Moves One Step Closer to the Market