Pneumonia

February 15, 2016May 13, 2016

Air Pollution Can Lead to Life-Threatening Lung Disease 30 Years Later, Study Finds

Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema, News, Pneumonia

Exposure to air pollution more than 30 years ago can impact an individual’s current risk of dying of respiratory disease, according to a report from the MRC-PHE Center for Environment and Health, Imperial College ... Read more

February 11, 2016February 11, 2016

UNICEF Targets Pediatric Pneumonia, Cause of 490,000 Deaths in Africa in 2015

News, Pneumonia

UNICEF and its worldwide partners have launched a campaign to urge African leaders to increase funding for pneumonia interventions, and to make the policy changes needed to improve disease treatment at ... Read more

February 9, 2016February 9, 2016

Inflammation That Occurs Naturally With Aging May Increase Risk of Pneumonia, Study Says

News, Pneumonia

A study carried out at the Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research at McMaster University demonstrated that antibiotics might not be sufficient to treat pneumonia in aging patients. Researchers reported that inflammation ... Read more

February 4, 2016February 4, 2016

Study of 2 Lung Diseases Shows No Genetic Link

News, Pneumonia, Scleroderma

A new study reports that although lung disease in systemic sclerosis (SSc) shares similarities with idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, the disorders do not have a common genetic basis. The article, titled ... Read more

February 2, 2016February 3, 2016

FDA Approves IND Application for Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infections

Bronchiectasis, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, Emphysema, News, Pneumonia

Matinas BioPharma Holdings recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New Drug (IND) application, and the company can now begin a Phase 1 clinical trial to ... Read more

February 1, 2016February 3, 2016

Promising Drug Candidate Tackles Wide Variety of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections

Cystic Fibrosis, News, Pneumonia

New York City-based pharma company TGV-Laboratories recently presented a promising compound, Mul-1867, for the treatment of several antibiotic-resistant fungal and bacterial infections – a growing problem that has been estimated to take ... Read more

January 28, 2016January 28, 2016

UC San Diego Researchers Develop Novel Detection Method for Antibiotics Resistance

Bronchiectasis, COPD, Cystic Fibrosis, News, Pneumonia

A recent article by UC San Diego researchers, published in the journal EBioMedicine, reported the development of a novel, rapid and efficient technique able to determine whether bacteria are resistant to ... Read more

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016

Higher Risk for Lung Cancer Seen Among Heavy Smokers Diagnosed With Pneumonia

Lung Cancer, News, Pneumonia

A new study led by researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and Rabin Medical Center in Israel suggests that screening heavy smokers who have been admitted to the hospital with pneumonia ... Read more

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016

Rapid Breath Test Patented for Potential Quick Diagnosis of TB and Other Lung Diseases

Cystic Fibrosis, News, Pneumonia

A researcher and associate professor at the University of New Mexico who holds seven patents that involve technology to quickly diagnose tuberculosis and other lung diseases has patented a rapid diagnostic ... Read more

November 3, 2015

NIH Grant to Advance Lung Therapeutics’ Empyema Drug Therapy

News, Pneumonia

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will support research conducted by Dr. Steven Idell, MD, PhD, who serves as UT Health Northeast investigator and chief scientific officer of the pharmaceutical company ... Read more