Pneumonia

October 22, 2015October 28, 2015

Protein Complex Found To Control MRSA Virulence; Could Impact Pneumonia, CF Treatments

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A new study revealed that human adherens junctions — a type of protein complex — control the virulence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, also known as MRSA. The study entitled “The adherens ... Read more

September 11, 2015October 28, 2015

Study Shows Aradigm’s Lipoquin and Pulmaquin As Promising Therapies for Treatment of Pulmonary NTM

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In a poster communication that will be presented on September 19, 2015 at the International Congress of Chemotherapy and Infection (ICAAC/ICC 2015) in San Diego, CA, entitled “Treatment of Lung Infection Caused ... Read more

August 28, 2015August 28, 2015

NIH Study Will Infect Humans With Respiratory Syncytial Virus To Develop New RSV Insights, Vaccines

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A new NIH study is just getting underway that will infect study participants with a strain of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) to see how the infection develops and if anything can ... Read more

July 24, 2015July 24, 2015

Theravance Biopharma’s VIBATIV Approved in Canada for Treatment of Adults With Ventilator-associated Bacterial Pneumonia

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Recently, Health Canada announced the approval of VIBATIV® (telavancin), from Theravance Biopharma, for treatment of adult individuals with hospital- (HAP) and ventilator-associated (VAP) bacterial pneumonia. It has been described that bacterial pneumonia ... Read more

July 15, 2015July 15, 2015

Review Explores Cigarette Smoking’s Impact on Idiopathic Interstitial Lung Diseases

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In a recent review published in Respirology entitled “Smoking-related idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: A review,” George Margaritopoulos from the Department of Thoracic Medicine and Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Pneumonology at the ... Read more

July 14, 2015July 14, 2015

Fatal Pulmonary Embolism Case Report Highlights Need For More Attention To Factitious Fever Risks

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In a recent study entitled “Fatal non-thrombotic pulmonary embolization in a patient with undiagnosed factitious disorder,” the authors present a case study of a patient with undiagnosed factitious fever that ... Read more

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015

BinaxNOW and UAD Assays Tested in Lower Respiratory tract iInfection Study

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A new study on lower respiratory tract infections recently tested the BinaxNOW® and Urine Antigen Detection (UAD) assays to detect a common antigen from all pneumococcal strains and the 13 pneumococcal serotypes present in ... Read more

February 12, 2015February 13, 2015

CDC, AAFP, Advise Use of Antiviral Drugs for High-risk Influenza Patients

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and several other health care professional organizations are urging physicians to resort earlier rather than ... Read more

January 14, 2015January 14, 2015

Lung Therapeutics’ Empyema Drug Receives European Orphan Medicinal Product Status

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Pharmaceutical company Lung Therapeutics, Inc. has received the orphan medicinal product designation from the European Commission (EC) for its lead drug candidate LTI-01 for the treatment of empyema, a complication related to pneumonia. The status was ... Read more

January 12, 2015January 12, 2015

Study Examines Pulmonary Tuberculosis Prevalence in Elderly Type 2 Diabetes Patients

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A study from Taiwan involving Pulmonary Tuberculosis entitled “Screening for pulmonary tuberculosis in type 2 diabetes elderly: a cross-sectional study in a community hospital” was recently published in the journal BMC ... Read more