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August 18, 2017August 18, 2017

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

Asthma, COPD, News, Pneumonia

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

News, Pneumonia

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

June 8, 2017June 8, 2017

Lung Therapeutics Announces $14.3 Million in Funding to Continue Research on Potential Disease Therapies

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, News

Lung Therapeutics, which specializes in therapies for fibrosis, lung injury and lung disease, announced that it has raised $14.3 million in Series B financing. The funding will support ongoing clinical trials in Australia ... Read more

May 17, 2017May 17, 2017

Respiratory Infections Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attack

Chronic Bronchitis, News, Pneumonia

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

News, Pneumonia

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

January 18, 2017January 18, 2017

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

Bronchiolitis, Emphysema, News, Pneumonia

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

November 23, 2016November 23, 2016

Bacteria’s Own Movement May Offer Way of Clearing It from Patients’ Lungs

News

An opportunistic bacteria linked to serious lung infections in immune-compromised patients unleashes a natural defense mechanism — called neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) — by moving its “tail” during a relatively early growth stage, ... Read more

November 2, 2016November 2, 2016

Regular Visits to the Dentist Connected to Decreased Risk of Pneumonia

News

Regular visits to the dentist may decrease the risk of pneumonia by reducing mouth bacteria, according to a study presented at IDWeek 2016 Oct. 26-30 in New Orleans. The scientific meeting was attended ... Read more

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016

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

Asthma, COPD, News, Pneumonia

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

July 7, 2016July 7, 2016

No Link Found Between Fewer Antibiotics Prescriptions and Increase in Bacterial Infections, Researchers Say

News, Pneumonia

According to recent research, reducing the number of prescriptions of antibiotics for respiratory tract infections, such as sore throats, colds, coughs, and ear infections, is not associated with an increase in ... Read more