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National Asthma Guidelines Updated - New Approaches For Monitoring Asthma Control, Expanded Recommen
August 31, 2007 09:00:00

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) issued the first comprehensive update in a decade of clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. The guidelines emphasize the importance of asthma control and introduce new approaches for monitoring asthma. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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National Asthma Week 2007 - 1 To September 7, Australia
August 31, 2007 08:00:00

The first week of September is National Asthma Week and Australias peak asthma body, the National Asthma Council Australia is urging the 2 million plus Aussies with asthma to take the time this week to ensure they have a current written asthma action plan. According to National Asthma Council Australia chairman, Professor John Wilson, asthma prevalence in this country is relatively high but we can minimise its impact through greater awareness and understanding. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Star Trek Medical Device Uses Ultrasound To Seal Punctured Lungs
August 31, 2007 07:00:00

A stretcher races through the entrance of a busy hospital. The car accident victim lies on top and grimaces in pain. While surface injuries look gruesome, the real medical danger is invisible - internal organ damage caused by being crushed against the steering wheel.This isnt a scene from Seattle Grace Hospital, the set of the popular television drama Greys Anatomy, but from its real-life model, Harborview Medical Center. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Updated NIH Guidelines Offer Valuable Information On Asthma Diagnosis And Management
August 31, 2007 07:00:00

Phadia US Inc. announced that The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) has issued an update on selected topics in the Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. Information in the guidelines reported that allergies have emerged as one of the most important factors in the development, persistence and potential severity of asthma and that allergy testing is necessary to educate patients about allergen avoidance and symptom control. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Major Cause Of Early Lung Infection Death Is Bleeding, Not Inflammation
August 31, 2007 03:00:00

Researchers believe that they have discovered why a bacterial lung infection is so lethal in the early stages, and its not what medical authorities had thought, according to research published in the journal Immunity. The study reveals for the first time that a toxin released by bacteria causes severe bleeding in the lungs by patients with pneumococcal pneumonia. It is the bleeding, the authors argue, not inflammation as once thought, which makes the infections deadly. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Study finds some kids are being misdiagnosed with asthma
August 31, 2007 03:00:00

Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is the sudden, abnormal narrowing of the vocal cords during inhalation causing obstruction of the airflow, and is characterized by a noise that can mimic the sound of wheezing. -�[Read�more]

N/A	Survey: Healthy Foods Absent from City Convenience Stores August 31, 2007 03:00:00 A survey of convenience stores in the south west section of Rochester has revealed that 95% offer little or no healthy foods. -�[Read�more]

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New Findings From World Trade Center Health Registry Indicate That Respirators Helped Reduce The Ris
August 30, 2007 23:00:00

Findings released by the Health Department shed new light on the health effects of exposure to dust and debris among workers who responded to the World Trade Center disaster on September 11, 2001. The data, drawn from the World Trade Center Health Registry, show that 3.6% of the 25,000 rescue and recovery workers enrolled in the Registry report developing asthma after working at the site. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

N/A	New guidelines for childhood asthma recommend inhaled corticosteroids August 30, 2007 13:28:00 New guidelines aimed at dealing with asthma have been released by government health experts in the United States. -�[Read�more]

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National Asthma Guidelines Get 10 Year Update
August 30, 2007 11:00:00

The US national guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma have been updated this week as a result of the most comprehensive review of the last 10 years. Issued by the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP), the clinical guidelines explain the importance of asthma control and introduce new monitoring approaches. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

N/A	Breastfeeding-friendly practices in hospitals improve long-term breastfeeding success August 30, 2007 09:20:00 Breast milk and breastfeeding are recognized to be the ideal choices of nutrition and feeding for infants. -�[Read�more]

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New Asthma Guidelines Emphasize Disease Control and Patient Empowerment
August 30, 2007 08:58:52

BETHESDA, Md. -- Emphasizing that asthma affects different patients in different ways, the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program has issued new evidence-based guidelines on the disease. -�[Read�more]

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GSK supports emphasis on asthma control in treatment guidelines
August 30, 2007 01:03:00

New asthma treatment guidelines issued today urge healthcare professionals to first assess the severity of a patients asthma to determine and administer initial treatment and then obtain regular assessments of the patients level of asthma control. -�[Read�more]

N/A	Genes Promoting Lung Cancer May Not Normalize When Smoking Stops August 29, 2007 16:08:59 VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- For some genes involved in the development of lung cancer, smoking may be forever, according to researchers here. -�[Read�more]

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American Lung Association Examines Ongoing Disparities Driven By Socioeconomic And Genetic Factors
August 29, 2007 10:00:00

Diverse Communities throughout the United States continue to be disproportionately affected by specific lung diseases such as asthma, tuberculosis, lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and/or have more risk factors such as genetic predisposition, poor living conditions, and unequal access to healthcare and medications, according to the [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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AARC/RT Comments Noted In Final Regs On Inpatient Hospital PPS
August 29, 2007 09:00:00

AARC comments on ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and RT-related comments on smoking cessation counseling have captured the attention of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Summaries of both appear in the recently released final regulations on the inpatient hospital PPS. The AARC comments are recognized in a portion of the document on a proposal to include VAP in the CMS prevention guidelines for hospitals. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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AARC Addresses Provision Of RT Services In CORFs
August 29, 2007 09:00:00

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing Medicare Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (CORFs) changes that would negatively impact the ability of respiratory therapists to render diagnostic services and perform patient assessments for CORF beneficiaries. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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FDA Regulations On Ozone Depleting Drugs Will Impact Availability Of Combivent
August 29, 2007 09:00:00

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have jurisdiction over lessening the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODS) in pressurized containers called chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) propellants. The Montreal Protocol and the Clean Air Act aim to transition away from all CFC containing products because of public health concerns. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

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Asthma UK Comment On A Study Which Shows That Government Plans To Close Local A&E Departments May Le
August 29, 2007 08:00:00

Asthma UK comment on results from a study by the University of Sheffield, published in the Emergency Medicine Journal, which show that Government plans to close local Accident and Emergency (A&E) departments may lead to more deaths in some groups of patients. The study found that the further seriously ill patients have to travel by ambulance to reach emergency care, the more likely they are to die. [click link for full article] -�[Read�more]

N/A	Hypnosis Before Surgery Dulls Pain Later August 28, 2007 20:01:08 NEW YORK -- Presurgical hypnosis may improve pain control during and after breast cancer surgery and cut costs as well, researchers said. -�[Read�more]

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