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Respiratory Therapeutics Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . March 14th, 2005

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Asthma Therapy - True device compliance low in children and elderly

Invasive Aspergillosis - Utility of noninvasive diagnostic tests compared

Pulmonary Hypertension - ARDS and pulmonary hypertension treated in child with Bordetella

Pulmonary Medicine - Chest radiography fails to predict diaphragm function

Smoke Inhalation Injury - Activated drotrecogin alfa has anti-inflammatory activity in rats

Acute Lung Injury - Candidate genes in ALI identified

Acute Respiratory Distress - Review summarizes mechanisms of neutrophil trafficking in the inflamed lung

Allergy and Immunology - Cetirizine may reduce nasal neurogenic inflammation

Angiology - Bcl-XL studied, role in death-inducing signal complex formation revealed

Asthma - Preemies delivered by cesarean face higher asthma risk

Asthma - Premature babies delivered by cesarean face higher asthma risk

Asthma - Study shows promise for biofeedback therapy

Asthma Therapy - Budesonide/formoterol effective as both maintenance and reliever therapy

Asthma Therapy - Novel albuterol dry powder formulations evaluated

Business & Finance - U.S. SEC makes resale statement for pharmaceutical company notes effective

Business & Finance - Vaccine company reports on year of "achievement, maturation, and validation"

Business Update - Cornerstone BioPharma enters into product-transfer agreement

Cryptococcus - Rare C. gattii genotype cause of cryptococcosis outbreak on Vancouver Island

Developmental Biology - Mechanical tension helps shape lung development

Diet & Nutrition - Biotech company enters alliance to launch Resurgex and Resurgex-Plus

Disease Associations - Cystic fibrosis sputum analyzed, influence of elasticity clarified

Environmental Health - Warm weather, winds prompt allergy alert in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Environmental Risk - Report shows diesel exhaust causes 200 early deaths a year in Connecticut

Epidemiology - Flu, pneumonia hospitalizations in Ontario highest in winter

Finance - Aerogen shares up; fast-track status for pneumonia treatment received

Finance - Prescription drug discount card company announces financial results

Finance - Worldwide Cialis sales top $550 million in 2004

HIV/AIDS Tuberculosis Coinfection - Immune reconstitution syndrome develops within 6 months in HIV/TB coinfection

Influenza - Influenza virus entry and infection require host cell N-linked glycoprotein

Influenza - Late surge in flu, other bugs begins filling Iowa hospitals

Influenza Outbreaks - Global climate variability associated with influenza epidemics

Legal Issues - Committee backs legislation to compensate Idaho downwinders

Legal Issues - Vaccine maker announces change in status of SEC inquiry

Lung Cancer - Research uncovers mechanism of resistance to targeted therapy

Lung Cancer Pathogenesis - Immortalized bronchial epithelial cells useful to study lung cancer pathogenesis

Obstetrics - Antioxidant intake in pregnancy may modify child's risk of wheeze and eczema

Otorhinolaryngology - Heterogenous nasal endothelial cell subsets found in inferior turbinate

Physiology - Developmental regulation of PV-1 in rat lung studied, association revealed

Postoperative Organ Dysfunction - Company initiates phase II study of CTI-01; receives CTI-01 U.S. patent

Pulmonary Medicine - A prostaglandin receptor gene confers asthma susceptibility

Pulmonary Medicine - T-bet variant predicts patient response to asthma therapy

Respiratory Medicine - Prevalence of M. pneumoniae, C. pneumoniae reported from Trinidad

Resuscitation-Induced Injury - Hemorrhage/resuscitation-induced injury studied, inducible factors clarified

SARS - SARS survivors suffer from increased distress and poor quality of life

SARS Coronavirus - SARS-CoV genome detected in nasopharyngeal aspirate and autopsy lung specimen

SARS Outbreaks - Research in SARS ouTBreaks provides new insights

SARS Vaccine - Core structure from SARS coronavirus S2 fusion protein determined

Sleep Disorders - Researchers assess obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in snorers

Sleep Disorders - Twenty-somethings with sleep apnea most likely to die

Smoking Cessation - Insurance incentives might help smokers quit

Tobacco Use - Georgia Senate approves smoking ban in public buildings

Tobacco Use - Ohio looks to recover lost cigarette taxes

Tobacco Use - Study shows anti-smoking `truth' campaign helped slash youth smoking

Tuberculosis - Recurrent tuberculosis in US/Canada mostly due to relapse with same strain

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