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Respiratory Therapeutics Week

Susan Hasty, Publisher

Table of Contents . . . November 14th, 2005

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Pediatric Asthma - Childhood asthma affecting more than just breathing

Respiratory Medicine - Genetically related RSV circulate the same years within neighboring countries

Respiratory Medicine - Long-term outcome good for simple aspergilloma and satisfactory for complex aspergilloma

Respiratory Medicine - Preterm neonatal endothelin-1 levels correlate with severity of respiratory distress syndrome

Sleep Apnea - Use of air pump preferred over surgery for treating apnea

Adenocarcinomas - Incidence of adenocarcinoma was higher in young patients

Adenovirus Outbreaks - B2 adenovirus was the cause of a respiratory disease outbreak in a military camp

Adverse Drug Reaction - Male SARS patients have reduced bone mineral density due to prolonged steroid therapy

Asthma - Studies add new findings to asthma body of knowledge

Avian Influenza - Alaska avian flu project issues initial surveillance results

Avian Influenza - Avian flu creates increased U.S. demand for N95 respirators

Lung Cancer - Recent findings in lung cancer provide new insights

Avian Influenza - Avian flu hunters pore over bird samples in search of killer virus

Avian Influenza - Volunteers sought for avian flu vaccine study

Blood Safety - Amotosalen photochemical system inactivates SARS coronavirus

Cancer Risk Factors - Smoking reduction lowers lung cancer risk

Cancer Therapy - New strategies for treatment of lymphoma described

Cancer Therapy - New trial to investigate combination of HYB2055 with chemotherapy

Lung Cancer - Researchers provide details of new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer

Cardiology - Partial cricotracheal resection is useful for pediatric subglottic stenosis

Diagnostics - Auramine orange stain rapidly detects mycobacterial cervical adenitis

Diagnostics - Transthoracic needle biopsy used to diagnose large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of lung

Diagnostics - Ultrasound-assisted transthoracic biopsy aided cancer diagnostics

Disease Associations - Human herpes virus 8 implicated in lymphoproliferative disorders

Drug Development - Enrollment strong in Phase III trials of treatment for pulmonary fibrosis

Drug Development - U.S. FDA accepts Orapred ODT NDA filing

Ebola Virus - Complete genome of Ebola virus causing outbreak in Uganda released

Epidemiology - Pontiac fever outbreak associated with exposure to hotel pool/spa area

Epidemiology - Socioeconomic deprivation increased the incidence of tuberculosis in Naples

Fitness & Wellness - Results show benefit of employer disease management programs

Gastroesophageal Reflux - "Silent" nighttime acid reflux symptoms can cause poor sleep and sleep apnea

Genetics & Genomics - Multiple persistent lineages and reassortment exists among recent human influenza A H3N2 viruses

HIV/AIDS-Related Infection - Nocardiosis to be considered in HIV patients with low CD4 counts

Hypoxia - Cerebral vascular processes are hindered by intermittent hypoxia

Imaging - Image-guided radiotherapy offers hope for tumors impeded by respiratory movement

Imaging - Long-scan-time CT deemed effective in planning of stereotactic radiation therapy

Infectious Diseases - Disease susceptibility to tuberculosis is dependent on host genetic predisposition

Influenza - Antivirals and vaccines maker offers pandemic flu plans

Influenza - California group releases surveillance update on influenza-related illnesses

Influenza - Majority of Americans with asthma not immunized against flu despite known risks

Influenza Vaccines - Dutch company updates progress in scale-up of cell-culture-based influenza vaccine programs

Invasive Aspergillosis - A new analysis supports starting with VFEND for life-threatening fungal infections

Lung Cancer - Camptothecin-somatostatin conjugates inhibit growth of lung cancer cells

Lung Cancer - Case of primary pulmonary collision cancer consisted of large cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma

Lung Cancer - Papillary adenocarcinoma of lung deemed more advanced than bronchioloalveolar carcinoma

Lung Cancer - Recent findings in lung cancer described

Lung Cancer - Sinusoidal model applied to lung cancer patient respiratory motion

Lung Cancer - TP53 mutation and allelism predicts survival in non-small cell lung cancer

Lung Transplantation - Glutathione improves the function of porcine pulmonary grafts

Medical Devices - Ecocheck is accurate method for measuring hydrogen peroxide in exhaled breath condensate

Nosocomial Infections - Two nosocomial Mycoplasma pneumoniae epidemics in Korea separated by 3 years

Oncology - Study shows AEOL 10150 protects against radiation-induced lung injury

Patents - U.S. patent granted for single-ingredient extended-release guaifenesin products

Personnel - Steven A. Elms elected board chair of respiratory-focused pharmaceutical company

Pertussis Vaccine -  Bordetella parapertussis clearance from respiratory tract requires humoral and cellular immunity

Pneumonia - Preventing pneumonia in children helps prevent pneumonia in older adults

Prognostics - Dysadherin expression used to prognosticate non-small cell lung cancer

Radiation Therapy - Proteasome inhibition improved fractionated radiation treatment

Respiratory Medicine - Pneumonia and pulmonary TB most common respiratory tract infections in hospitalized travelers

Sedation - Adverse cardiovascular events observed during respiratory sedation of pediatric patients

Transplant Medicine - Recent findings illuminate research in transplant medicine

Tuberculosis - Recurrent tuberculosis in HIV-infected children is common in a high-burden TB setting

Tuberculosis Risk Factors - Risk of tuberculosis infection in children related to number and duration of exposure

Vaccine Development - Whooping cough vaccine is not just for kids anymore

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