Respiratory Therapeutics Week
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . August 7th, 2006
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Asthma - Asthma-associated smooth muscle cell migration may be impeded by retinoic acid
Congenital Emphysema - European Medicines Agency approves plan for phase 1 trial of congenital emphysema treatment
Cystic Fibrosis - Cystic fibrosis patients treated with vibration achieve higher expiratory flow rates
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer patients did not benefit from intensification of gemcitabine dose
SARS Vaccine - New panel of antibodies has implication for SARS vaccine design
Allergy & Immunology - Diesel-exhaust-exposed bronchial epithelial cells induce dendritic cell maturation
Allergy & Immunology - Exposure to concentrated ambient particles may aggravate allergic airway disease
Anemia - Biopure applies for marketing authorization of Hemopure in the United Kingdom
Angiology - Pulmonary sequestration treated by thoracoscopy is feasible in experienced hands
Apoptosis - Enhanced apoptosis is mediated by a p53 mutant
Apoptosis - Lung cancer apoptosis linked to upregulation of death receptors 4 and 5
Aspergillosis Therapy - Voriconazole is efficacious for pulmonary aspergillosis
Asthma - Asthma risk results from adoptively transferred allergen-specific T cells
Asthma - Fluticasone propionate MDI for asthma in young children is studied
Awards - Domantis first to win U.K. Innovation in Drug Discovery and Development Award
Bacterial Pneumonia - Bacterial pneumonia leads to accelerated progression to death among HIV-infected women
Breast Cancer - Psychometric properties of revised Piper Fatigue Scale in Dutch cancer patients deemed satisfactory
Business & Finance - Hi-Tech Pharmacal reports fourth quarter sales up 3%
Business & Finance - Predix receives payment to begin cystic fibrosis protein study
Business Update - Cell Therapeutics issues statement on study in women with lung cancer
Business Update - Diagnostic Hybrids announces release of new stain kit for ID of metapneumovirus antigens
Business Update - Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance announces support from NIH RAID Pilot Program
Cancer Therapy - Stress kinase mediates cytotoxic effects of thalidomide analogue in cancer cells
Cardiology - Asphyxia model shows cardiopulmonary resuscitation with transesophageal pacing is effective
Cardiopulmonary Disease - Plastic bronchitis is cured surgically with thoracic duct ligation
Cell Biology - Endothelin-1 is regulated by angiopoietin-1
Cell Biology - Protection against hyperoxia is uncoupled from the ability to suppress growth
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Cardiopulmonary stress is lower in COPD patients with resistance training
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease financial burden is heavy on state Medicaid programs
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk may be related to race and gender
Collaborations - Cardinal Health signs agreement with Roche to manufacture Tamiflu
Colorectal Cancer - Fetal hemoglobin-blood cells developed within colorectal tumor tissues
Critical Care Medicine - Gene expression altered in pulmonary tissue in endotoxemic rats
Critical Care Medicine - Mechanical ventilation weaning with an automated ventilator is comparable
Critical Care Medicine - Pulmonary resection-associated air leaks assessed with AIRFIX device
Croup - Humid air is little help for croup's barking cough
Cystic Fibrosis - Cystic fibrosis population may safely withdraw from inhaled corticosteroids
Drug Development - Novel synthesis of nicotinamide derivatives with cytotoxic properties described
Emergency Medicine - Traumatic brain injury patients should be transported directly to Level I or II trauma centers
Generic Drugs - Ranbaxy receives approval to market cefprozil suspension
Genetics & Genomics - Tumor necrosis factor gene promoter polymorphism linked to asthma
Head & Neck Cancer - Head and neck SCC residual metastasis after chemoradiotherapy is not predicted by PET
Healthcare Costs - Lung cancer chemotherapy regimens assessed in cost-minimization analysis
Healthcare Costs - Lung diseases represent major economic burden on society
Hepatocellular Carcinoma - Hepatocellular carcinoma patient survival prolonged with pulmonary resection of metastases
Infectious Diseases - Health experts outline the future outlook of re-emerging infectious diseases threats
Infectious Diseases - Severe sepsis exacerbates cell-mediated immunity in the lung
Influenza - Influenza virus undergoes regular HA1 nucleotide changes within single epidemic
Influenza Vaccine - HepaLife enters into exclusive license agreement for flu vaccine development, including bird flu
Legionella Outbreaks - Minimum infection rates with Legionella pneumophila estimated for an exposed population
Lung Cancer - Cizzle continues development of protein focused diagnostic test and treatment for lung cancer
Lung Cancer - Combined modality therapy selection for stage III non-small cell lung cancer is age-dependent
Lung Cancer - Elderly lung cancer patients responded to weekly docetaxel and gefitinib, but experienced toxicity
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer carcinogenesis linked to overexpression of serine threonine kinase 15
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer managed with gemcitabine-cisplatin chemotherapy before lung resection
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer patients carry key genetic mutations in pleural effusions
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer treated by single-agent gefitinib as first-line therapy
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer treatment efficacy of toxicity-adjusted topotecan therapy evaluated
Lung Cancer - Lung cancer tumorigenesis linked to G-protein signaling family of proteins
Lung Cancer - Lung diseases and cancer are exacerbated by factors that trigger mitogen-activated protein kinase
Lung Cancer - Non-small cell lung cancer could be diagnosed by peptide ligands
Lung Cancer - Shortened lung cancer survival linked to development of postoperative pulmonary complications
Lung Tumor - Lung tumor growth suppressed by arachidonic acid
Muscular Dystrophy - Respiratory services need for muscular dystrophy patients is increasing in U.K.
Mycobacterium Bovis Transmission - Mycobacterium bovis ability to produce tuberculosis is underestimated
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis - Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis prevalence is very low in Cuba
Neonatal Tracheotomy - Tracheotomy indications and outcomes in very low birth weight neonates are studied
Otorhinolaryngology - Paranasal sinus aerosol delivery can be improved with sounding airflow
Otorhinolaryngology - Pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy reconstruction method standardized
Otorhinolaryngology - Ranulas in pediatric patients are treated with intralesional injection of OK-432
Pediatric Lung Disease - Postnatal corticosteroid treatments are compared for outcomes in children
Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation - Cidofovir safe and effective for adenoviral infection in pediatric stem cell transplantation
Pulmonary Metastases - Pulmonary metastases reported to be infrequent in colorectal cancer with microsatellite instability
Pulmonary Tuberculosis - Active pulmonary tuberculosis patients vary in clinical presentation
Respiratory Medicine - Acute respiratory distress syndrome patient management in prone position is reviewed
Respiratory Medicine - Pharmaxis' makes first commercial sale of Aridol to U.S. market
Respiratory Medicine - Short- and long-term outcomes of lung volume reduction surgery are evaluated
Respiratory Medicine - Thoracic empyema computed tomography images demonstrating pleural microbubbles are studied
Respiratory Medicine - Urokinase suggested as preferred treatment for pediatric empyema
Respiratory Syncytial Virus - Nobilon and Netherlands Vaccine Institute co-developing RSV vaccine
SARS Coronavirus - SARS CoV antibody produced from immunoglobulin gene library derived from SARS patients
Sickle Cell Disease - Hormone identifies sickle cell patients who have developed pulmonary hypertension
Sleep Apnea - Sleep apnea treated with continuous positive airway pressure improves microvascular function
Surgical Technology - Anterior surgical approaches to thoracic outlet detailed
Tobacco Use - Children who live with smokers have more respiratory complications during surgery
Tobacco Use - Economic burden of tobacco smoking in China in year 2000 amounted to $2 billion
Tobacco Use - Quitting smoking can improve lung function test scores in asthmatics by more than 15%
Tuberculosis Drug Development - Human gamma globulin administration inhibits BCG colonization of the lungs
Tuberculosis Epidemiology - One-fifth to one quarter of new active tuberculosis cases are from recent transmission
Viral Reagents - Nanogen releases new real-time PCR reagents for varicella-zoster virus and bordetella bacteria
Allergies - New findings from Netherlands and Austria in the area of allergies detailed
Asthma - Data from the United Kingdom advance knowledge in asthma research
Cancer Treatment - Researchers from Taiwan and the People's Republic of China publish new studies and findings in the area of cancer treatment
Hypertension - New findings from the United States, India and Canada in the area of hypertension detailed
Lung Cancer - Data from Greece, Spain and Italy advance knowledge in lung cancer research
Lung Cancer - Findings from Japan and Italy describe new data in lung cancer research
Lung Cancer - New research from France and the United States in the area of lung cancer detailed
Lung Cancer - New research from the United States, France and Japan in the area of lung cancer detailed
Lung Cancer - Recent findings from Switzerland, the United States and France illuminate research in lung cancer
Lung Cancer - Reports from Japan, the People's Republic of China and Switzerland add new data to lung cancer research
Lung Cancer - Reports from Poland and the United States describe recent advances in lung cancer research
Lung Cancer - Research from Greece and the United States add new data to lung cancer body of knowledge
Lung Cancer - Researchers from Japan and the United States detail new studies and findings in the area of lung cancer
Mycobacteria - New data from Israel and the United States lluminates research in mycobacteria
Tuberculosis - Recent findings from the United States and United Kingdom illuminate research in tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - Researchers from Russia, Italy and the South Africa describe findings in tuberculosis studies
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