Respiratory

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Morris funds research on upper respiratory tract infection in shelter cats  -  06 Jan 2010
Upper respiratory tract infection is a leading cause of illness and euthanasia for cats in animal shelters. Therefore, the Morris Animal Foundation is ... American Veterinary Medical Association

Factors Through Life Affect Middle Age Lung Function  -  06 Jan 2010
..."Unfavorable influences in childhood can adversely affect later respiratory health, with childhood asthma, respiratory tract infections, and low birth ... MedPage Today

Burned Florida boy suffers relapse  -  06 Jan 2010
..."All his doctor will allow us to say is that Michael was readmitted to the hospital due to respiratory complications," Nelson said. ... UPI.com

Breathe out the problems  -  06 Jan 2010
This includes tuberculosis (TB), tobacco smoke, biomass fuel smoke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, pneumonia among other respiratory ... Indian Express

Keeping out the chill out locks allergens in  -  06 Jan 2010
..."It going to be a major irritant for your respiratory track could actually cause toxic problems, lungs are very fragile and if those chemicals get into the ... WVLT

It's really too cool for schoolkids in North Texas  -  06 Jan 2010
Health experts say the arctic hammer will hit hardest among the young, the elderly and people with existing respiratory problems. ... Dallas Morning News

24 dogs killed in distemper outbreak  -  06 Jan 2010
12 because of an outbreak of a contagious respiratory virus. The dogs, euthanized last week, had symptoms of distemper, director Cheryl Schneider said. ... Austin American-Statesman

Ingen and Amsino International Sign Supply Agreement  -  06 Jan 2010
This agreement allows Ingen to reduce manufacturing costs by 40%, and increase efficiency and quality of our respiratory product line. ... Benzinga

Burned teen Michael Brewer back in hospital  -  06 Jan 2010
The Deerfield Beach teen doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire is back in a Miami hospital -- this time suffering from respiratory problems. ... MiamiHerald.com

Dr. Rallie McAllister: Medications prolong colds  -  06 Jan 2010
When the respiratory tract is invaded by disease-causing microbes, the immune system is activated to defend the body in a number of ways. ... Buffalo News

Hallmark Health offers smoking cessation classes, beginning Jan. 14  -  06 Jan 2010
Hallmark Health Respiratory Services will present “Freedom from smoking — Isn't it time to quit?� every Thursday, Jan. 14. The eight-week class will cover ... Medford Transcript

Swine flu scare in residential school  -  06 Jan 2010
Doctors from Primary Health Centre, where the girls were first taken, referred them to SSG Hospital as all of them were complaining of respiratory problems. ... Times of India

Flu Season: Factory Farming Could Cause a Pandemic  -  06 Jan 2010
Instead of just infecting the respiratory tract, though, H5N1 may spread throughout the body and infect the brain, for example, leaving victims in a coma. ... AlterNet

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 regional update 05 Jan 2010  -  06 Jan 2010
In Mexico, from EW 49 to EW 50, there was a 53% decrease in the number ILI and severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) cases, and the activity has now been ... ReliefWeb (press release)

Smokers Inhale Hundreds of Types of Bacteria  -  06 Jan 2010
Smokers are known to have higher levels of bacteria and bacterial infections in their respiratory tracts, and a new study shows that cigarettes are crawling ... JoinTogether.org

AZ makes a good move and branches out  -  06 Jan 2010
AZ has not played a major role in the anti-infective market, opting for a large presence in CV, GI, respiratory and oncology. This move should help them in ... Gerson Lehrman Group

Research and Markets: American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting ...  -  06 Jan 2010
The report also provides answers to questions like: what are the emerging trends in the anesthesia and respiratory devices market? ... Live-PR.com (press release)

Truth about smoking  -  06 Jan 2010
Smoking has a major impact on human health especially the respiratory system. Why you may ask? Well, here's what a stick ... New Straits Times

Dealmaking at the edge of the patent cliff  -  06 Jan 2010
Corporate business develeopment VP Shaun Grady told Bloomberg News it would focus on its key disease areas, which include cancer, respiratory illnesses and ... The Daily Deal

Clinton Area Ambulance Service adds new life-saving equipment  -  06 Jan 2010
CPAP stands for "continuous positive airway pressure," and is a device used to assist patients who are in severe respiratory distress. ... Lansing State Journal

Inuit newborns at risk because Nunavut gov't won't distribute drug: researcher  -  06 Jan 2010
Banerji suggests the treatment would save money for the territory by reducing medical evacuations now that the peak season for respiratory syncytial virus, ... The Canadian Press

Utah's December was chilly, wet  -  06 Jan 2010
For example, people who are unusually sensitive to ozone may experience respiratory symptoms. Tuesday night's temperatures in Salt Lake City are expected to ... Deseret News

The hidden benefits of exercise  -  06 Jan 2010
...walked briskly for 45 minutes, five days a week over 12 to 15 weeks had fewer and less severe upper respiratory tract infections, such as colds and flu. ... Wall Street Journal

Washoe under another wood burning ban  -  06 Jan 2010
Officials warned children, the elderly and those with respiratory or heart ailments to refrain from extended outdoor activity until conditions improve. ... Reno Gazette-Journal

Killing suspect caught with pants down  -  06 Jan 2010
Responding officers tried to get someone to answer the door and heard a man in respiratory distress near the locked screen door. ... Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Experts say pets need care when weather plummets  -  06 Jan 2010
..."Animals catch colds and respiratory infections too," says Synder, treasurer of the Brownsville Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. ... Brownsville Herald

For the sake of your health  -  06 Jan 2010
Passive smoking also causes respiratory disease, cot deaths, middle ear disease and asthmatic attacks among children. Asked about the chemicals in a ... New Straits Times

Joseph Harper, 19; set up foundation | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/06/2010  -  06 Jan 2010
...disabilities pay for equipment and renovations that increase accessibility - died Saturday at Doylestown Hospital of sepsis and respiratory failure. ... Philadelphia Inquirer

teen burned in attack back in hospital  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
Michael Brewer, the Deerfield Beach teen who was doused with rubbing alcohol and set on fire, is back at a Miami hospital due to respiratory ... MiamiHerald.com

Respiratory scholarship 5K Race/Walk exceeds goal  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
VERO BEACH — When the Indian River Medical Center Respiratory Department named a new memorial scholarship in honor of coworker Patricia "Trish" McQueen in ... Vero Beach Press-Journal (subscription)

New year brings illness  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
...“It's follow-ups, its respiratory refills, it's kind of all across the board,� he said. But the number of people calling for appointments has been extremely ... ReporterNews.com

World Market for Respiratory Equipment and Disposables, 3rd. Edition ...  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
The market for respiratory disposables and reusable accessories is witnessing dynamic changes. The market factors influencing demand in the US are also ... PRMinds (press release)

Independence University announce Respiratory Care Program - Associate and ...  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
Independence University announces Associate's and Bachelor's Respiratory Therapy Program. The program in designed to equip students with functional ... PR Urgent

Spike in number of San Antonio babies with serious respiratory illness  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
SAN ANTONIO - There's a spike in the number of babies coming down with a respiratory illness in San Antonio. Doctors are calling it one of the worst years ... WOAI

Kids' respiratory clinic closed to referrals  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
One of the country's busiest children's hospitals has had to close its respiratory clinic to any further referrals because it already has a two year waiting ... Irish Health

Canine Influenza - a Highly Contagious Upper Respiratory Disease  -  ‎Dec 23, 2009‎
The disease mimics the bacterial respiratory disease known as the 'kennel cough' syndrome, which could delay a diagnosis of the influenza. ... Associated Content

Blood-oxygenating device to get human trials  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
The Hemolung does for patients with chronic respiratory problems what hemodialysis does for patients with kidney disease, intervening to support a patient ... Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Family Doctor: What is normal methadone use?  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
The medication contains a black-box warning because of the risk of death (cardiac or respiratory), iatrogenic (physician-caused) overdose and respiratory ... Canton Repository

Adrian woman's recovery 'a miracle'; machine reversed respiratory failure  -  ‎Dec 30, 2009‎
What began with a high fever and chest pain very quickly escalated into full-blown respiratory failure. Doctors scrambled to keep her alive, using the lung ... Toledo Blade

HHS to Offer Special Webcast on H1N1 Flu  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
Participants include the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, ... Business Wire (press release)

Influenza Season Week 51 ending December 26, 2009  -  ‎Dec 31, 2009‎
By CDC 154 (3.9%) specimens tested by US World Health Organization (WHO) and National Respiratory and Enteric Virus Surveillance System (NREVSS) ... HealthNewsDigest.com

Mom admits poisoning baby to get dad's attention  -  ‎Dec 30, 2009‎
..."She knew the baby would go into respiratory distress and bring a lot of attention to her and her baby because she'd put herself through respiratory ... San Francisco Chronicle

Halton General Hospital community respiratory team invest in new I-STAT ...  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
Health chiefs said the device will be a big boost to the work of the hospital's community respiratory team, which is run by the hospital's consultant ... Runcorn and Widnes Weekly News

Foul trouble derails Lakers' Andrew Bynum  -  ‎Dec 20, 2009‎
The center, who has been slowed by an upper respiratory infection, thinks he's in a 'bit of a funk.' By Mike Bresnahan Reporting from East Rutherford, ... Los Angeles Times

Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Terminal Respiratory Disease  -  ‎Dec 29, 2009‎
Chronic respiratory disease is an increasingly prevalent cause of life-limiting illness. Care for patients with terminal respiratory diseases has ... Medscape

PEOPLE IN BUSINESS  -  ‎Jan 3, 2010‎
SALISBURY -- John Morcom has been named Peninsula Regional Medical Center's director of Respiratory, Pulmonary and Neurology Services. ... Delmarva Now

Happy new smog alert!  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
..."Wood smoke poses serious health risks and is particularly harmful to children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems," said Jack Broadbent, ... San Jose Mercury News

Discovery in Lungs May Lead to Treatment for Respiratory Virus  -  ‎Dec 24, 2009‎
24 (HealthDay News) -- A lipid found in the lungs appears to have the ability to prevent infection with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which is a major ... BusinessWeek

Slight improvement in Basu's condition  -  ‎Jan 3, 2010‎
But he remains on oxygen and respiratory support. “Basu continues to be administered antibiotics. The medical board which examined him is of the opinion ... The Hindu

Will of a winner  -  ‎Jan 4, 2010‎
She was scheduled to have open-heart surgery, but the procedure was delayed because Brooks developed respiratory syncytial virus — a contagious viral ... Ventura County Star

CDC: New Respiratory Bug Has Killed 10  -  Nov 16, 2007
By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer. A mutated version of a common cold virus has caused 10 deaths in the last 18 months, US health officials said Thursday. ... FOXNews

Respiratory syncytial virus  -  Aug 1, 2005
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a virus that causes infections of the lungs and respiratory tract. It's so common that most children have been infected ... cnn.com

… NATION; Study Links Health Risks, 9/11; Respiratory problems...  -  Sep 6, 2006
As they labored on "the pile," responders breathed in a caustic, pulverized dust that penetrated deep into their lungs and sinus cavities. ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver

Burning incense linked to respiratory cancers  -  Aug 26, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Burning incense may create a sweet scent, but regularly inhaling the smoke could put people at risk of cancers of the ... Reuters India

Antibiotics for Acne Raises Respiratory Infection Risk  -  Sep 19, 2005
By Neil Osterweil, Senior Associate Editor, MedPage Today. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 19-Patients who use antibiotics for more than six weeks at a stretch to ... CNN

Cardinal to buy respiratory-care giant  -  May 15, 2007
By Barnet D. Wolf. Cardinal Health Inc. will increase its presence in the medical-respiratory business by acquiring Pennsylvania-based Viasys Healthcare for ... Columbus Dispatch

US FDA clears Luminex test to ID respiratory bugs  -  Jan 3, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jan 3 (Reuters) - US regulators on Thursday said they approved a new test from Luminex Corp. (LMNX.O) to detect a dozen infectious respiratory ... Reuters

Adams Respiratory Climbs on Buyout  -  Dec 10, 2007
By Elizabeth Trotta. Reckitt Benckiser Group has agreed to buy the Chester, NJ-based specialty pharmaceutical company for about $2.3 billion, or $60 a share ... TheStreet.com - TheStreet.com (subscription)

Folate in pregnancy linked to respiratory illness  -  Dec 2, 2008
By Karla Gale. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The infants of mothers who used folate supplements during their first trimester appear to have a slightly higher ... Reuters UK

Respiratory Infection Delays Sharon's Surgery  -  Apr 4, 2006
JERUSALEM — Ariel Sharon has a respiratory infection that has forced doctors to delay surgery on the comatose Israeli leader, the hospital caring for him ... FOXNews

4 dead from unknown respiratory illness outbreak in Toronto  -  Oct 2, 2005
OTTAWA, Oct. 1 (Xinhuanet) -- Four people were dead and dozens of residents of Canada's biggest city of Toronto have been taken to hospital after an ... 新�网

Adams Respiratory posts loss; sees generic competition  -  Aug 21, 2007
By Esha Dey. BANGALORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Inc ARXT.O posted a quarterly loss, forecast its outlook for the year below Wall ... Reuters

Alnylam ties up with Kyowa on respiratory drug in Asia  -  Jun 19, 2008
TOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - US biotech firm Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc (ALNY.O) has formed an alliance with Japan's Kyowa Hakko Kogyo (4151. ... Reuters UK

Mahajan develops respiratory problem  -  May 2, 2006
PRAYERS FOR MAHAJAN: Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul offering prayers at a Mumbai gurdwara on Monday for early recovery of his father. - PHOTO: PTI ... Hindu

… the Guangdong research institute for respiratory diseases, speaks...  -  Nov 14, 2005
Zhong Nanshan, director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, was quoted in the Information Times newspaper as saying the drug would be ... 新�网

… to pay Schering-Plough $105M as respiratory joint venture terminate...  -  Jun 27, 2008
BOSTON (Thomson Financial) - Schering-Plough Corp. and Merck & Co. said Friday that they have withdrawn the new drug application for the ... Forbes

Respiratory risk of elective caesarean  -  Dec 12, 2007
Babies delivered by elective caesarean section around term are up to four times more likely to suffer respiratory problems, new research shows. ... 6minutes

… , director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases...  -  May 8, 2005
Zhong, director of the Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Diseases, said he would not abandon his clinical work for only clinical work could help doctors ... 新�网

Respiratory illnesses on the increase  -  Apr 19, 2006
The study, released by the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation, indicates that while respiratory illnesses are declining in other developed countries, ... TVNZ

Kids' Respiratory Virus Season Off and Running  -  Dec 6, 2007
By Steven Reinberg. THURSDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The season for outbreaks of respiratory syncytial virus -- the most common cause of bronchiolitis ... Washington Post

Human Viruses Cause Respiratory Outbreaks in Ivory Coast Chimps  -  Feb 5, 2008
By HENRY FOUNTAIN. Wild populations of chimpanzees and other great apes are in trouble in many areas, mostly because of hunting and loss of habitat. ... New York Times

Adams Respiratory shares fall on drug data  -  Mar 16, 2007
...(Reuters) - Shares of Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Inc. ARXT.O fell after the drugmaker reported unsatisfactory preliminary data from a mid-stage trial of ... Reuters

… - Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus...  -  Dec 1, 2008
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a very common virus. This virus causes mild, cold-like symptoms in adults and older healthy children. ... New York Times

Therapists at highest risk for asthma.(Respiratory Ailments)  -  Oct 1, 2005
Respiratory therapists are at an increased risk of developing asthma and asthma-related symptoms due to their involvement in the diagnosis and treatment of ... Free with registration - USA Today (Magazine) - AccessMyLibrary.com

Within seven months, three Sept. 11 workers die  -  Jan 17, 2006
Hernandez was diagnosed with various respiratory diseases and was told by doctors at one point that he may have cystic fibrosis, Pellegrino said. ... USA Today

Simple Steps Curb Respiratory Viruses  -  Nov 29, 2007
By Miranda Hitti. Nov. 29, 2007 -- Just in time for flu season, researchers are making recommendations to cut the spread of respiratory viruses -- without ... WebMD

Exposure to burning incense leads to respiratory tract …  -  Aug 26, 2008
BEIJING, Aug. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Long-term exposure to burning incense will increase the risk of developing cancers of the respiratory tract, said a study to ... 新�网

respiratory tract infection ... | Article from The Washington Post | ...  -  Jun 28, 2005
...respiratory tract infection ... ... find The Washington Post articles. respiratory tract infection THE QUESTION When plagued by a persistent cough, ... Pay-Per-View - Washington Post - HighBeam Research

Noah has upper respiratory infection, not mono  -  Nov 29, 2006
Florida's fears that Joakim Noah might have mononucleosis like teammate Corey Brewer were put to rest Wednesday. Florida SID Fred Demarest told ESPN.com's ... ESPN

Poor diets show increased respiratory symptoms in teens  -  Jul 10, 2007
NORTHBROOK, IL: Teenagers who forego a healthy and balanced diet may have a harder time catching their breath. A new study, published in the July issue of ... Hindu

Teva, UCB to jointly promote Teva's respiratory products  -  Jan 16, 2008
Jan 16 (Reuters) - Israeli drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd (TEVA.O) (TEVA.TA) and Belgian medical company UCB (UCB. ... Reuters

Particle pollution ups respiratory diseases  -  Mar 9, 2006
Washington - Inhaling fine solid and liquid particles that pollute the air, even briefly, increases hospital admissions among the elderly for cardiovascular ... Independent Online

Safety concerns grow over pharmacy-mixed drugs  -  Mar 23, 2005
Medicare this year cut payments for respiratory drugs by almost 90%, ... But, in January, Medicare changed the way it pays for respiratory drugs, ... USA Today

Former Cypriot president hospitalized due to respiratory failure  -  Nov 24, 2008
NICOSIA, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- Former Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulos has been hospitalized due to acute respiratory failure, the semi-official Cyprus ... 央视国际

Meridian Bioscience gets marketing OK for respiratory tests  -  Nov 26, 2007
Nov 26 (Reuters) - Meridian Bioscience Inc (VIVO.O) said it received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration to market two new upper respiratory ... Reuters

MedImmune, NIH to develop vaccines for respiratory diseases  -  Jun 30, 2006
MedImmune's blockbuster drug Synagis, used to treat common respiratory infection affecting infants, generates more than $1 billion for the biotechnology ... Bizjournals.com

Respiratory disease care 'a lottery'  -  Feb 9, 2005
More than one in 10 patients admitted to hospital with a serious breathing disorder is dead within 90 days, a report has revealed. ... Daily Mail

5 horses sick with respiratory disease in Singapore  -  Sep 23, 2007
SINGAPORE, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Five horses in Singapore have been isolated after they fell sick with a respiratory disease, Singapore's Agri-Food and ... 新�网

Sanofi-Aventis, Johns Hopkins University to jointly research respirato...  -  Jul 17, 2008
Sanofi and the school of medicine's Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology will work jointly to discover and develop new ways of treating respiratory ... Forbes

Pittsburgh researchers study children's respiratory problems caused...  -  Jan 18, 2005
Jan. 18--Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh are participating in a study to determine how often a common virus causes serious respiratory ... Free with registration - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - AccessMyLibrary.com

UTMB discovery holds promise for children's respiratory disease  -  Oct 18, 2006
Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have taken a key step toward developing a therapy for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), ... Bizjournals.com

Adams Respiratory to settle patent suit on guaifenesin  -  Mar 21, 2007
March 21 (Reuters) - Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Inc. ARXT.O said it agreed to settle a patent litigation against two subsidiaries of Pharmaceutical ... Reuters

New childhood virus tied to respiratory infections  -  Aug 23, 2005
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Swedish researchers said on Monday they had identified a previously unknown virus that may cause many cases of serious respiratory ... Malaysia Star

Girardi misses second straight game with respiratory infection  -  Apr 5, 2008
AP. NEW YORK -- Yankees manager Joe Girardi missed his second straight game Saturday with an upper respiratory infection. ... ESPN

Alkermes eyes respiratory drugs  -  Feb 22, 2006
By Bill Berkrot and Ransdell Pierson. BOSTON (Reuters) - Alkermes Inc. (ALKS.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Chief Executive Richard Pops said on ... Reuters

Adams Respiratory files patent suit against Perrigo  -  Sep 27, 2007
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Inc ARXT.O said it has filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against Perrigo Co (PRGO. ... Reuters

Mystery respiratory affliction kills 4 more .  -  Oct 5, 2005
TORONTO Four more residents of a nursing home for the elderly have died of an un known respiratory illness, bringing the number fatally infected by the ... Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive

… second wind; With Bryant fighting a respiratory infection,...  -  Dec 23, 2006
He had to sleep, recover some energy while fighting off an upper respiratory infection that forced him to miss Friday morning's shoot- around. ... Pay-Per-View - Los Angeles Times - ProQuest Archiver

Comedian Dick Martin Dies From Respiratory Failure  -  May 26, 2008
Comedian Dick Martin, star of the comedy Laugh-In has died at the age of 86 at a hospital in Santa Monica, California, near his home. ... Chatter Shmatter

Adams Respiratory says CFO resigns, names replacement  -  Feb 7, 2007
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Adams Respiratory Therapeutics Inc. ARXT.O said Chief Financial Officer David Becker resigned, and will be succeeded immediately by Rita ... Reuters

Monaco's aging prince remains in intensive care battling respiratory ...  -  Mar 23, 2005
Heart failure also depresses the respiratory system, making breathing difficult. ... However, respiratory infections in the elderly can be deadly, ... Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.com

Computerized system helps respiratory patients  -  Oct 16, 2006
A computerized system can reduce the time patients are on mechanical ventilation and the length of their stay in intensive care compared with the ... CBC.ca

Ground Zero Workers Report 12 Times Normal Asthma Rate  -  Aug 28, 2007
Workers who went months without respiratory protection reported two to three times more asthma incidence than those who wore respirators from the outset. ... Environment News Service

Central Valley clinics in fire zones filling up with respiratory cases  -  Jul 2, 2008
By Garance Burke. AP. FRESNO – California's raging wildfires have created a smoky haze so stifling some doctors in the state's mountain-ringed farm country ... San Diego Union - Tribune - San Diego Union Tribune

A&E nurse 'poisoned 18 patients' so he could enjoy trying to save them  -  Feb 15, 2006
..."Years go by without one respiratory arrest occurring. ... He had suffered respiratory arrest. Tests couldn't provide an explanation as to why." ... Telegraph.co.uk

Vatican characterizes recovery from respiratory illness as Slow  -  Mar 31, 2005
By Daniel Williams .The Washington Post . ROME A decision by Pope John- Paul doctors to feed him through a nose tube takes the treatment of the chronically ... Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive

Four deaths at nursing home linked to respiratory virus  -  Feb 17, 2008
NANTUCKET—Four recent deaths at a Nantucket nursing home are being blamed on a respiratory virus typically found at day care centers. ... Boston Globe

Respiratory infections in babies increase asthma risk: study  -  Nov 8, 2007
Babies exposed to severe respiratory viruses have a higher likelihood of developing asthma as they grow older, new research suggests. ... CBC.ca

Respiratory treatment by paramedics crucial, study says  -  May 24, 2007
From Thursday's Globe and Mail Published on Thursday, May. 24, 2007 9:38AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009 10:56PM EDT ... Globe and Mail

China launches new lab for respiratory diseases in Guangzhou  -  Apr 10, 2007
GUANGZHOU, April 10 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Science andT echnology has approved a new laboratory in Guangzhou to bolster research into respiratory ... 新�网

Polysomnography a new specialty for respiratory therapists  -  Sep 6, 2006
By Laura Raines. Nicole White, Tracey Hardy-Speed and Victoria McMichael (from left) watch as instructor Angie McReynolds (blue shirt) shows the proper way ... Atlanta Journal Constitution

Ahead of the Bell: Respiratory Devices  -  Jan 2, 2008
NEW YORK—A Wachovia Capital Markets analyst downgraded shares of two respiratory medical device makers Wednesday, lowering ratings on both Respironics Inc. ... Boston Globe

… nitric oxide in the management of preterm infants with severe...  -  Nov 8, 2007
12 reported that among premature newborns with respiratory failure, low-dose iNO (5 ppm) ... Therefore, premature infants with RDS and respiratory failure ... Nature.com

Yao inactive tonight with respiratory infection | Sports | Chron.com ...  -  Jan 27, 2008
By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle. Don Ryan AP. Rockets center Yao Ming was moved to the inactive list today with an upper respiratory ... Houston Chronicle

Obese kids at higher respiratory risk post-surgery  -  Feb 26, 2008
By Anthony J. Brown, MD. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese children who undergo elective surgery typically have more additional medical conditions than ... Reuters

Mountain gorillas dying from respiratory diseases  -  Jul 8, 2005
LONDON - Mountain gorillas in Uganda and Rwanda, an endangered species, are dying from respiratory illnesses, according to study published Wednesday. ... New Zealand Herald

Innovator on the cutting edge of respiratory therapy  -  Sep 23, 2007
By Laura Raines. L. Jack Clark wanted to be a neurosurgeon when he grew up, so he started working as a nursing technician at Georgia Baptist Hospital while ... Atlanta Journal Constitution

Flu vaccines do protect kids from respiratory virus  -  Nov 3, 2008
Washington, November 3: A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center has shown that the administration of all ... Expressindia.com

Respiratory Infection and Cardiovascular Events Are Associated  -  Dec 6, 2007
By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today. LONDON, Dec. 6 -- For reasons that are not clear, a respiratory infection doubles the risk of a myocardial ... MedPage Today

Yellow dust harmful to children's respiratory health: study  -  Mar 5, 2007
A study has found that yellow dust, the airborne movement of sand from deserts in China, reduces children's respiratory functions and raises the likelihood ... 한겨레

Time near swimming pools raises respiratory risks  -  Apr 10, 2007
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Swimming teachers and other people who spend a lot of time near chlorinated pools face an increased risk of respiratory ... 新�网

… Vallejos said tetanus, diarrhea,cholera and respiratory diseases...  -  Aug 20, 2007
Vallejos said his attention was now turned to the risk of infectious diseases in the quake-stricken areas -- respiratory problems, tetanus and diarrhea and ... Taipei Times - Taipei Times

Respiratory problems after oil spill  -  Sep 17, 2007
MADRID, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- Workers and volunteers who helped clean up the 2002 Prestige oil spill off the Galician coast of Spain exhibit prolonged ... United Press International

… for children's lungs USC study finds respiratory impairment...  -  Jan 26, 2007
...near busy highways have significant impairments in the development of their lungs that can lead to respiratory problems for the rest of their lives, ... San Francisco Chronicle

Respiratory illness gets Mickelson off to shaky start  -  Jan 23, 2008
Phil Mickelson's start to this year's golf season was in doubt on Monday when his doctor directed him to stay in bed for two days for a respiratory problem. ... Taipei Times - Taipei Times

Steroids Won't Help Common Respiratory Infection in Infants  -  Jul 25, 2007
By Serena Gordon. WEDNESDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- A commonly prescribed steroid called dexamethasone is no more effective in infants with the lower ... Washington Post

Respiratory Distress Syndrome RDS in Infants  -  Sep 5, 2007
Neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is most commonly a complication seen in premature infants. The condition makes it difficult to breathe. ... New York Times

… Wed, Feb 27, 2008 - State's death rate from respiratory disease is...  -  Feb 27, 2008
We now have the second highest death rate from respiratory disease in Europe, having moved from fourth to second place on a league table of deaths from ... Irish Times

Being born in autumn 'increases the chance of developing asthma by …  -  Nov 21, 2008
They found that although having a common respiratory infection called ... The findings are published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical ... Telegraph.co.uk

Sonics' Hill misses game with respiratory infection  -  Jan 10, 2007
AP. SEATTLE -- Seattle SuperSonics coach Bob Hill has a respiratory infection that will cause him to miss at least one game, the team said Wednesday. ... ESPN

Talk on respiratory diseases: Experts want more joint research...  -  Sep 7, 2008
Chandigarh, September 06 A two-day joint Indo-US workshop on respiratory diseases due to environment conditions concluded at the UT guesthouse today with ... Expressindia.com

Prevention of hospitalization due to respiratory syncytial virus:...  -  Mar 27, 2008
Correspondence: Dr M Frogel, Division of General Pediatrics, Schneider Children's Hospital, 410 Lakeville Road, Suite 108, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA. ... Nature.com

Females benefit more from mother's milk than males  -  Jun 3, 2008
..."Now, in the specific case of acute respiratory diseases like bronchiolitis and viral infections of the respiratory tract, it seems that there is greater ... NEWS.com.au

Altana, Pfizer end cooperation on respiratory drug Daxas UPDATE  -  Jul 1, 2005
BAD HOMBURG (AFX) - Altana AG and Pfizer Inc agreed last night to terminate collaboration on the respiratory drug Daxas, Altana said. ... Forbes

California Respiratory Therapist Admits Molesting Young, Brain- …  -  Jun 12, 2007
AP. SAN DIEGO — A former respiratory therapist pleaded guilty Tuesday to molesting young, brain-damaged patients at the hospital where he worked for 25 ... FOXNews

Woman crippled by rare respiratory disease caught from pet budgie she...  -  Oct 28, 2008
By Daily Mail Reporter. A bird lover has been struck down by a rare disease caused by a pet budgerigar she kept 35 years ago. ... Daily Mail

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection - Treatment Overview  -  Jul 16, 2008
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections are usually mild and seem like a common cold. In most cases, RSV infections go away on their own in about 10 to ... WebMD

Conference on occupational respiratory diseases to be held  -  Jan 7, 2005
BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhuanet) -- China's Health Ministry announced here Friday that the 10th International Congress on Occupational Respiratory Diseases will ... 新�网

Study: Fears About Complications Shouldn't Drive Antibiotic Prescribin...  -  Oct 19, 2007
The BMJ study identified 3.36 million episodes of respiratory tract infection ... Serious complications were rare after upper respiratory tract infections, ... FOXNews

Dozens die of respiratory disease in Papua highlands  -  Mar 25, 2008
As least 23 people from four villages in Pegunungan Bintang regency, Papua, have died from acute respiratory infection since January, a local health ... Jakarta Post

Ranbaxy, GSK to co-develop respiratory drug  -  Apr 3, 2007
New Delhi April 2 Ranbaxy Laboratories and GlaxoSmithKline have decided to develop a drug in the respiratory segment, as the first of their joint drug ... Hindu Business Line

Respiratory disorders still on rise: doctors  -  Nov 24, 2008
New Delhi: Although a Central Pollution Control Board study states that only 2 out of 5 pollutants have increased between the years 2000 and 2008, ... Livemint

Secondhand Smoke Harms Underweight Babies  -  May 15, 2007
The association between birth weight and respiratory symptoms decreased after ... "Overall, 70 percent of the cohort had reported at least one respiratory ... ABC News

Dr Thomas Stuttaford answers your questions on respiratory infections  -  Feb 22, 2006
What is the treatment or cure for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) which I have now had for over seven weeks and shows no sign of shifting despite ten days ... Times Online

… Disease as a Risk Factor for Respiratory Failure in Children...  -  Nov 2, 2005
Main Outcome Measures Rate and odds ratio (OR) of respiratory failure, ... The predicted probabilities of respiratory failure derived from the multivariate ... Journal of American Medical Association - Journal of American Medical Association...

Prolonged respiratory problems for oil spill clean-up volunteers  -  Sep 14, 2007
By American Thoracic Society, [RxPG] Workers and volunteers who helped in the clean-up effort after the 2002 Prestige oil spill off the Galician coast of ... RxPG NEWS

Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma Risk  -  Oct 1, 2008
Previous research had shown that infants who experience viral respiratory illnesses with wheezing are more likely to develop asthma. ... Forbes

Alnylam treatment for respiratory viral infections makes progress  -  Jan 23, 2008
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. says it is generating positive data from a potential new treatment for respiratory viral infections. ... Bizjournals.com

FALWELL TO STAY IN HOSPITAL FOR MORE RESPIRATORY TESTS  -  Apr 4, 2005
...[Jerry Falwell], the founder of Liberty University, lost consciousness for several minutes when his wife, Macel, rushed him to the hospital the night of ... Pay-Per-View - Richmond Times - Dispatch - ProQuest Archiver

Inhaler Eased Lung Problems in 9/11 Workers  -  Oct 24, 2007
That finding suggests the drug targets workers respiratory symptoms but not the ... Thus, "inhaled corticosteroids may help prevent respiratory problems . ... Washington Post





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