Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease News

David Koos, Chairman and CEO of Entest BioMedical, Inc. , stated that the Company's unique treatments for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease , currently in development, can lead to substantial revenue opportunities.

Ingen Technologies, Inc. , a leading global Medical Device Manufacturer focused on the $4B Respiratory market with their Oxyview products for the growing aging population and emerging markets for Home , Hospital and Aviation industries, announced today that the CEO, Scott Sand, will discuss the projected export sales of their new Oxyview Nasal ...

Most Americans are aware of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease , but less than half know that the serious lung disease can be treated, according to national survey results released this week by the U.S. government as part of National COPD Awareness Month in November.

It can result from emphysema, chronic bronchitis, asthma, or any combination of these disorders.

Chronic diseases are far and away the most prevalent causes of ill health in Canadians.

Awareness of COPD-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-continues to grow in the United States, according to national survey results released today by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

We have previously identified Urokinase Plasminogen Activator Receptor as an asthma susceptibility gene.

Home-Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Very Severe COPD: Is It Safe and Useful? Abstract OBJECTIVE: To determine the safety and usefulness of a home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program for patients with very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who receive long-term treatment with oxygen.

Tropical zebrafish have helped researchers at the University of Sheffield pave the way for the discovery of new anti-inflammatory drugs to treat illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.

Abstract PURPOSE: Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease impair health-related quality of life .

Abstract Non-invasive mechanical ventilation has been increasingly used to avoid or serve as an alternative to intubation.

Cigarette smoking is the most prominent risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and peripheral arterial disease .

Q: My mother recently moved in with us and she has COPD . As we head into flu season, I take all the normal precautions to prevent the spread of flu into our home.

Inventive Labs , a provider of telephony software and application services, reportedly announced the successful implementation of a Web and telephone-based longitudinal follow-up solution for the COPDGene Study , which investigates the underlying genetic factors of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

In respiratory care, as in other fields, patients do not benefit as much as they should from research findings and evidence-based practice guidelines.

Mary Margolis, left, shares a laugh with fellow COPD patient Sandra Howard, who received a lung transplant last year.

Relation of Adult Height to Cause-specific and Total Mortality: A Prospective Follow-up Study of 31, 199 Middle-aged Men and Women in Finland Export Am.

Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma Also Included In: Pharma Industry / Biotech Industry Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Sosei Group Corporation , announces that the Phase III trials with NVA237, which commenced in June 2009, are proceeding to plan.

A Met Office weather forecast for people with a group of diseases which make breathing difficult will again be available across north Wales.

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