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Patients with COPD show improvements in lung function with olodaterol

Data from the olodaterol Phase 3 clinical program, presented for the first time at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress 2013 in Barcelona, showed the addition of olodaterol 5 and 10 µg delivered once daily via the Respimat® inhaler provided improvements in lung function in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

10 Sep 2013

New prescribing protocol could reduce potential misuse of antibiotics

Researchers have developed a new strategy for prescribing antibiotics that could reduce patient harm and help combat the rise in antibiotic resistance.

10 Sep 2013

Findings could lead to improvements in pneumonia care, outcomes for patients

An electronic decision support tool helped to reduce deaths from pneumonia in four hospital emergency departments in a new study.

10 Sep 2013

Study: Nearly one in five older adults end up in emergency department after surgery

Nearly one in five older adults who have common operations will end up in the emergency department within a month of their hospital stay, a new study finds - a surprisingly high number found in the first national look at the issue.

10 Sep 2013

Drug can be delivered safely to people with COPD in both "mist" and "dry powder" inhalers, say experts

An international study led by a Johns Hopkins pulmonary expert finds that the drug tiotropium (marketed as the Spiriva brand), can be delivered safely and effectively to people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in both "mist" and traditional "dry powder" inhalers.

10 Sep 2013

Combination of 2 antiviral drugs improves outcome in monkey model of MERS-CoV infection

National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists report that a combination of two licensed antiviral drugs reduces virus replication and improves clinical outcome in a recently developed monkey model of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection.

10 Sep 2013

Scientists develop strain of MERS-CoV that can be used as vaccine against disease

Scientists have developed a strain of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) that could be used as a vaccine against the disease, according to a study to be published in mBio-, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology.

10 Sep 2013

Emerging H7N9 virus has potential to cause a pandemic

A new study has found that a novel avian-origin H7N9 influenza A virus, which has recently emerged in humans, attaches moderately or abundantly to the epithelium of both the upper and lower respiratory tracts.

10 Sep 2013

Trial to compare e-cigarettes with nicotine patches shows success in helping smokers to quit

First trial to compare e-cigarettes with nicotine patches shows comparable success in helping smokers to quit.

10 Sep 2013

Exposure to fumes released during firing of military small arms can lead to decline in lung function

Exposure to fumes released during the firing of military small arms can lead to a decline in lung function, according to a new study.

10 Sep 2013

New study reveals damaging effects of road-side pollution in people with bronchiectasis

Living close to a busy road is associated with a higher risk of death in people with bronchiectasis.

10 Sep 2013

People with severe asthma are less likely to respond to treatment

Barcelona, Spain: People with severe asthma, who are often described as 'steroid-dependent', are actually less likely to respond to the treatment they depend on, when compared to people with mild asthma.

10 Sep 2013

One-time treatment slows onset and progression of ALS, study finds

Studies of a therapy designed to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis suggest that the treatment dramatically slows onset and progression of the deadly disease, one of the most common neuromuscular disorders in the world.

10 Sep 2013

Study finds that large differences in lung function worldwide could impact health

A global study led by McMaster University researchers has found large differences in lung function between healthy people from different socioeconomic and geographical regions of the world which could impact their health.

10 Sep 2013

Severity of sleep apnoea can independently predict aggressiveness of skin melanoma

The severity of sleep apnoea can independently predict the aggressiveness of malignant skin melanoma, according to a new study.

10 Sep 2013

Mental illness increases risk of physical illness by 10 times in men and women

Men were more likely to develop a physical illness than women during a 10-year period studied by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital.

10 Sep 2013

New technology to diagnose influenza quickly

A new technology is showing promise as the basis for a much-needed home test to diagnose influenza quickly, before the window for taking antiviral drugs slams shut and sick people spread the virus to others, scientists reported here today. In a presentation at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), they described how it also could determine the specific strain of flu virus and help select the most effective drug for treatment.

10 Sep 2013

Respiratory News and Research

Patients with COPD show improvements in lung function with olodaterol

New prescribing protocol could reduce potential misuse of antibiotics

Findings could lead to improvements in pneumonia care, outcomes for patients

Study: Nearly one in five older adults end up in emergency department after surgery

Drug can be delivered safely to people with COPD in both "mist" and "dry powder" inhalers, say experts

Combination of 2 antiviral drugs improves outcome in monkey model of MERS-CoV infection

Scientists develop strain of MERS-CoV that can be used as vaccine against disease

Emerging H7N9 virus has potential to cause a pandemic

Trial to compare e-cigarettes with nicotine patches shows success in helping smokers to quit

Exposure to fumes released during firing of military small arms can lead to decline in lung function

New study reveals damaging effects of road-side pollution in people with bronchiectasis

People with severe asthma are less likely to respond to treatment

One-time treatment slows onset and progression of ALS, study finds

Study finds that large differences in lung function worldwide could impact health

Severity of sleep apnoea can independently predict aggressiveness of skin melanoma

Mental illness increases risk of physical illness by 10 times in men and women

New technology to diagnose influenza quickly

Breath tests could be non-invasive method of diagnosing lung cancer

Bronchial thermoplasty effective in long term

Early respiratory infections linked to Type 1 diabetes

How can microdialysis benefit drug development

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