American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for November (second issue)
...h inhaled corticosteroids in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with both a...rs believe could explain their much higher risk of obstructive sleep apnea. In addition to their substantially longer pharyngeal airways, men also had an increase...How 9/11 changed us: First-ever quantitative research documents the before and after effect
...ion of how patients with illnesses such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure and asthma felt about their lives. Participants were asked questions about their mental health, levels of personal stress and feelings of control over their lives. "We saw an opportunity to gauge how this ...People only slightly more likely to die after episodes of stagnant air
... more deaths from respiratory problems and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease four days after an increase in air stagnation. Stagnant air is measured by the number of hours that the wind speed is 1.5 miles per hour or less. In the Seattle area, whole days may go by without an hour of stagnant air; but it ...Tackling major risk factors simultaneously key to improving global health
...nfections (around 60%), lung cancer (72%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (60%), ischaemic heart disease (around 85%), and stroke (just under 75%). Removal of these risks would have increased global healthy life expectancy by over nine years from 56 to 65 years (ranging from 44 years (6%) in the developed...JCI table of contents, 1 August 2003
...nt roles in the pathogenesis of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease" states Dr. Gabriele Grnig from St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital in New York. Therapies designed to target enzymes or specific steps crucial to these pathways may be of significant therapeutic use in the treatment of other IL-13--media...Workplace exposure a significant cause of severe respiratory disease
...counts for most of the 16 million cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, the finding that occupational exposure may contribute to the illness in three to five million people strongly suggests a need for better workplace prevention, the researchers say. Their study is based on interviews of more...Sleep apnea treatment helps patients and partners
...sitive airway pressure (CPAP) for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) not only improves patients' lives, it can improve the lives of their bed partners, says a study published in the September issue of CHEST, the peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP). The study foun...Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Alveolus, Inc., announce agreement
...obstruction can rapidly lead to disabling dyspnea, obstructive pneumonia, and impending suffocation. "This is the first of what we hope will be a number of such initiatives," explains Eric Mangiardi, President of Alveolus, a Charlotte, North Carolina-based medical device company that specializes in the developm...Nearly 5 million deaths worldwide caused by smoking
...rdiovascular disease (1.7 million deaths), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (just under a million deaths), and lung cancer (around 850,000 deaths). Majid Ezzati comments: "As the hazards of smoking accumulate among those who began smoking in developing countries over the past few decades, coupled with popu...Chronic diseases linked to falls in elderly women
...onic disease was 32%. Circulatory disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depression, and arthritis were each associated with higher odds of falling, even after adjusting for other factors. However, no such relation with falling was found for the number of drugs used. After adjusting for chronic diseases...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for October 2003 (first issue)
...those with AAT deficiency over the age of 50. The obstructive lung disease associated the deficiency is treatable with general medical management. No specific therapy for advanced liver disease is available, other than transplantation....World experts present respiratory and critical care research at CHEST 2003, intl scientific assembly
...ng a broad range of subspecialty topics, including obstructive sleep apnea, pediatric pulmonology, disaster medicine, pulmonary vascular disease, lung cancer, and critical care. "CHEST 2003 will gather leaders in the field of chest medicine who will provide a thorough examination of the most current scientific d...Causal relationship suggested between reflux and sleep apnea
...te obstruction of the airway, a condition known as obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). During sleep, a person with OSAS stops breathing, which causes them to wake up. In sleep centers, researchers record these sleep events (the number of times a person stops breathing and wakes up). "Patients with OSAS ha...Healthy hearts predict healthy old age, says University of Pittsburgh study
...f incident cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and new and persistent physical disability or cognitive decline. The likelihood of success was related to the presence of subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD) disease identifiable only through diagnostic testing at the start ...Sleep apnea, depression linked in Stanford study
...thing anomalies as chronic, disruptive snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, a disorder in which people stop breathing for brief periods up to hundreds of times a night. Left untreated, the disorders can lead to hypertension, stroke and cognitive deterioration. They can also affect a person's daily routi......diseases are coming down, death rates from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are rising, with women accounting for the increase in this devastating disease, according to A. Sonia Buist, M.D., an international expert on the prevalence and management of COPD. "In the 30 years from 1968 to 1998, when mor...Diabetes management improves when patients, doctors agree on treatment goals, UMHS study finds
...se, congestive heart disease, arthritis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder. The key, Heisler says, is for patients to understand their condition and be aware of treatment options. From there, they should think through what health goals are most important to them and what strategies fit into their lifestyl...Women & men differ in heart disease traits and treatment
...the fact that they were less likely to have severe obstructive blockages on their angiograms the kinds of blockages targeted by such therapies. Not surprisingly, women also had a lower rate of previous PCI or bypass than men. Overall, people of both sexes who had normal-looking vessels or mild stenosis were le...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for November 2003 (second issue)
...t (REM) sleep, in patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The investigators studied 10 male patients between the ages of 35 and 56 who had OSA by infusing them with PHYS or placebo randomly over two study nights. (Sleep disordered breathing encompasses a wide spectrum of conditions from ...Pfizer's VFEND(R) receives FDA approval for treatment of esophageal candidiasis
...iseases, such as hematologic malignancies, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and AIDS. Patients received either VFEND or fluconazole. Those treated with VFEND had success rates of 98 percent compared to 95 percent for fluconazole. Both VFEND and fluconazole had acceptable tolerability and safety. V...