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Health News and Information - News Medical - Pulmonology - Mar 15, 2018 Edition

Health News and Information - News Medical

	March 15, 2018
	Pulmonology
	The latest pulmonology news from News Medical

SCHILLER provides support for COmPLETE Lung project

The COmPLETE Lungstudy examines patients suffering from chronic-obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) to help distinguish between healthy aging and beginning of illness.

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			Study uncovers special receptor that protects against asthma, allergies A special receptor on cells that line the sinuses, throat and lungs evolved to protect mammals from developing a range of allergies and asthma, according to a study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

			Migraine is Just like Asthma. No, Really. As strange as it may seem, migraine should be treated similar to asthma. Both diseases present symptoms in need of immediate rescue, and both conditions aim to achieve the ultimate goal of disease prevention.

	Study shows possibility of improving pediatric asthma care Pediatric asthma is the most common chronic childhood condition and a leading cause of pediatric hospital admissions.

	Maternal smoking during pregnancy contributes to asthma severity and poor lung function in kids A new study published in the journal CHEST highlights the burden of obstructive lung disease in US children and implicates tobacco smoke exposure through maternal smoking during pregnancy as more strongly associated with worse lung function than current, ongoing TSE in school-aged children with asthma.

	Researchers reveal new molecular target to help ease asthma symptoms Researchers at UC Davis Health and Albany Medical College have shown that the protein vascular endothelial growth factor A -- or VEGFA -- plays a major role in the inflammation and airway obstruction associated with asthma.

	Dentists mysteriously succumbing to lung disease finds the CDC The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has found nine dentists and dental healthcare workers with a progressive lung disease of which seven died. This was published in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report yesterday (8th March 2018).

	Study validates Xpresys Lung 2 for differential diagnosis of early stage lung cancer Integrated Diagnostics today announced the e-publication of full results of a large prospective clinical trial validating its Xpresys Lung 2 in the peer-reviewed medical journal CHEST¸ the official journal of the American College of Chest Physicians, titled: Assessment of Plasma Proteomics Biomarker’s Ability to Distinguish Benign From Malignant Lung Nodules: Results of the PANOPTIC trial.

	Respiratory disease patients with arthritis struggle to use complex inhalers Respiratory disease patients with arthritis could struggle to manage their conditions because their inhalers are too fiddly for them to use, University of Bath research has found.

	Non-adherence to sleep apnea treatment linked to increased hospital readmissions A study of patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) suggests that non-adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is significantly associated with increased 30-day hospital readmissions.

	American Football players face risk of future sleep breathing issues, study finds The forthcoming study in the Journal of Sport Rehabilitation reveals that college football players undergo sleep apnea–a serious breathing problem during sleep often found in football players, and particularly in linemen.

	Restoring lipid synthesis could slow progression of pulmonary fibrosis Pulmonary fibrosis, an ongoing process of scarring that leaves patients chronically short of breath, can progress in severity until the only course of treatment is lung transplant.

	Researchers discover novel mechanism that leads to pleural effusion in lung cancer patients Lung cancer patients are particularly susceptible to malignant pleural effusion, when fluid collects in the space between the lungs and the chest wall.

	Researchers show role for predictive biomarker in neonatal chronic lung disease pathogenesis Extremely low birth-weight babies are at risk for a chronic lung disease called bronchopulmonary dysplasia, or BPD.

	New study finds that thirdhand smoke increases lung cancer risk in mice Researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identified thirdhand smoke, the toxic residues that linger on indoor surfaces and in dust long after a cigarette has been extinguished, as a health hazard nearly 10 years ago.

	UAB researchers find link between older stored blood transfusions and subsequent bacterial pneumonia Human blood from donors can be stored for use up to 42 days, and it is a mainstay therapy in transfusion medicine. However, recent studies looking back at patient records have shown that transfusion with older, stored blood is associated with adverse effects.