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Oxygen therapy is the administration of oxygen as a medical intervention, which can be for a variety of purposes in both chronic and acute patient care.

Elderly women with sleep apnea more likely to develop dementia

Elderly women who suffer from sleep apnea -- characterized by disrupted breathing and sleep and a reduction in the intake of oxygen -- are about twice as likely to develop dementia in the next five years as those without the condition, according to a multi-center study led by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.

10 Aug 2011

Boston Therapeutics files chewable metformin ANDA with FDA to treat diabetes

Boston Therapeutics, Inc., a public company registered with the SEC and a developer of diabetes therapeutics, today announced that it has submitted an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for chewable metformin with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

4 Aug 2011

Researchers examine benefits of hyperbaric oxygen in treatment of aggressive brain cancer

In a unique study, researchers at The Long Island Brain Tumor Center at Neurological Surgery, P.C. are examining whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy - breathing pure oxygen while in a pressurized chamber - may prove a useful addition to the current standard of care for patients newly diagnosed with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.

22 Jul 2011

Exposure to household tobacco smoke increases risk of bronchiolitis in infants

A study by the University of Liverpool has found that babies admitted to hospital with bronchiolitis from a household where a parent smokes are twice as likely to need oxygen therapy and five times as likely to need mechanical ventilation as babies whose parents do not smoke.

21 Jul 2011

Dehaier, Taiyo-Shanghai and Beijing Orient open filling facility for home oxygen therapy service

Dehaier Medical Systems Ltd., an emerging leader in the development, assembly, marketing and sale of medical devices and homecare medical products in China, today announced the opening of its first oxygen filling facility and first service center for home oxygen therapy service in Beijing, China.

18 Jul 2011

Tocotrienol could help reduce stroke damage

Preventive supplementation with a natural form of vitamin E called tocotrienol could help reduce brain damage caused by strokes, researchers reported today at the 2nd International Conference on Tocotrienols and Chronic Diseases.

15 Jul 2011

AJMS summarizes developments related to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a common and severe lung disease of unknown cause and with no proven therapies. But researchers are pushing forward in investigating new clues to the development and effective treatment of IPF, according to a special symposium presented in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences (AJMS), official journal of the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (SSCI).

8 Jul 2011

New modified adult device effective, inexpensive for children with pneumonia

Pneumonia is the leading cause of infant deaths worldwide, but pediatric researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have developed an effective, inexpensive way to help breathe life into children in developing countries.

6 Jul 2011

Evidence-based practice guidelines for prevention and treatment of frostbite

Frostbite can be a minor injury or a life-threatening condition. In the June issue of Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, a panel of experts has published evidence-based practice guidelines issued by the Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) for the prevention and treatment of frostbite to guide clinicians and disseminate knowledge about best practices.

16 Jun 2011

Noninvasive ventilation can shorten intubation time and may reduce risk of post-extubation ARF

Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) used as a weaning technique for mechanically ventilated patients can shorten intubation time and may reduce the risk of post-extubation acute respiratory failure (ARF), according to French researchers.

13 Jun 2011

Consumer groups, market experts support repeal of Medicare bidding program

Providers of home medical equipment and services in Oregon support H.R. 1041, a bipartisan bill in Congress that would repeal the controversial Medicare "competitive" bidding program for certain medically required equipment and services used at home.

4 Jun 2011

Dehaier Medical first quarter revenue increases 12% to $2.95 million

Dehaier Medical Systems Ltd., an emerging leader in the development, assembly, marketing and sale of medical devices and homecare medical products in China, today announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011.

4 May 2011

Artemisinin or high-pressure oxygen can boost natural cancer remedy

A technique Michael Jackson reportedly used to prolong his youth is showing promise as a way to boost the effectiveness of a natural cancer remedy.

5 Apr 2011

Feeding regimens may improve respiratory health in premature babies with lung disease

Improving lung function in premature babies with a severe lung disease may be linked to their feeding regimen, according to a new University of Michigan study.

27 Jan 2011

COPD patients on LTOT may face high risk of death from cardiovascular disease

Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are on long-term oxygen therapy have more to worry about than breathing difficulties. According to a new study by researchers in Sweden, COPD patients on LTOT today face an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other non-respiratory ailments.

20 Jan 2011

Sverica International acquires Center for Wound Healing

The Center for Wound Healing, Inc., a leading manager of comprehensive wound care treatment centers that offer wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, today announced the completion of the acquisition of CFWH by Sverica International, a leading private equity firm, for approximately $41 million.

24 Dec 2010

Researchers find IGF1 topical gel can treat sudden sensorineural hearing loss

A new treatment has been developed for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), a condition that causes deafness in 40,000 Americans each year, usually in early middle-age.

24 Nov 2010

SPRYCEL receives FDA approval for treating adult patients with Ph+ CML in chronic phase

After receiving a priority review, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SPRYCEL (dasatinib) 100 mg once daily for the treatment of adult patients with newly diagnosed Philadelphia chromosome-positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in chronic phase.

29 Oct 2010

Aetna adds The Washington Hospital to provider network

Aetna announced that it has reached agreement with The Washington Hospital on a contract that adds a new hospital and potentially as many as 200 new physicians to Aetna's provider network in western Pennsylvania.

15 Oct 2010

Sverica International to acquire CFWH

The Center for Wound Healing, Inc., a leading manager of comprehensive wound care treatment centers that offer wound care and hyperbaric oxygen therapy, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Sverica International, a leading private equity firm, for approximately $41 million.

7 Oct 2010