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New OTEMTO phase three results show potential improvement to quality of life for COPD patients

Boehringer Ingelheim announced the publication of new data from the Phase IIIb OTEMTO® 1&2 trials (NCT01964352/NCT02006732), which show Spiolto® Respimat® (tiotropium/olodaterol) provides consistent, clinically meaningful improvements in quality of life versus placebo in patients with COPD

17 Aug 2015

NanoViricides speeds up HerpeCide drug development program

NanoViricides, Inc., a nanomedicine company developing anti-viral drugs, reports that it is accelerating its HerpeCide drug development program.

17 Aug 2015

Breastfeeding may lead to substantial reduction in common infections among Indigenous babies

Promoting breastfeeding could lead to a substantial reduction in common infections and even deaths that are more common in Indigenous infants than non-Indigenous infants, a new study suggests.

17 Aug 2015

Duke specialist offers infection control measures to maintain health of pro football players

Keeping any team healthy is an important and daunting challenge, but the task is amplified in the National Football League when a bug that spreads rapidly through locker rooms and training facilities can impact an entire season.

14 Aug 2015

Psychological disorders in COPD patients predict early hospital readmission

Researchers from The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston found that people with a psychological condition such as depression, anxiety, psychosis, or alcohol/drug abuse are more likely to be readmitted early into a hospital for complications of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

14 Aug 2015

New findings could help communities prevent gang-related homicides, other violent crimes

Gang slayings move in a systematic pattern over time, spreading from one vulnerable area to the next like a disease, finds a groundbreaking study by Michigan State University criminologists and public health researchers.

14 Aug 2015

USciences professor provides infection control measures for college-bound students

Thousands of students across Greater Philadelphia will soon start the next chapter of their lives as they begin their college journeys away from home.

13 Aug 2015

ESC Congress to highlight results from global trials in six press conferences

Members of the press will be the first to hear the highly anticipated results from global trials in six press conferences devoted to hot lines research.

13 Aug 2015

Dynatronics granted U.S. patent for ThermoStim Probe

Dynatronics Corporation today announced its patent for "Systems and Methods for Providing a Thermo-electro-stimulation Probe Device" (US Patent No. 9,084,665) has been granted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This technology is incorporated in the company's ThermoStim Probe used in the delivery of therapeutic treatments.

12 Aug 2015

Cold water immersion after strength training hinders muscle adaptation, study finds

If the thought of a post workout ice bath is enough to make you shiver, new research from QUT and The University of Queensland (UQ) will warm your heart.

12 Aug 2015

Findings may lead to more accurate diagnostic test, possible vaccine for oral and genital herpes

Findings from a pair of new studies could speed up the development of a universally accurate diagnostic test for human herpes simplex viruses, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins and Harvard universities and the National Institutes of Health.

12 Aug 2015

Researchers discover way to prevent flu infection without any help from the virus

Researchers have discovered a way to trigger a preventive response to a flu infection without any help from the usual players - the virus itself or interferon, a powerful infection fighter.

12 Aug 2015

AOA urges all people to focus on vaccination

Back to school is an annual reminder to make sure children are fully vaccinated. But vaccination is a life-long health concern and the American Osteopathic Association urges adults to use the seasonal cue to ensure their own immunizations are up to date.

12 Aug 2015

Sinovac Biotech releases results of 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held in Beijing, PRC

Sinovac Biotech Ltd., a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, today announced the results of the Company's 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on Tuesday, August 11, 2015 in Beijing, PRC.

11 Aug 2015

Researchers reveal how toxins turn healthy proteins into poison to disrupt immune response

Researchers who have revealed a highly efficient way that bacteria use toxins to interrupt the immune response say that until now, the trickery of these toxins has been underappreciated in science.

11 Aug 2015

New review points to most promising areas for liposomes' further development

An international group of scientists, including Vladimir Chupin, head of the Biophysics Section at MIPT, and Vladimir Torchilin (Northeastern University, the USA), one of the world's leading experts in pharmacology, recently presented a review of liposomes, microscopic capsules widely used all over the world in the development of new drugs.

11 Aug 2015

McMaster research shows benefits of corticosteroid therapy for patients with pneumonia

McMaster University research, published online today by the Annals of Internal Medicine, has demonstrated the benefits of corticosteroid therapy for one of the most common serious medical conditions.

11 Aug 2015

Researchers apply new approach to make improved nasal spray flu vaccine

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers say they have developed a method that could make a nasal spray flu vaccine effective for those under two and over 49 - two groups for which the vaccine is not approved.

11 Aug 2015

Doctors suggest tips to ensure children's safety during school sports

Many children return to sports such as soccer, football, cross-country and volleyball when they return to school. Physicians in the Division of Sports Medicine at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center say preparation before the first day of practice is critical in helping to reduce the risk of injury.

11 Aug 2015

Simple web-based programme to encourage handwashing reduces risk of respiratory tract infections

A web-based programme to encourage more frequent handwashing reduces the risk of catching and passing on respiratory tract infections to other household members, a randomised trial of more than 16,000 UK households published in The Lancet has found.

10 Aug 2015

Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

Latest Cold, Flu & Cough News and Research

New OTEMTO phase three results show potential improvement to quality of life for COPD patients

NanoViricides speeds up HerpeCide drug development program

Breastfeeding may lead to substantial reduction in common infections among Indigenous babies

Duke specialist offers infection control measures to maintain health of pro football players

Psychological disorders in COPD patients predict early hospital readmission

New findings could help communities prevent gang-related homicides, other violent crimes

USciences professor provides infection control measures for college-bound students

ESC Congress to highlight results from global trials in six press conferences

Dynatronics granted U.S. patent for ThermoStim Probe

Cold water immersion after strength training hinders muscle adaptation, study finds

Findings may lead to more accurate diagnostic test, possible vaccine for oral and genital herpes

Researchers discover way to prevent flu infection without any help from the virus

AOA urges all people to focus on vaccination

Sinovac Biotech releases results of 2015 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held in Beijing, PRC

Researchers reveal how toxins turn healthy proteins into poison to disrupt immune response

New review points to most promising areas for liposomes' further development

McMaster research shows benefits of corticosteroid therapy for patients with pneumonia

Researchers apply new approach to make improved nasal spray flu vaccine

Doctors suggest tips to ensure children's safety during school sports

Simple web-based programme to encourage handwashing reduces risk of respiratory tract infections

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