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CHMP adopts positive opinion for ABRAXANE with gemcitabine for treatment of metastatic pancreas

Celgene International Sàrl, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Celgene Corporation, today announced that the European Medicines Agency's: Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has adopted a positive opinion for ABRAXANE (paclitaxel formulated as albumin bound nanoparticles, or nab-paclitaxel) in combination with gemcitabine for first-line treatment of adult patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

25 Nov 2013

New NPS Direct article reveals that vaccinations fight against antibiotic resistance

During Antibiotic Awareness Week (18-24 November) NPS MedicineWise is urging health professionals to use vaccinations as one important way to limit Australia’s use of antibiotics.

22 Nov 2013

New NPS Direct article reveals that vaccinations fight against antibiotic resistance

During Antibiotic Awareness Week (18-24 November) NPS MedicineWise is urging health professionals to use vaccinations as one important way to limit Australia’s use of antibiotics.

22 Nov 2013

New technique can diagnose cancer with high degree of accuracy, say researchers

A team of researchers from UCLA and Harvard University have demonstrated a technique that, by measuring the physical properties of individual cells in body fluids, can diagnose cancer with a high degree of accuracy.

21 Nov 2013

Antibiotic resistance holds stable in U.S. children's hospitals

Two studies published in the December issue of Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology show antibiotic resistance patterns for children have held stable over a seven-year period and surgical patients in U.S. children's hospitals account for 43 percent of all antibiotic use in children's hospitals, presenting an opportunity for targeted intervention.

21 Nov 2013

Top-performing hospitals have fewer readmissions from all diagnoses and time periods after discharge

Checking back into the hospital within 30 days of discharge is not only bad news for patients, but also for hospitals, which now face financial penalties for high readmissions. The key to reducing readmissions may be focusing on the whole patient, rather than the specific conditions that caused their hospitalizations, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers.

21 Nov 2013

Study reveals substantial economic impact of HAIs following cardiac surgery

After cardiac surgery, healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are common complications associated with increased morbidity, mortality, and use of resources.

19 Nov 2013

$Faster surgery after hip fracture may be better for older patients, say researchers$

Faster surgery after hip fracture may be better for older patients, say researchers

The speed of surgery after a hip fracture may have a significant impact on outcomes for older patients, and faster may be better, say researchers at McMaster University.

19 Nov 2013

Air pollution link to early childhood pneumonia

European research shows that exposure to elevated levels of air pollutants is associated with an increased risk for pneumonia before the age of 3 years, and particularly in the first year of life.

18 Nov 2013

Scientists identify genetic signature of respiratory syncytial virus

Scientists have identified the genetic signature of respiratory syncytial virus, the leading cause of infant hospitalizations around the world. The work is a key step toward a better understanding of the immune response to RSV, which will aid the development of a vaccine and a tool that could allow physicians to determine the severity of the infection when symptoms first develop. The study, from a team at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, was published this week in PLOS Medicine.

15 Nov 2013

Severe sepsis mortality rates decrease over the past 20 years

A recent study from Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center shows a significant decrease in severe sepsis mortality rates over the past 20 years. Looking at data from patients with severe sepsis enrolled in clinical trials, researchers found that in-hospital mortality rates decreased from 47 percent between 1991 and 1995 to 29 percent between 2006 and 2009, a time period when no new pharmacological treatments were developed for severe sepsis.

14 Nov 2013

Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia calls for continued investment in innovations, proven tools

Global health advocates today commemorated the fifth annual World Pneumonia Day by calling on global leaders to scale up existing interventions and invest in new diagnostics and treatments to defeat pneumonia. Each year, pneumonia kills more children than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined. Pneumonia took the lives of nearly 1.1 million children under 5 in 2012 alone, with more than 99 percent of these deaths in developing countries, where access to healthcare facilities and treatment is out of reach for many children.

12 Nov 2013

Reflux surgery challenged for smallest children

US physicians have raised concerns over the diagnosis and treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in small children, especially among infants for whom regurgitation is normal and likely to resolve with conservative treatment

12 Nov 2013

Researchers find zinc starves bacteria by preventing its uptake of essential metal

Australian researchers have found that zinc can 'starve' one of the world's most deadly bacteria by preventing its uptake of an essential metal.

11 Nov 2013

ICS overuse warning in COPD

Researchers from the UK caution that inhaled corticosteroids are being overused in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in light of a lack of solid evidence for their efficacy, limited guideline support, and growing concerns over their association with pneumonia.

11 Nov 2013

Pneumococcal pneumonia linked to lung cancer risk

Pneumococcal pneumonia is significantly associated with risk for lung cancer, show findings from a national study in Taiwan.

11 Nov 2013

Griffith University launches new online scholarly journal to fight against pneumonia

Advancing the fight against pneumonia is the focus of a new online scholarly journal launched by Griffith University ePress.

11 Nov 2013

Many elderly patients who start dialysis after age 75 die within one year

New research from Mayo Clinic finds that half of elderly patients who start dialysis after age 75 will die within one year. The findings are being presented this week at the American Society of Nephrology's Kidney Week 2013 in Atlanta.

11 Nov 2013

Longer looks: Bad behavior treatment; end of life decisions

Every week reporter Ankita Rao selects interesting reading from around the Web.

8 Nov 2013

Diagnostic technology advancing but barriers prevent integration into care, IDSA report warns

Despite advances in diagnostic technology, there is an urgent need for tests that are easy to use, identify the bug causing an infection and provide results faster than current tests, according to a report from the Infectious Diseases Society of America published today in a special supplement to Clinical Infectious Diseases.

7 Nov 2013

Pneumonia News and Research

Latest Pneumonia News and Research

CHMP adopts positive opinion for ABRAXANE with gemcitabine for treatment of metastatic pancreas

New NPS Direct article reveals that vaccinations fight against antibiotic resistance

New NPS Direct article reveals that vaccinations fight against antibiotic resistance

New technique can diagnose cancer with high degree of accuracy, say researchers

Antibiotic resistance holds stable in U.S. children's hospitals

Top-performing hospitals have fewer readmissions from all diagnoses and time periods after discharge

Study reveals substantial economic impact of HAIs following cardiac surgery

Faster surgery after hip fracture may be better for older patients, say researchers

Air pollution link to early childhood pneumonia

Scientists identify genetic signature of respiratory syncytial virus

Severe sepsis mortality rates decrease over the past 20 years

Global Coalition Against Child Pneumonia calls for continued investment in innovations, proven tools

Reflux surgery challenged for smallest children

Researchers find zinc starves bacteria by preventing its uptake of essential metal

ICS overuse warning in COPD

Pneumococcal pneumonia linked to lung cancer risk

Griffith University launches new online scholarly journal to fight against pneumonia

Many elderly patients who start dialysis after age 75 die within one year

Longer looks: Bad behavior treatment; end of life decisions

Diagnostic technology advancing but barriers prevent integration into care, IDSA report warns

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