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Heart rate marks out poststroke survival

The heart rate of stroke survivors may give an indication of their long-term prognosis, report researchers.

3 Sep 2012

Health insurance schemes can help achieve universal coverage of health services

Health insurance schemes hold untapped potential for achieving universal coverage of health services, according to a study of countries in Asia and Africa published this month in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization.

3 Sep 2012

New analyses from Esbriet RECAP study in IPF patients presented at ERS 2012

InterMune, Inc. announced that new analyses of data from the RECAP extension study of Esbriet (pirfenidone) were presented today at the 2012 Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society (ERS) in Vienna, Austria by Dr. Ulrich Costabel of the Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany.

3 Sep 2012

VIDA releases Apollo 1.2 SaaS for endobronchial emphysema treatment

VIDA Diagnostics, a leading developer of quantitative imaging analysis software for the diagnosis and treatment planning of major pulmonary disease, announced today the release and commercial availability of Apollo 1.2, here at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) meeting in Vienna, Austria.

3 Sep 2012

Obesity and breast cancer recurrence: an interview with Dr. Joseph Sparano

Breast cancer recurrence is a major problem after treatment of localized breast cancer. The risk of recurrence depends on several factors including the stage of presentation and the biology of the disease.

3 Sep 2012

IVIVC and Biowaivers in Drug Development 2012 seminar to take place in India

UBM Conferences brings to you the two-day conceptual seminar, IVIVC and Biowaivers 2012, taking place from October 30-31 in Mumbai, India.

3 Sep 2012

iBC Quality Solutions helps to change UK care home system

As care homes struggle to stay compliant with regulations, iBC quality solutions company step in to help.

3 Sep 2012

Scientists succeed in clarifying molecular signature of hantaviruses

Scientists at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Labor Berlin GmbH have succeeded in clarifying the molecular signature of the viruses that lead to an increasing size and number of hantavirus outbreaks in Germany.

3 Sep 2012

Inhaled steroid drugs slow growth in children with asthma

Children who use inhaled steroid drugs for asthma end up slightly shorter at their full adult height than children who don't use the drugs, new results from a comprehensive asthma study show.

3 Sep 2012

CLC bio announces acquisition of Molegro

Today, CLC bio announced the acquisition of Molegro, a specialized software company focusing on molecular docking, including prediction and analysis of protein-ligand interactions, screening of compound databases for activities against a receptor, and determination of molecule similarity.

3 Sep 2012

CT scan appears to predict risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations

The respective size of two major arteries, visible on a simple computed tomography, or CT, scan, is a strong predictor of the risk of exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham published online Sept. 3, 2012, in the New England Journal of Medicine.

3 Sep 2012

IOMA launches new skincare mobile app for women

Always closer to women and forever listening to their needs, IOMA launches a mobile application to help women better know their skin and help fulfill all their beauty desires.

3 Sep 2012

Ramsay Health Care enters multi-year purchasing agreement with Ansell

Ansell Limited, a global leader in medical gloves and healthcare safety solutions, today announced it has entered into a multi-year purchasing agreement with Ramsay Health Care, one of the largest private hospital groups in Australia and abroad.

3 Sep 2012

Combining tiotropium with olodaterol significantly improves lung function in COPD patients

New phase II data presented for the first time today at the 2012 European Respiratory Society (ERS) congress show that combining tiotropium with olodaterol significantly improved lung function (FEV1) over 24 hours in COPD patients compared to olodaterol alone.

3 Sep 2012

ImThera Medical announces results from targeted hypoglossal neurostimulation study on OSA

ImThera Medical, Inc. today announced that results from the first single-center study of targeted hypoglossal neurostimulation (THN) for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) will appear in an upcoming print edition of the European Respiratory Journal.

3 Sep 2012

Boehringer Ingelheim announces data from olodaterol plus tiotropium Phase II COPD study

Boehringer Ingelheim presented today for the first time data from a Phase II dose ranging study investigationg the combination of olodaterol, an investigational long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA), and tiotropium, a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), in COPD patients, compared to the investigational agent olodaterol alone.

3 Sep 2012

Tiotropium improves lung function in symptomatic asthma patients on ICS/LABA

Data from the PrimoTinA-asthma Phase III studies presented for the first time today at the 2012 European Respiratory Society (ERS) congress show that tiotropium significantly reduced asthma exacerbations in patients who remain symptomatic despite treatment with at least ICSB/LABAC.

3 Sep 2012

Researchers measure highest DDT levels in breast milk from South African nursing mothers

The highest levels ever of DDT in breast milk have been measured in mothers living in malaria-stricken villages in South Africa. The values lie well over the limits set by the World Health Organization. DDT has been used for many years in South Africa, sprayed indoors to fight malaria.

3 Sep 2012

Sosei highlights data from QVA149 clinical trials on COPD

Sosei Group Corporation highlights that further data from the once-daily chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) clinical trial programs were presented today by Novartis at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress.

3 Sep 2012