First new TB vaccine in century fails initial testing
The first of a series of new vaccines that have been developed to combat tuberculosis failed to show efficacy compared with placebo in South African infants, show results from a phase II trial.
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Etanercept no better than prednisone for COPD exacerbations
Results from a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial suggest that the tumor necrosis factor α antagonist etanercept is no more effective than standard therapy with prednisone for the treatment of acute exacerbations in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Bronchiectasis finding reveals COPD patients at mortality risk
Bronchiectasis is independently associated with mortality risk among patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Spanish research shows.
Long-term oxygen therapy
New insights and perspectivesLong-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) usually represents the final step in the management of severe chronic respiratory diseases: a large proportion of patients suffering from these conditions is involved and the corresponding impact for the Health Institutions and the Society is dramatically increasing. Although LTOT is well known and widely used since long ago in most modern countries, it still ... (Source: Springer Medicine titles)
Little-Known Respiratory Infection Sends Many Kids to Hospital
Discovered in 2001, human metapneumovirus is worse in very young, very old (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)