Children's Chronic Wet Cough: Antibiotics are Best Cure
A new study has confirmed the use of antibiotics for prolonged wet cough in children is the most effective treatment to prevent the illness from getting worse.
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Tuberculosis: UN Summit Seeks to put Spotlight on Killer Disease
It's the world's number one killer among infectious diseases, but tuberculosis has been eclipsed by HIV/AIDS as a focus of global attention and donor funding.
Statin Therapy Effective in Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
Researchers have found that cholesterol-lowering statins may improve the conditions of people with a rare lung disease called autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. The research also suggested that two new tests could help diagnose the condition. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications.
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis In Children Can Be Treated, Findings
The results of a large, international systematic review published in the journal PLOS Medicine show that tuberculosis treatment is successful in children with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). The study was used to inform the World Health Organization guidelines on treatment of MDR-TB in children.
Surveillance of Drug-resistant Tuberculosis with the New Method
Global tuberculosis control and elimination will require detailed real-time information on the location of individuals with the disease, the presence of drug resistance, and the patterns of transmission. The surveys currently used are only conducted periodically and are not sufficient to effectively control tuberculosis, which causes more than 4,500 deaths daily.
Tuberculosis: New Approach to Cure
A group of researchers used a systematic approach to get an entirely new look at the way tuberculosis infects people. Their study uncovered interactions between tuberculosis and human proteins that could provide new approaches to combat infection.
Secondhand Smoke: Exposure in Childhood Increases Adult Lung Disease Mortality
A new study suggests that long-term exposure to secondhand smoke during childhood increases the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) death in adulthood. The study also suggests secondhand smoke exposure as an adult increases the risk of death not only from COPD but also several other conditions.
Effectiveness of Tezacaftor, Ivacaftor Combo for CF, EMA Panel
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use of the European Medicines Agency voted on July 26 to recommend the combination treatment tezacaftor 100 mg and ivacaftor 150 mg (Symkevi, Vertex Pharmaceuticals [Europe]) for patients aged 12 years and older who have an underlying cause of cystic fibrosis (CF).
Mid-Stage Study: Effectiveness of Celtaxsys Cystic Fibrosis Drug
Privately held Celtaxsys Inc said, a mid-stage trial testing its experimental cystic fibrosis treatment was successful in reducing a key symptom of the genetic lung disease, but did not improve lung function.
Preschoolers With Asthma: Many Don't Have Meds at Home
Just 60% of low-income urban preschoolers with asthma have the medications they need available at home, new findings from the U.S. show.
ROS1 plays an important Role in Lung Cancer, Researchers Suggest Proper Screening
Drugs like crizotinib are used to treat patients with ROS1-positive lung cancer. But which patients are ROS1-positive? A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology shows that common laboratory tests used to determine ROS1 status all have inherent limitations that can lead to false-negative results.
Child TB Appears to be Silent Epidemic If Left Untreated
According to a new report released in Geneva, Child tuberculosis has grown into a ‘silent epidemic’ as 90% of children who die from TB every year went untreated worldwide.