New pulmonary hypertension therapy created UPI
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. medical researchers have created a new therapy for patients suffering pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH.
New Therapy for Kids With Pompe Disease RedNova
Enzyme replacement therapy created by U.S. researchers extends life in kids with Pompe disease, a rare genetic disorder usually fatal by age one. Pompe disease occurs in as many as one in 40,000 births and causes profound muscle weakness, heart, and breathing problems.
Smiths Medical Will Launch New Product at This Year's AARC International Respiratory Congress PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Smiths Medical, part of the global technology business Smiths Group, is proud launch the newest addition to its line of bronchial hygiene products, the acapella® duet vibratory PEP therapy system.
Combination Therapy Eases Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension MedicineNet.com
Title: Combination Therapy Eases Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Category: Health News Created: 12/2/2006 2:05:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 12/4/2006
GleevecR Demonstrates Highest Five-Year Overall Survival Rate In History Of Treatment For Patients With Chronic Medical News Today
Data published today in the New England Journal of Medicine underpinned Gleevec(R) (imatinib mesylate) tablets as a durable and well-tolerated long-term therapy for newly diagnosed adult patients with a form of blood cancer known as Philadelphia chromosome- positive (Ph+) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). [click link for full article]
University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center Doctors Treat Lung and Other Cancers Using Trilogy Image-Guided PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center is among the first cancer centers in the nation to treat patients with Trilogy, a powerful new image-guided radiation therapy system that delivers high-dose radiation to even the smallest tumors.
Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Improve From Combination Therapy Medical News Today
For patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), adding inhaled iloprost to treatment with bosentan - two different classes of drugs often used individually to treat PAH - increases exercise capability, reduces clinical deterioration and, in some cases, improves diagnostic functional class by one stage. [click link for full article]
Treatment discovered for deadly childhood disease EurekAlert!
ST. PAUL, Minn -- Researchers have discovered that a treatment involving enzyme replacement therapy dramatically reduces the risk of death in children with Pompe disease, a rare genetic disorder in which most children die before their first birthday.
Scientific meeting on pulmonary hypertension, December 7-8 EurekAlert!
Opening Remarks by Elizabeth Nabel, M.D, NHLBI director; Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA); and Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX): Thursday, December 7, 8:00 a.m. Genetics of Pulmonary Hypertension: Role in Pathogenesis and Future Directions of Therapy: Thursday, December 7, 11:35 a.m.
Treatment Discovered for Deadly Childhood Disease Newswise
Researchers have discovered that a treatment involving enzyme replacement therapy dramatically reduces the risk of death in children with Pompe disease, a rare genetic disorder in which most children die before their first birthday. The disorder causes profound muscle weakness and heart and breathing problems and affects as many as one in 40,000 births.

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