Latest Respiratory therapy Stories
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynamic Healthcare Services, Inc. ("DHS") a portfolio company of GMH Ventures LLC ("GMH") announced today that it acquired HomeTown Oxygen, Pittsburgh, LLC ("HomeTown") of Monroeville, PA on November 8, 2012. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. HomeTown is a full service distributor of medical products and equipment including respiratory and sleep apnea equipment in Pennsylvania. HomeTown, with locations in Monroeville...
DÜSSELDORF, Germany, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- BiPAP A40 is a new multi-modality bi-level ventilator featuring the first fully automatic ventilation mode, designed to support the smooth transition of treatment from hospital to home Philips Respironics today announces the availability of the new bi-level ventilator BiPAP A40[1] for the management of chronic respiratory insufficiency, a condition secondary to diseases such as obesity hypoventilation syndrome,...
HAMPTON, N.J., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ikaria, Inc., a critical care company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for critically ill patients, today announced that the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) branch of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance for a software upgrade to enable connectivity of the INOMAX(® )DSIR drug delivery system with hospital health information systems. This connectivity...
MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Nov. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Insmed Incorporated (Nasdaq CM: INSM), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing inhaled therapeutics for serious diseases of the lung, today announced that the Company's CLinical Evaluation of ARIKACE (CLEAR-108) phase 3 European and Canadian registrational study of ARIKACE® (liposomal amikacin for inhalation) for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) patients with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) lung infections has now enrolled over 300...
April Flowers for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study, led by Haukeland University Hospital in Bergen, Norway, suggests a woman's menstrual cycle affects the severity of respiratory symptoms. This can worsen conditions such as asthma, the study finds. The research team studied nearly 4,000 women and found such symptoms were worse around the time of ovulation. The findings, published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, claim it may be possible...
SAN DIEGO, Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Genoa Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company developing novel therapies for the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), announced today the completion of a $1.2M financing. Funds from the financing will be used to advance its lead program, GP-101 (aerosol pirfenidone). IPF is a fatal lung disease caused by both genetic and environmental factors resulting in progressive lung scarring and characterized by reduced exercise capacity...
HOBOKEN, N.J., Nov. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study gives hope to the almost 25 million Americans suffering from asthma. Those afflicted with asthma know the discomfort of asthma symptoms, particularly dependence on an inhaler and awakening suddenly at night struggling to breathe. The study, published in Volume 53 of Panminerva Medica, found that natural supplement Pycnogenol(®) (pic-noj-en-all) - an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine...
TOKYO, November 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sosei Group Corporation ("Sosei"; TSE Mothers Index: 4565) confirms the information released today by Novartis Pharma K.K. that it has submitted an application for the registration of QVA149, an investigational fixed dose combination of two long-acting inhaled bronchodilators (indacaterol maleate and glycopyrronium bromide), as a once-daily treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in Japan. CEO of Sosei, Shinichi...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynamic Healthcare Services, Inc. ("DHS") a portfolio company of GMH Ventures LLC ("GMH") announced today that it acquired Evanko Respiratory Inc. ("Evanko") of Hazleton, PA on September 7, 2012. The terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Evanko is a full service distributor of medical products and equipment including respiratory and sleep equipment and mobility products (with the exception of power wheelchairs). Evanko...
CHICAGO, Oct. 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a presentation made at the recent annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, preventable deaths in hospitals remain a major public health hazard worldwide. Frank J Overdyk, MD, Marieke Niesters, MD, Albert Dahan, MD, PhD, in their presentation, "Respiratory Depression: The Common Fatal Pathway for 'Non Fatal' Conditions", say: "Preventable deaths in hospitals remain a major public health hazard worldwide....
Latest Respiratory therapy Reference Libraries
Tracheal intubation (commonly known as intubation) is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea in order to maintain an open airway or to serve as a conduit through which to administer oxygen or other drugs. It is commonly performed in emergency situations and critically ill or injured patients, but intubation is also used in patients who will be undergoing a lengthy surgery that requires them to be under anesthesia for a significant number of hours. In order to intubate,...
Oxygen therapy is known as the administration of oxygen as a medical intervention. It is indicated in patients whose oxygen supply is compromised due to both acute and chronic health conditions and can be administered in many different ways. Oxygen therapy can be administered virtually wherever the patient is. Most commonly, oxygen is delivered to patients in an ambulance, hospital, or doctor’s office. These medical facilities carry oxygen in the form of a compressed gas. It is stored...
