Latest Respiratory therapy Stories
WARRINGTON, Pa., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: DSCO), a specialty biotechnology company dedicated to advancing a new standard in respiratory critical care, today announced the release of two peer-reviewed publications related to AFECTAIR(®), the Company's proprietary aerosol-conducting airway connector designed with the goal of simplifying and improving aerosolized medication delivery to infants requiring mechanical ventilation in the...
CHEST JOURNAL TO PUBLISH ARTICLE FROM THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION IN JULY ISSUE AND ONLINE NORTHBROOK, Ill., April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An updated analysis from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a decrease in deaths among male patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a decline in hospitalizations for patients with COPD. The report also reveals that rates of physician-based office and emergency...
First At-Home Ventilation Device Cleared Specifically for COPD Designed to Reduce Hospital Readmissions SAN DIEGO, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One in five patients with stage 3 or 4 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) hospitalized for acute exacerbations are readmitted to the hospital within 30 days, but these readmissions may be avoided with the right at-home therapy, according to ResMed (NYSE: RMD), an innovator and pioneer in developing products for the treatment of...
In an effort to give visitors a better, more convenient user-experience, JustNebulizers.com has added a Live Chat feature. Now visitors can chat with the Just Nebulizers customer service team to get real time answers to their respiratory aid questions. Fulton, MD (PRWEB) April 24, 2013 When one goes to a brick and mortar store and isn’t sure what product best suits their needs, they can ask an employee. Until recently, there wasn’t a great way to do that online. Of course, customers...
Respiratory Monitoring Helps to Protect Patients on Pain Pumps DARLINGTON, Wis., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County (MHLC) recently strengthened patient safety measures by expanding the use of capnography technology to monitor patients using patient controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps to regulate their pain. PCA can provide an effective way to control pain by allowing patients to self-administer small doses of pain medication intravenously, but the...
SleepMapper helps sleep apnea patients enhance their therapy experience through personalized feedback and interactive tools MURRYSVILLE, Pa., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Philips Respironics, a unit of Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), today announces the launch of the SleepMapper self-management system, a robust mobile and web-based solution for patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) that combines the components of feedback, education and...
“Drug Delivery Technologies Market (Metered Dose Inhalers, Needle-Free Injectors, Auto-Injectors, Nasal Sprays, Transdermal Patches, Nebulizers, Infusion Pumps, Drug Eluting Stents, Sustained Release, Ocular Implants) - Global Forecasts To 2017” is the new market research report added to ReportsnReports.com store. Dallas, Texas (PRWEB) April 23, 2013 The drug delivery technology market is segmented on the basis of route of administration into nine categories - oral, pulmonary,...
Baylor College of Medicine researchers will lead a three-year, $4.2 million study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to determine whether drugs called beta blockers can ease airway narrowing in patients with asthma and examine potential mechanisms. Researchers from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, also will participate. "Previously, beta...
LONDON and SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK) and Theravance, Inc. (NASDAQ: THRX) today announced that the Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (PADAC) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted that the efficacy and safety data provide substantial evidence to support approval of BREO(TM) ELLIPTA(TM) as a once-daily inhaled treatment for the long-term, maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with...
The chance of infection in some hospital wards varies dramatically according to whether the nurses leave the windows open. A University of Leeds-led team studied airflow in a "Nightingale" ward—a classic hospital ward design that traditionally accommodates two rows of up to 30 beds—by using tracer gases to simulate how airborne infections spread. They found ventilation in the ward was generally good when windows were left open, keeping the danger of airborne infection low. But risks...
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...
