My Personal Biomedical Research Feed – Ralph Turchiano, CEO Alchepharma
A recent study investigated the effects of high-dose vitamin B3 in reducing inflammation among 40 COPD patients. Participants received either a placebo or 2 grams of vitamin B3 daily. After…
Breathing Easier with COPD: Daily Beetroot Juice Improves Outcomes
Surprisingly, bitter taste receptors are not only located in the mouth, but also elsewhere in the body, including the airways. Activating those receptors opens up lung passageways, so they’re a…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33pGYAp4luc&w=448&h=252&hd=1] Lung Function Decline Dramatically Slowed with a Flavonoid Lung Function Decline Dramatically Slowed with a Flavonoid Previous research has shown that the plant-produced chemicals known as flavonoids have…
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4-QZ1hybNE&w=448&h=252&hd=1] Dietary antioxidants may help repair the Lungs Over a 10 year period researchers observed that regular intake of tomatoes may help slow the natural decline in lung function among…
Tai Chi can be used as an effective form of exercise therapy for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to new findings. The research, which was published online…
10 Feb 1012 A new study published in the journal Respirology reveals that a high level of soft drink consumption is associated with asthma and/or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).…
PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 21-May-2014 ATS 2014, SAN DIEGO – Sure, everyone knows a healthy diet provides lots of health benefits for patients with respiratory diseases, but now a new study…
Public release date: 17-Oct-2011 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common lung disease that gets progressively worse over time, making it harder and harder to breathe. It is caused…
Public release date: 18-Oct-2011 Findings Offer Potential New Drug Target for COPD Therapy Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to persistent inflammation of the airways and is typically managed with…
Public release date: 16-May-2010 - may help decrease the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by about 10 percent in both smokers and non-smokers. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="350"] English:…
roflumilast, a drug used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease best-case scenario showed that roflumilast reduced the number of exacerbations by one episode a year for every five patients treated…
Contact: Donna Krupa dkrupa@the-aps.org American Physiological Society Bethesda, Md. (Nov. 7, 2013)—Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—a health problem in which the lungs lose their inherent springiness, making it progressively harder to…
Contact: Donna Krupa dkrupa@the-aps.org American Physiological Society Bethesda, Md. (Nov. 7, 2013)—Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—a health problem in which the lungs lose their inherent springiness, making it progressively harder to…
Contact: Kate Taylor TaylorKa@smh.ca 647-393-7527 St. Michael's Hospital TORONTO, Feb. 6, 2013—A popular class of drugs commonly used to treat sleep and mood symptoms continues to be frequently prescribed despite…
2010 study posted for filing Contact: Keely Savoie ksavoie@thoracic.org 212-315-8620 American Thoracic Society ATS 2010, NEW ORLEANS— Long-term, regular use of vitamin E in women 45 years of age and…
2008 Post for filing Contact: Marla Paul Marla-Paul@northwestern.edu 312-503-8928 Northwestern University CHICAGO --- A common bronchodilator drug which has been used for more than a decade by patients with chronic…
2008 Post for filing Contact: Keely Savoie ksavoie@thoracic.org 212-315-8620 American Thoracic Society COPD? Eat your veggies You know it's good for you in other ways, but could eating your broccoli…
Findings Offer Potential New Drug Target for COPD Therapy Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) leads to persistent inflammation of the airways and is typically managed with corticosteroids, a class…
Public release date: 23-Feb-2009 - less than 10 ng per milliliter of blood – were about 40 percent more likely to report having a recent respiratory infection than were those…
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