Category: Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Exhaled Breath, Blood Tests Differentiate Lung Diseases

Distinct lipid signatures identified in blood plasma and exhaled breath samples can differentiate between IPF and fibrotic hypersensitivity pneumonitis.

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Child Dies of Asthma Attack, Parents Charged

Parents of an eight-year-old child in San Jose, CA who died from an asthma attack have been arrested and charged with felony child neglect after waiting eight hours to call for emergency medical care.

Chronic Pulmonary Disorders

Cryospray Improved COPD Symptoms

Clinical trial results showed CSA Medical's Metered CryoSpray procedure significantly eases chronic lung symptoms and lowers severe hospital events.

Asthma

New Breath and Genetic Testing Project Aims to Diagnose Asthma in Young Children

Researchers are developing a noninvasive diagnostic protocol using breath analysis and cheek swabs to identify asthma before age 5.

COPD

$3.5M to Fund Dyspnea Research for COPD, Ventilated Patients

Researchers are developing an automated tool to identify respiratory discomfort when ventilated patients are unable to communicate.

Cystic fibrosis

Wearable Sweat Test Stickers for Cystic Fibrosis

Wearable stickers can accurately measure sweat chloride levels in cystic fibrosis patients in under an hour without specialized laboratory equipment.

Pulmonary Fibrosis

ALA to Promote Awareness of Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis

On World Interstitial Lung Disease Day, the American Lung Association launched an initiative to helping PPF patients and caregivers recognize worsening symptoms and lung scarring.

Allergies

How Hurricane Flooding Affects Respiratory Symptoms

Researchers identified the factors that are most likely to create hazardous respiratory conditions inside homes after hurricane-related flooding.

Other Chronic Diseases

California Moves to Ban High-Silica Engineered Stone Countertops to Protect Workers

Cal/OSHA issued draft rules to prohibit the fabrication of artificial stone products containing more than 1% crystalline silica, citing lung risks to workers.