Infections
01 Jan 2013
Vitamin A Therapy for Tuberculosis
The study will determine whether a daily vitamin and mineral supplement (a multivitamin including Vitamin A) will improve health when added to standard chemotherapy for tuberculosis. This study will compare the effectiveness of the multivitamin in HIV infected and HIV uninfected patients. Official Title Adjunct Vitamin A Therapy for Tuberculosis…
Lungs
01 Jan 2013
Inhaled NO in Prevention of Chronic Lung Disease
Purpose To test the hypothesis that low-dose inhaled nitric oxide administered to preterm infants who continue to require mechanical ventilation at 14 days of age will reduce the incidence of chronic lung disease. Purpose To test the hypothesis that low-dose inhaled nitric oxide administered to preterm infants who continue…
Blood
01 Jan 2013
BEAM Trial
Purpose As many more premature infants survive, the numbers of these infants with health problems also has increased. The rate of cerebral palsy in extremely premature infants is approximately 20%. Magnesium sulfate, the most commonly used drug in the US used to stop premature labor may prevent CP. This…
Lungs
01 Jan 2013
Efficacy of QVAR vs Flovent Diskus on Small Airways in Poorly Controlled Asthmatic Adolescents/Adult Patients
Purpose The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Beclomethasone dipropionate HFA on small airways compared to Fluticasone propionate powder for inhalation administered twice daily to poorly controlled asthmatics. Purpose The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of Beclomethasone dipropionate HFA…
Lungs
01 Jan 2013
The Genetics of Environmental Asthma
Purpose In this project, we hypothesize that polymorphisms of genes expressed by the airway epithelia in asthmatics following specific airway challenges predispose individuals to the development of asthma. To test this hypothesis, we plan to identify the genes that are differentially expressed by airway epithelial cells following challenge with…
Children's health
18 Sep 2012
Asthma kids risk mental health
A new study has found that young children with severe or persistent asthma are at higher risk of developing many common mental health problems. The research, a collaboration between researchers at The University of Western Australia affiliated Telethon Institute for Child Health Research and Columbia University in New York, has…
Lungs
19 Jun 2012
Glucocorticosteroids for the Treatment of Respiratory Conditions
Glucocorticosteroids are also called glucocorticoids or corticosteroids. They have anti-inflmmatory effects and are used to treat allergies symptoms.
Children's health
09 May 2012
Household Allergies
Transcript Allergies seem to be one of these conditions of modern living. Its one of those things we are seeing more of rather than less of as time goes by. On the plus side though, most allergies, not all, are not particularly serious but they are…
Lungs
24 Aug 2011
Exposure to magnetic fields in pregnancy linked to increased asthma risk
Women with high exposure to magnetic fields during pregnancy may have a higher risk of asthma in their children, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing online in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. In this prospective study, researchers compared the daily magnetic-field exposure of 801 pregnant women in…
