Content about Respiratory diseases

December 17, 2010
Diabetes, inhaled corticosteroids may be linked, study finds

A link may exist between diabetes and the use of inhaled corticosteroids to treat asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to published reports.

December 10, 2010
COPD now No. 3 leading cause of death among Americans

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

November 16, 2010
COPD patients express hardships in new GSK study

Patients living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease said the illness prevented them from living life...

June 1, 2010
Centocor Ortho Biotech acquires RespiVert

Johnson & Johnson’s biotech division said Tuesday that it had acquired a small company that...

March 4, 2010
FDA reviewing InterMune's IPF drug

The Food and Drug Administration is reviewing a drug for treating a lung condition that...

January 13, 2010
FDA finds Spiriva does not raise risk of heart attack, stroke

Data from a recent review of a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease do not...

January 11, 2010
Galapagos, Roche to develop COPD treatments

A Belgian biotech company plans to work with Swiss drug maker Roche to develop treatments...

August 12, 2007
Respiratory drug sales climb as asthma, COPD cases rise

The global respiratory drug market is projected to exceed sales of $44 billion by 2010,...

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