Content about Respiratory system

October 17, 2012

Busy Breathers gains online distribution for portable oxygen backpacks

Busy Breathers on Tuesday announced the availability of its portable oxygen backpacks on e-commerce sites Drugstore.com and Walgreens.com and in 75 Walgreens locations throughout Colorado.

March 29, 2012

FDA extends approval time for COPD drug by three months

Regulators will take a few months longer to review the approval application for a new drug for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the drug's developers said Thursday.

October 4, 2011

Study: Asthma, COPD markets to see revenue growth, innovation

Growing numbers of Americans with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are driving innovation among drug makers, according to a new report by Frost & Sullivan.

May 17, 2011

Study: Pirfenidone may improve lung function among IPF patients

An investigational drug made by InterMune improved breathing in patients with a rare and fatal lung disease, according to results of a late-stage clinical trial published online in The Lancet last week.

March 1, 2011

Forest gets nod for COPD drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease made by Forest Labs, the agency said Tuesday.

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...

November 14, 2010

Study: Mild asthma patients may be overusing drug combinations

Most patients with mild persistent asthma overuse a drug combination despite an apparent lack of...

January 21, 2010

HealthRight Products rolls out new nasal strips

HealthRight Products earlier this month introduced its patented Breathe Clear nasal strips as an improvement...