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07.01.09
Fighting Tuberculosis With Anti-inflammatory Drugs Shown Possible In Animal Studies

Tuberculosis (TB) experts at Johns Hopkins have evidence from a four-year series of experiments in mice that anti-inflammatory drugs could eventually prove effective in treating the highly contagious lung disease, adding to current antibiotic therapies.

04.25.09
Muscle deterioration in patients with lung disease connected to high carbon dioxide levels in blood

Muscle deterioration in patients with lung diseases might be a direct consequence of high carbon dioxide levels in their blood, an international team of researchers headed by Prof. Yosef Gruenbaum of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem has found.

04.10.09
2008 Tuberculosis Cases Increase In Maryland; Drop Seen In Baltimore City

Tuberculosis, the infectious lung disease that the American Lung Association was founded to fight, remains active in Maryland. In 2008, there were a total of 278 cases of TB throughout the state, up from 270 cases in 2007. While the majority of localities saw their TB numbers increase or stay the same, Baltimore City was one of six localities in Maryland where the number of tuberculosis cases decreased.

04.01.09
Union World Conference On Lung Health, Cancun, 3-7 December, 2009

The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union) is happy to announce the launch of the official website of the 40th Union World Conference on Lung Health, which will be held in Cancún, Mexico on 3-7 December 2009. This year's conference will focus on the theme "Poverty and lung health".