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Why Viagra may be useful in treating lung diseases

You may be surprised to learn that the medication sildenafil — better known by its brand name Viagra — has other medical purposes aside from treating male erectile dysfunction. It can also be used to treat lung diseases that often have poor prognoses.

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COVID-19 can cause lasting lung damage – 3 ways long COVID patients' respiration can suffer

“I just can’t do what I used to anymore.”

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Important Biotech Catalysts For September 13, 2022 - End Of The Day Summary

Akero Therapeutics (NASDAQ:AKRO) revealed topline data from HARMONY, a 24-week Phase 2b study evaluating the efficacy and safety of its lead product candidate efruxifermin (EFX) in patients with pre-cirrhotic nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), the study met its primary endpoint for both the 50mg and 28mg EFX dose groups. Akero Therapeutics shares…

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Parents of Scots boy who suffers from rare lung condition admit they 'live in fear' of day they can't resuscitate him

Theodore Wingate Dicks suffers from chronic lung disease, tracheomalacia, brain damage and an open duct in his heart, and medics have been unable to find a specific cause for the two-year-old's health issues.

Daily Record

Patient dies in fall from hospital building

SAMUT PRAKAN: A patient with chronic heart and lung disease died in a fall from the fourth floor of a building at Bang Chak Hospital in Phra Pradaeng district on Sunday afternoon, police said.

Bangkok Post

Australian study links planned savanna burns to Darwin's worsening air pollution

Planned burns at savannas across the Top End are polluting the air in Darwin, say a group of Australian researchers, raising concerns for people with asthma or lung disease.

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Recap Of Thursday's Biotech Catalysts - End Of the Day Summary

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Menarini Group and Radius Health’s (NASDAQ:RDUS), New Drug Application (NDA) for elacestrant for patients with ER+/HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The agency has granted Priority Review designation and assigned a target action date of February 17, 2023. Radius Health…

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The Seekers singer Judith Durham dies after lung disease battle as bandmates pay tribute

The Seekers singer Judith Durham has died aged 79 after a long battle with lung disease, with the band playing tribute to their 'hero'

Daily Mirror

UK lung disease deaths ‘being caused by low pay and damp housing’

More than 1.3 million people in the UK suffer from COPD

The Independent UK

Low pay and damp housing driving UK lung disease deaths, study finds

Researchers say 55% of COPD patients suffering two or more acute attacks a year earn under £20,000, with the poorest five times more likely to die from the condition

The Guardian - UK

Beyond Air Scores First FDA Approval For LungFit PH In Respiratory Failure

The FDA has approved Beyond Air Inc's (NASDAQ:XAIR) LungFit PH to treat term and near-term neonates with hypoxic respiratory failure (often referred to as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn or PPHN). LungFit PH is the initial device from the LungFit therapeutic platform of nitric oxide generators. It is the first FDA-approved product…

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Signs and symptoms of lung disease as new awareness campaign launched

Monday marks the start of Love You Lungs week, a campaign to raise awareness of lung health. A lung condition can be permanent but there are treatments to slow down progression.

Edinburgh Live

Save your breath: traditional Kyrgyz dance helps ease chronic lung disease

Exercise to help COPD hospital patients is being rolled out across Kyrgyzstan and to neighbouring countries

The Guardian - UK

Beyond Air Presents Encouraging Update From At-Home LungFit GO Pilot Study In Lung Disease

Beyond Air Inc (NASDAQ:XAIR) announced new interim data from the ongoing LungFit GO pilot at-home study in Australia. In this study, patients self-administered high concentration inhaled nitric oxide (NO) at home to treat severe nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease. These data were shared at the American Thoracic Society International Conference 2022. The company…

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New funding announced to provide better care for lung disease patients in Renfrewshire

The partnership between Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland and the NHS has been welcomed.

Bristol Post

Asthma sufferers could be eligible to claim £152 per week from DWP

Up to 24 different types of respiratory conditions including asthma, sleep apnoea, and pneumonia are being supported through PIP

Glasgow Live

Asthma sufferers told to check if they qualify for £128 per week in benefits

Anybody living with asthma has been urged to check if they are eligible for up to £128 a week from the UK Government through the Personal Independence Payment benefit.

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All asthma sufferers could be owed £152 each week from the Government

There is a list of 24 respiratory conditions being supported through PIP

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People with asthma could be owed £128 each week from DWP

You could be owed money from the government

Liverpool Echo

DWP PIP could pay people with respiratory conditions up to £156 each week

There has recently been an increase in the number of people now receiving support for 24 types of respiratory conditions

Daily Mirror

Anyone with asthma urged to check if they're owed £128 each week from the Government

Anyone suffering with respiratory conditions such as asthma could be eligible for financial support with new data showing an increase in the number of people now receiving financial support

Wales Online

Everybody who has asthma should check if they're owed over £100 each week

The payments are not linked to Universal Credit so it is a good idea to check if you qualify

Nottingham Post

PIP payments up to £156 a week could be claimed for 24 types of conditions including asthma

There are nearly 2.9 million people across the UK claiming support for conditions

Manchester Evening News

Everyone with asthma urged to check if they're owed £152 each week

It has nothing to do with Universal Credit, so well worth checking if you're eligible

Daily Record

PIP provides up to £156 each week to more than 128,300 people with respiratory conditions

There are 24 main respiratory conditions including asthma being supported by the DWP.

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