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Ndd Medical Technologies will showcase the latest versions of its best-in-class spirometer and portable, all-in-one DLCO (diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide) devices for lung conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma at an upcoming conference in the nation’s capital. The annual American Thoracic Society (ATS 2017) Conference is…

Sunovion Pharmaceuticals will present data from Phase 3 studies of SUN-101/eFlow as a potential maintenance therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at the American Thoracic Society 2017 International Conference (ATS 2017), to be held May 19-24 in Washington, D.C. Sunovion will also present data on both Brovana…

Pulmatrix has received a key U.S. patent for its lead inhaled drug candidate PUR0200 to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The drug, still under development in the United States and Europe, is a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) bronchodilator. Thanks to Pulmatrix’s iSPERSE technology, PUR0200 can reportedly achieve the same effect…

Plain tobacco packaging could reduce the appeal of smoking, decreasing the alarming rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to the Cochrane Review. The article, “Tobacco packaging design for reducing tobacco use,” was published in Cochrane Library. Cochrane is a non-profit that organizes medical research information…

Monitored Therapeutics received a 510(k) clearance by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its GoSpiro Home Spirometer, the first specifically developed as a home-use device for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). “The GoSpiro’s 510(k) marks a critical milestone towards completing our system to…

HealthFactors and Koronis Biomedical Technologies are partnering on developing equipment to help people with respiratory conditions associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and cystic fibrosis. The collaboration is aimed at creating smart inhaler devices that are so effective and easy to use that they become part of mainstream…

Duke University and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals will collaborate on a different kind of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease study over the next five years. Instead of obtaining information from medical records and tests, researchers will obtain it from talking with each of the 850 patients in the study every six months. The goal…

U.S. pharmacies have begun carrying the Utibron Neohaler treatment-dispensing device as a long-term maintenance treatment for airflow obstruction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Sunovion Pharmaceuticals announced. The powder that the device dispenses, which is a combination of  indacaterol and glycopyrrolate, is aimed at preventing bronchospasms in people with COPD.

To shine a light on the link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and depression, the Lung Institute is starting an initiative to help combat depression in COPD patients. It will kick off on World Health Day, April 7. The initiative will seek to decrease the prevalence of depression…

Stem cell therapy reduced lung inflammation and improved lung damage repair in a mouse model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis. The findings were presented at the Lung Science Conference recently in Estoril, Portugal. Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) therapy uses stem cells (multipotent cells that can differentiate into a variety…