Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed action to reduce harmful emissions of sulfur dioxide (SO2) to improve visibility at some of Texas' and Oklahoma's most treasured parks and wilderness areas. After a ...
Tags: Pollution, Visibility, Protection
Hardwick is known for its "Sewn in the South" slogan and in the '60s made the best blazer in the world. The company will formally introduce its new CEO and new flag on July 28 at the company's 134th birthday celebration. When Allan Jones ...
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Today, representatives from the US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator (EPA) and Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) came together to raise awareness of the importance of air quality for people’s health. ...
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The words "Made in China" are synonymous with inexpensive electronics and housewares purchased in the United States. But a consequence of Americans' buying habits is air pollution that's also made in China, researchers say. Much of the ...
Smokers who have a CT scan to check for lung cancer stand a nearly one-in-five chance that doctors will find and potentially treat a tumor that would not have caused illness or death, researchers report. Despite the finding, major medical ...
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Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium and vilanterol inhalation powder) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for once-daily treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD, an umbrella term that includes the ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Theravance's Anoro Ellipta as a once-daily, long-term maintenance treatment of airflow obstruction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...
Fried foods damage your body and brain in many different ways, and it's not just a long term consequence, but a short term detriment as well. Just as a car needs good clean oil to run efficiently and not break down, your body needs food ...
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UK-based GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and US-based Theravance have announced the availability of BREO ELLIPTA, a once-daily prescription medicine for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in the US pharmacies. BREO ELLIPTA is a ...
Boehringer Ingelheim has obtained marketing approval for Striverdi Respimat (olodaterol), a long-lasting bronchodilator indicated for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), in the UK, Denmark and Iceland. This approval is based ...
The Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee (PADAC) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended the approval of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Theravance's umeclidinium/vilanterol as a treatment for chronic obstructive ...
Tags: Health, Medicine, Investigational Copd Drug
It's not a Star Trek tricorder, but by hooking a variety of gadgets onto a smartphone you can almost get a complete physical - without the paper gown or even a visit to the doctor's office. Blood pressure? Just plug the arm cuff into the ...
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GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US FDA for umeclidinium bromide (UMEC) monotherapy 62.5mcg to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The investigational once-daily UMEC, administered ...
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A hygienic lifestyle is to be adopted for a healthy life. For this, it is necessary to ensure that the air surrounding us, which we breathe in, should be pure and free from pollutants. Over time, pollutants like dust and carbon compounds ...
Tags: Good Air Ventilator, building, device
PneumRx has treated the first US patient in a FDA-approved RENEW clinical study of its RePneu lung volume reduction coil (LVRC), designed to treat severe emphysema. Made from shape-memory Nitinol, the CE-marked minimally invasive medical ...
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