CHEST 2006 Press Releases and News Briefs
CHEST 2006 Press Releases
Press Releases will become available once individual embargoes expire.
Members of the Press can obtain an advance copy of CHEST 2006 press releases or abstracts by contacting Jennifer Stawarz at 847-498-8306 or email media@chestnet.org.
STATINS PROTECT SMOKERS FROM LUNG DAMAGE
Statin Use Slows Lung Function Decline in Smokers and Former Smokers
(Embargo: 4:30 PM Eastern, October 23, 2006) |
GENETIC DISORDER LINKED TO RAPID LUNG FUNCTION DECLINE
Finger-stick Test in Development for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Could Provide Immediate Screening Results
(Embargo: 4:30 PM Eastern, October 23, 2006) |
"UMBRELLA" VALVE PROVIDES A POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE TO LUNG SURGERY
New Noninvasive IBV™ Valve Found Safe and Effective for COPD Patients
(Embargo: 4:30 PM Eastern, October 23, 2006) |
DRUG COMBO IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH COPD
TORCH Study Shows Significant Results
(Embargo: 4:30 PM Eastern, October 23, 2006) |
STATINS REDUCE RISK OF STROKE IN HEART PATIENTS
Secondary Heart Attacks and Mortality Also Shown to Decrease
(Embargo: 4:30 PM Eastern, October 23, 2006) |
SMOKING "QUIT LINES" AND LUNG TESTS HELP CHICAGOANS KICK HABIT
New Chicago Studies Test for COPD and Encourage Smoking Cessation
(Embargo: 12:30 PM Eastern, October 23, 2006) |
SMOKING CESSATION THERAPY MAY BE HARMFUL FOR ICU PATIENTS
Nicotine Replacement Therapy May Contribute to ICU Deaths
(Embargo: 2:30 PM Eastern, October 25, 2006) |
PULMONARY HYPERTENSION DISCRIMINATES BY RACE, GENDER
Mortality Highest Among African American Women with Pulmonary Hypertension
(Embargo: 12:30 PM Eastern, October 24, 2006) |
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CHEST 2006 News Briefs
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