by GAtherton | Mar 25, 2019 | Latest research news
A recently published research paper suggests that Posaconazole works better than itraconazole and voriconazole against allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in patients with Cystic Fibrosis. ABPA patients tend to have a hypersensitive response to Aspergillus...
by GAtherton | Mar 7, 2019 | General interest, Information and Learning
At this month’s patient support meeting Phil Langridge, Specialist Physiotherapist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Wythenshawe Hospital, gave a fantastic talk all about spirometry and lung function tests. He started the talk with a simple question “Do...
by GAtherton | Mar 7, 2019 | Information and Learning, Latest research news
The yeast Candida albicans lives in the gut as a commensal organism, usually without issue. C. albicans causes the body to produce a particular kind of immune cell, called Th17 sensitive cells, that stop the Candida from causing infections. A new research paper out...