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Show Lung Disease Research Gets Funding Boost Lung disease research is receiving a $1,193,000 shot in the arm this v ear thanks to Christmas Seal contributions across the nation. Lyman Smart, president presi-dent of the Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association of Utah announced an-nounced that total was allocated by state units and the National Tuberculosis Tuber-culosis and Respiratory Disease Association to underwrite a wide range of medical investigations investiga-tions aimed at unveiling new information about lung disease. l'.ach holds a potential contribution, to scientific Knowledge far in excess of its cost, according to Mr. Smart. Investigations now underway un-derway include: An investigation of the cellular mechanisms which control the body's adjustment to reduced ovgen. sometimes seen in patients with emphysema emphy-sema and other chronic lung diseases. An understanding under-standing of how these controls work could one day lead to a new mode of treatment. An examination of the relationship between anatomical an-atomical changes caused by emphysema and chronic chro-nic bronchilits and abnormalities ab-normalities in lung function func-tion tests used by physicians phy-sicians as a diagnostic-aid. diagnostic-aid. Results may enable the physician to make a more precise diagnosis diagnos-is and choose the most appropriate form of therapy. A study of how the mucous membranes of the nose and bronchial tubes act as a frontline front-line defense against infections in-fections such as tuberculosis. tuber-culosis. A method of increasing in-creasing these natural protective factors could lead to increased resistance res-istance against tuberculosis, tuber-culosis, influenza and oilier infectious diseases. dis-eases. The Utah TB-RD Association As-sociation is conducting research to identify the socio-cultural, economic econom-ic and medical needs of persons with chronic lung disease. These answers an-swers could lead to programs pro-grams and services that would better help lun(-victims lun(-victims cope with their handicapping conditions, Mr. Smart explained. "Although Christmas Seal funds play a major role in the acquisition of scientific knowledge, we face a long battle against chronic lung diseases," dis-eases," said Mr. Smart. Kmphysema alone more than doubles every five years. This year, we're iisking our friends to give more so (hit Christmas Seals can do "loie in both the community com-munity and the research laboratory." |
