Discovery Labs ( DSCO) received FDA approval for Surfaxin for prevention of respiratory distress syndrome.

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All three died after suffering severe respiratory symptoms, including acute respiratory distress syndrome and eventually septic shock and multiple organ failure.

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They found that babies that developed CLD were born sooner and weighed less than babies that had overcome their respiratory distress syndrome.

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The researchers also found that EGF levels were lower in groups suffering from CLD or respiratory distress syndrome than in the control group.

BBC: Why prematurity puts lungs at risk

He passed away from ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) in December 2000, ironically a condition for which one of my new companies appears to have a promising therapy.

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Dr Kotecha's team compared 16 babies who had developed a respiratory distress syndrome but had overcome it with 13 babies who had developed CLD, and six other babies who were under ventilation for other reasons.

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