Asthma is the most common chronic disease among Olympic athletes
Based on data from the last five Olympic games, a study by the University of Western Australia has identified those athletes with asthma and airway hyper-responsiveness.
Based on data from the last five Olympic games, a study by the University of Western Australia has identified those athletes with asthma and airway hyper-responsiveness.
The Brussels Declaration, published in the European Respiratory Journal in 2008 recognises the high prevalence of patients with poorly controlled asthma and calls for changes in asthma management… read more.
“Exposure to media coverage of terrorist missile attacks increases pain levels in people already suffering from chronic pain,” according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the… read more.
“Exposure to media coverage of terrorist missile attacks increases pain levels in people already suffering from chronic pain,” according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the… read more.
Women having surgery for breast cancer are up to three times more likely to have severe pain in the first week after surgery if they suffer from other… read more.
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified reliable predictors of pain by surveying patients throughout their hospital stays about the severity of their pain and their… read more.
The routine use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) among patients with ankylosing spondylitis can slow the progression of bone changes in the spine, two groups of European researchers… read more.
When people have similar injuries, why do some end up with chronic pain while others recover and are pain free? The first longitudinal brain imaging study to track… read more.
The combination also appears to be cost effective. A randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, double-dummy, parallel-group study to determine the safety and efficacy of oxycodone/naloxone prolonged-release tablets in patients with… read more.
Pain caused by 2 different mechanisms Apply the ointment, light on, light off – that’s how easy it is to cure various forms of non-melanoma skin cancer. However,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Normal weight persons with weight concentrated in their belly run a higher death risk of CVD-related death than obese-only individuals, researchers reported at ESC.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers from the PROTECT(Patient Related OuTcomes with Endeavor versus Cypher Stenting Rates) study reported at ESC that rates of stent thrombosis at three years… read more.
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