Killer ARDS under-recognised and under-treated
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers report that about 10 per cent of patients in intensive care units worldwide have Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), that the mortality rate from… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers report that about 10 per cent of patients in intensive care units worldwide have Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), that the mortality rate from… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Ivacaftor appears to be safe and efficacious for children ages 2 to and 5 with a specific type of cystic fibrosis, researchers reported on Jan…. read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers report that corticosteroids treatment of mothers at risk for late preterm delivery significantly reduces the incidence of severe respiratory complications in their babies.
by Bruce Sylvester: Ozone exposure appears to be associated with acute respiratory disease syndrome (ARDS) in some critically ill patients, according to research published on Dec. 17, 2015… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Researchers in Denmark have found a small but significant increase in the risk of developing epilepsy among children who had hospital-diagnosed pertussis infections. While the… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Surgical resection is a safe and helpful treatment option for a broad range of patients with early-stage lung cancer, researchers reported online on Nov. 10,… read more.
by Gary Finnegan: Ireland: Medicines routinely prescribed for older patients may be contributing to elevated rates of falls in elderly men, according to a study published in the… read more.
Men with asthma are less likely to have aggressive prostate cancer or to die from the disease, according to a large, prospective cohort study published in the International… read more.
Early intervention facilitated by a digital health application for reporting symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) provides key benefits for patients, according to the results of a… read more.
A study published in Nature by Jos Lelieveld and colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, in Mainz, Germany, found that although air pollution has several causes,… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Corticosteroid therapy appears to improve community-acquired pneumonia outcomes, researchers reported on August 11, 2015 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
by Gary Finnegan: Preliminary findings presented at an international TB vaccine conference suggest older people are contributing to TB rates in China. Researchers say the development and introduction… read more.
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