New procedure helps patients with severe asthma breathe easier
Northwestern Memorial offers first non-drug, FDA approved therapy for severe asthma.
Northwestern Memorial offers first non-drug, FDA approved therapy for severe asthma.
Older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased risk for carotid artery plaque formation and for the presence of vulnerable plaques with a lipid core,… read more.
Asthma is more common among children born after infertility treatment than among children who have been planned and conceived naturally, according to findings from the UK Millennium Cohort… read more.
A bacterial protein in common house dust may worsen allergic responses to indoor allergens, according to research conducted by the National Institutes of Health and Duke University.
According to a new study from the Slone Epidemiology Center (SEC) at Boston University, African-American women who reported suffering abuse before age 11 had a greater likelihood of… read more.
New research shows that one in seven or 15% of Irish people have an undiagnosed lung condition and that this figure doubles to almost 30% in people over… read more.
by Dr Aidan O’Brien, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Mid Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Local Organiser of the ITS Meeting 2012 – State of the art developments in respiratory medicine… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – FDA Highlights – According to a study published online on September 7, 2012 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, treatment… read more.
Smoking cuts life expectancy by ten years in Japan, researchers report in a paper published by the BMJ on bmj.com on Oct. 25, 2012. by Bruce Sylvester –… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Researchers report that respiratory symptoms vary significantly in different stages of the menstrual cycle, and that there are more symptoms during the mid-luteal to… read more.
Second study sheds light on the ‘obesity paradox’ People can be obese but metabolically healthy and fit, with no greater risk of developing or dying from cardiovascular disease… read more.
Second study sheds light on the ‘obesity paradox’ People can be obese but metabolically healthy and fit, with no greater risk of developing or dying from cardiovascular disease… read more.
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