Respiratory disease rates high among older seniors
by Bruce Sylvester – Older seniors, aged 85 and over, show a high burden of respiratory disease, researchers reported on September 3, 2012 at the European Respiratory Society’s… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Older seniors, aged 85 and over, show a high burden of respiratory disease, researchers reported on September 3, 2012 at the European Respiratory Society’s… read more.
by Gary Finnegan – World Health Matters (Australia) – Click here for more information Melbourne researchers are using Australia’s fasted supercomputer to simulate the motion of the complete… read more.
by Maria Dalby – Almost all lung transplant recipients will develop bronchiolotis obliterans (BO) if they live long enough – as transplantation care is improving, BO is becoming… read more.
Website may help curb healthcare costs, kids affected by chronic condition
Sleep apnoea severity has been associated with increased cancer mortality in a new study.
In the United States, one in 10 children suffers from asthma but the potential environmental factors contributing to the disease are not well known.
A new study that identifies ways to reduce the factors that lead to an asthma attack gives hope to asthma sufferers.
New research has shown that despite electronic cigarettes being marketed as a potentially safer alternative to normal cigarettes, they are still causing harm to the lungs.
People who drive commercial vehicles, such as buses, taxis, trucks and aeroplanes, could be incorrectly reporting their symptoms of sleep apnoea due to their fears of endangering their… read more.
Children exposed to diethyl phthalate (DEP) and butylbenzyl phthalate (BBzP) – phthalate chemicals commonly found in personal care and plastic products – have elevated risk of asthma-related airway… read more.
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.
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