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: Peanut and nut intake appear to lower mortality rates from major diseases, according to a new study, but peanut butter has no shown any protective… read more.
Experts are calling for a global review of guidelines used to diagnose sepsis, after a study found one in eight patients with infections severe enough to need admission… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Researchers report that treating post-tonsillectomy pain with morphine can cause some children to develop life-threatening respiratory problems. The study also showed that ibuprofen is a… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Results from a French pilot study suggest that gallopamil effectively reduces symptoms in severe asthma. The findings appeared on January 28, 2015 in the American Journal… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Vitamin D supplementation appears to lower the incidence of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) lung disease flare-up by over 40% in patients with a vitamin… read more.
Despite global improvements in life expectancy, death rates for some causes — including drug use and liver cancer — continue to rise. Global life expectancy increased by 5.8… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester: Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients receiving enhanced oral care from a dentist have a significantly lower risk of developing a lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI),… read more.
People with asthma often have a hard time dealing with respiratory viruses such as the flu or the common cold, and researchers have struggled to explain why.
Asthma takes a backseat to other conditions with older women. Women over the age of 65 face numerous barriers to good health: an increased risk for obesity, greater… read more.
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