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Assessment of COPD exacerbation

Written by | 11 Mar 2014

Exacerbation severity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be reliably assessed with the COPD Assessment Test™ (CAT), according to a new study from the UK.

Obese children more susceptible to asthma from air pollution

Written by | 7 Mar 2014

Kids with high BMIs exposed to high levels of air pollutants had nearly triple asthma risk.   Obese children exposed to high levels of air pollutants were nearly three… read more.

Press Release: Emerging data from CLL10 presented at ASH suggests Levact® (bendamustine) and rituximab as new treatment option for fit elderly CLL patients

Written by | 7 Feb 2014

New interim analysis study findings presented for the first time today at the 55th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting in New Orleans suggest bendamustine and rituximab… read more.

Why kids breathe easier in summer

Written by | 27 Dec 2013

Tel Aviv University researchers find winter viruses may be behind sleep-disordered breathing spike in children.

Severe asthma patients less responsive to treatment

Written by | 19 Dec 2013

People with severe asthma, who are often described as ‘steroid-dependent’, are actually less likely to respond to the treatment they depend on, when compared to people with mild… read more.

COPD increases risk of developing cerebral microbleeds

Written by | 25 Oct 2013

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increased risk of developing cerebral microbleeds, according to a new study. Cerebral microbleeds are a marker of cerebral small… read more.

ERS Report 2013 – Road traffic pollution increases risk of death for bronchiectasis patients

Written by | 14 Oct 2013

Living close to a busy road is associated with a higher risk of death in people with bronchiectasis.  A new study, presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS)… read more.

Press Release – Future doctors unprepared to manage pain – one of the most common problems they will encounter in clinical practice, expert group warns

Written by | 11 Oct 2013

First ever Europe-wide study reveals that even when undergraduate medical students take a compulsory course on pain, they still only receive on average 12 hours’ training

ERS Report 2013 -1 in 10 of all deaths in Europe and cost EU countries at least 400 billion Euros annually; deaths due to lung cancer and COPD projected to increase

Written by | 11 Oct 2013

A major new publication from the European Respiratory Society (ERS) ahead of its annual congress, shows that lung conditions are responsible for 1 in 10 of all deaths… read more.

ERS Report 2013 – First trial to compare e-cigarettes with nicotine patches shows comparable success in helping smokers to quit

Written by | 11 Oct 2013

The first ever trial to compare e-cigarettes with nicotine patches has found that both methods result in comparable success in quitting, with roughly similar proportions of smokers who… read more.

ERS Report 2013 – Severe asthma patients less responsive to treatment

Written by | 10 Oct 2013

European asthma project sheds light on the characteristics of a poorly understood condition.  People with severe asthma, who are often described as ‘steroid-dependent’, are actually less likely to… read more.

ERS Report 2013 – Singing Doctor increase asthma awareness video

Written by | 10 Oct 2013

A doctor from the UK has shown how an innovative music video can help increase awareness of how to treat asthma.  Dr Tapas Mukherjee, from Glenfield Hospital in… read more.

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