Preliminary results of a new study indicate that CT screening of lung cancer may yield misleading results and further studies need to be conducted before
Inhaled steroids are as effective as systemic steroids in patients hospitalized for severe asthma, according to a randomized, double-blind trial reported in the Oct. 15
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is moving in the right direction to determine the overall safety and efficacy of the current
LONDON (Reuters Health) Oct 14 – Britain’s medicines cost-effectiveness watchdog is set to recommend Roche’s influenza treatment oseltamivir (Tamiflu), but only for high-risk patients who
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 14 – Patients allergic to house dust mites (HDM) often report an impaired quality of life. Findings from a new
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Women who take antibiotics during pregnancy may increase their child’s risk of allergic diseases such as asthma, hay fever, or eczema, new study findings suggest.
Treatment with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) appears to be an effective way of reducing steroid requirements in patients with steroid-dependent asthma, according to a recent
Results of a retrospective study of patients with community-acquired pneumonia suggest that antibiotic dosing is often delayed when the patient is transferred from the emergency
Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who exercise with proportional assist ventilation achieve greater maximum exercise capacity than those who exercise unaided, according
By Megan Rauscher NE YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 08 – Cigarette smoking and use of other tobacco products significantly increases the risk of death from
By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 08 – Skin prick testing with common aeroallergens is an especially quick and inexpensive means of ruling
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct. 9, 2002 Defibrillation in unwitnessed cardiac arrest may be harmful, based on the results of an animal study presented on
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct. 9, 2002 Editor’s Note: The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is reining in the pharmaceutical industry with respect to
In children with atopic dermatitis, the appearance of house dust mite (HDM)-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) E antibodies in early childhood increases the risk of developing bronchial
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct. 4, 2002 Editor’s Note: This week, the World Medical Association (WMA) convened medical leaders from all over the world in
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 04 – Regular use of inhaled corticosteroids is associated with a reduction in the number of hospital admissions for asthma,
Hospital admission for paediatric asthmatics is associated primarily with both clinical indicators seen in the emergency department and previous patient-history factors. North American researchers with
Physicians need to make appropriate antimicrobial choices fortherapy when faced with community acquired pneumonia (CAP), especially if levels of quinolone resistant streptococcus pneumoniae (QRSP) continue
A randomized trial reported in the Oct. 3 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine was stopped early after interim analysis showed clear benefit