Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a low body mass index (BMI) have an increase in skeletal muscle apoptosis.  Results of a study

The oxygen saturation in children presenting to the emergency room with acute asthma does not reliably predict their subsequent hospitalization, according to a report in

Pneumaturia is a strong clinical indicator of enterovesical fistulas in patients with Crohn’s disease, suggests a wide-ranging study in the United States.  To identify gas

Airway hyper-responsiveness and respiratory symptoms might not be due to the presence of house dust mites or endotoxin (LPS) in older, long-term asthmatics. In a

Physicians in Britain are using photodynamic therapy (PDT) to treat inoperable bronchopulmonary cancer, resulting in significant reductions in airway obstruction and improvement in patients’ overall

מסתבר שלליכלוך יש גם השפעות בריאות. מסתבר שילדים שגדלו בסביבה מלוכלכת יותר, בעיקר חקלאית, היו ברמת סיכון לחלות באסטמה נמוכה יותר מאשר ילדים שגדלו בסביבה

Reductions in allergen load through use of house dust mite-impermeable encasings for bedding does not lead to significant changes in clinical parameters for patients with

Women with irregular menses are more likely than those with regular menses tWomen with irregular menses are more likely than those with regular menses to

People whose asthma is not well-controlled with budesonide alone might do well to add oral montelukast to their inhaled steroid rather than doubling the dose

Cilomilast (Airflo, GSK) appears to improve FEV1 among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease regardless of their smoking history, researchers reported at the 12th annual

Viagra (sildenafil) may substantially improve exercise capacity in patients with severe pulmonary hypertension, according to a study reported here this week at the 12th Annual

An Irish study has shown that low-dose computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest, in theory, can be used to detect very early stage lung

Surfactant may successfully treat acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) related to gastric aspiration, according to a presentation made on Sept. 15 at the 12th Annual

— A computer game called Space Inhalers may help children understand asthma better and become more compliant with therapy, according to a presentation given Sept.

Potentially allergic substances that form the battery in patch tests may interfere with positivity to other substances.  To avoid false-positive results, substances with a tendency

The risk of smallpox vaccination could outweigh the benefits for patients with AIDS, atopic dermatitis, or immunosuppression, according to a review in the September issue

A review of studies that compared intravenous aminophylline with placebo, in combination with beta-agonists, for the treatment of asthma found that aminophylline’s role in treating

Short-term folic acid supplementation appears to enhance endothelial function and reduce blood pressure in healthy chronic smokers, indicates a study presented here at the 24th

In the treatment of mild-to-moderate asthma, fewer systemic effects are seen with hydrofluoroalkane-propelled fluticasone propionate (HFA-FP) than with the chlorofluorocarbon formulation (CFC-FP) at 1000 g/d,

Beclomethasone delivered from a hydrofluoroalkane inhaler results in greater drug deposition in the lung than that achieved with a chlorofluorocarbon propellant, according to a report