Aspergillosis is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia in allogeneic hematopoeietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients with graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), according to the results

Scientists are gaining a better understanding of the complex relationship between cat exposure and the risk of developing asthma. For many years, scientists thought that

Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) at work, occupational hazards, and a history of pneumonia are associated with an increased risk of lung cancer in nonsmoking women,

Gastroesophageal reflux (GER) may play an important role in the clinical status of patients with bronchial asthma, Japanese investigators conclude in a paper in the

High-frequency oscillatory ventilation by experienced doctors, under rigorously controlled conditions, confers a small but significant benefit in pulmonary outcome for high-risk preterm infants. This is

Patients with bronchial asthma or atopic dermatitis who are sensitised to house dust mite demonstrate a high prevalence of nasal symptoms.  Dutch researchers suggest the

Asthmatics and people with chronic bronchitis or other respiratory diseases may be at increased risk for panic attacks–or vice versa–recent study findings suggest.  Drs. Renee

Findings from a study in Greenland are in agreement with previous reports that the prevalence of allergic diseases in western countries is increasing. But few

The pathogenesis of airflow limitation in a subgroup of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), such as those small airways disease, may be the

Most cystic fibrosis patients studied by Chilean investigators had a mutation associated with more severe respiratory, pancreatic and nutritional involvement.  Early diagnosis of the disease

By Alison McCook NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 27 – Nearly 12,000 lives have probably been saved by the reduction in vehicle carbon-monoxide emissions introduced

By David Douglas NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 27 – IV administration of magnesium sulfate appears to be useful adjunct to standard treatment in certain

BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) Aug 27 –  Investigators will re-enter an anthrax-contaminated Florida building owned by tabloid publisher American Media Inc. and use new techniques

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 27 – Infants who are exposed to two or more cats or dogs during the first year of life appear

There is an urgent need for a prospective, scientific assessment of the process involved for selection of donors for lung transplantation in the United States,

The presence of immunoglobin E antibodies to distinct allergenic epitopes of cow’s milk proteins are markers for persistent cow’s milk allergy (CMA).  United States researchers

The erythropoietin analogue darbepoetin alfa reduced the need for transfusions, increased hemoglobin concentrations, and decreased fatigue in patients with lung cancer, according to the results

Nortriptyline (בארץ NORTYLIN) was effective in increasing smoking cessation rates, according to the results of a randomized trial reported in the August issue of Chest.

Severe asthma in adults may be associated with sensitivity to airborne moulds rather than pollens, finds a study in this week’s British Medical Journal.  Researchers

Laurie Barclay, MD Aug. 20, 2002 — The flu vaccine is cost-effective but underused in adults, according to authors of an editorial and study published