NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 20 – Despite widespread vaccination, there appears to be a high incidence of Bordetella pertussis infection in adults seeking treatment
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 20 – In asthmatic patients, use of a leukotriene receptor antagonist (LTRA) protects against an almost doubling of the bronchial
Pre-term infants appear to have higher lung water content than do term infants. Researchers report that this higher level of water content is associated with
Daily multivitamin/mineral or vitamin E supplementation, even long-term, does not decrease the incidence or severity of acute respiratory infections in well-nourished older people. In fact,
Desloratadine at a dose of 5 once daily provides significant 24-hour symptom relief for patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis (SAR). A study of 1,026 patients
Inhaled corticosteroid therapy administered after an initial asthma-related emergency department visit significantly reduces asthma relapse rates, according to a new study. Additionally, the study finds
Children with high levels of tobacco smoke exposure are more likely to have moderate or severe asthma, says a study conducted by the Centers for
Even smokers who consume as little as 3 to 5 grams of tobacco per day and those who do not inhale are placing themselves at
A 2-mile-thick cloud of pollution shrouding southern Asia is threatening the lives of millions of people in the region and could have an impact much
In a murine model of asthma, treatment with an analog of lipoxin A4 (LXA4) has a beneficial effect on both airway hyper-responsiveness and pulmonary inflammation,
ראש עירית ניו-יורק , מייקל בלומברג, המכונה גם “מר אנטי עישון” מחריף את המאבק בעישון במקומות ציבוריים על ידי העלאה של הצעות חוק חדשות לפיהן
The prevalence of aspirin-intolerant asthma (AIA) may be somewhat higher in Australia than it is in certain other parts of the world, according to researchers
The cyclooxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor celecoxib is safe for patients with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), according to the results of a double-blind, placebo-controlled challenge reported in
About a third of studied asthmatic children show low-density areas on high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scans that are possibly indicative of emphysema-like changes in lung
By Ned Stafford FRANKFURT (Reuters Health) Jul 31 – Germany’s Federal Cabinet on Wednesday approved new regulations to limit smoking in workplaces that will “significantly
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 31 – An outbreak affecting 80 individuals resulted from failure to recognize symptoms of fulminate tuberculosis (TB) in an elderly
Laurie Barclay, MD Aug. 1, 2002 — Inhaled iloprost was effective in improving symptoms and walking distance in people with severe pulmonary hypertension, according to
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 29 – In overweight individuals, high dietary sodium intake is a strong independent risk factor for congestive heart failure (CHF),
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 29 – Regardless of whether or not their mother has asthma, infants who are exclusively breastfed for at least 4
Laurie Barclay, MD July 30, 2002 Noninvasive measurements of pulse amplitude ratio correlate well with measurements of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), according to