שר הבריאות האיטלקי ממשיך במלחמתו נגד עישון- ביום רביעי שלח השר מכתב הממוען למנהלי תחנות הטליוויזיה ובו בקשה שלא ישדרו סרטים ותכניות המעודדים ומקדמים עישון.
In chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), weekly administration of carboplatin, docetaxel and irinotecan is “highly effective” and moderately toxic, according
Inhaled steroids benefit asthmatics who are treated and discharged from an emergency department (ED), according to results of an observational trial published in the
A ban on tobacco advertising in The Netherlands will begin to come into effect from November this year as the country implements an European anti-smoking
Michigan’s Attorney General said earlier this week that it and 41 other attorneys general have sent a letter asking the US Food and Drug Administration
Results of a study published in the July issue of Thorax suggest an association between sleep disordered breathing and hypertension. In a case-control, overnight sleep
Female infants with cystic fibrosis are diagnosed, on average, 4 months later than boys, according to a report published in August issue of the American
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 17 – Pooled results of trials involving more than 1200 emergency department asthma patients suggest that, after discharge, high doses
Esophageal pressure monitoring increases the diagnostic value of limited polygraphic recording as a screening study for sleep-disordered breathing. This was the conclusion of a prospective
NUTLEY, NJ — June 26, 2002 — Roche and Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced that Roche has received approval from the European authorities to market Tamiflu®
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 10 – Peroxynitrite inhibitory activity is decreased in the induced sputum of asthmatic patients, according to a report in the
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 10 – Montelukast by itself or combined with loratadine has quality-of-life and clinical benefits and is well tolerated by patients
Intranasal glucocorticoids are more effective in seasonal allergic rhinitis than an antileukotriene drug or a combination of antileukotriene/antihistamine drugs. Glucocorticoids control nasal symptoms better and
בכתבה מאת רן רזניק, מדווח על אירוע יוצא דופן לפיו פוטר ד”ר הוכמן מהיחידה לאף אוזן גרון בבית החולים, כתוצאה ממלחמתו להפסקת העישון בבית החולים.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 05 – Treatment with the endothelin-A receptor antagonist sitaxsentan appears to improve the exercise capacity and cardiopulmonary hemodynamics of patients
An extra dose of salmeterol to counter dyspnoea safely prolongs duration of action. Patients gain no additional peak forced expiratory volume-1 (FEV1), however. Investigators in
DELHI (Reuters Health) Jul 05 – Cough without expectoration in young adults who do not respond to a course of antibiotics, a positive tuberculin test,
Both fluticasone and budesonide therapies are effective in treating seasonal allergic rhinitis but when compared, fluticasone results in greater improvements in quality of life, European
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 01 – In patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), treatment with paclitaxel/carboplatin-based regimens is associated with improved survival compared
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 03 – The presence of asthma, low lung function in early childhood, and airway hyperresponsiveness and male sex are factors