NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 29 – Compared with inhaled ipratropium bromide, intravenous infusion of salbutamol (albuterol) shortens recovery time and hospital stay in children

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 29 – Fish intake in Japan is higher than in western countries, but the incidence of asthma in Japan is

British Medical Journal (BMJ) 03/28/2002 By Harvey McConnell A synergistic combination between common allergens and viruses increase the risk of patients being admitted to hospital

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 27 – In patients with mild asthma, cigarette smoking impairs the efficacy of treatment with short-term inhaled corticosteroids, according to

Premature facial wrinkling in young people is associated with smoking. Therefore, it is suggested this should now be added to the list of disorders with

Life threatening haemoptysis in patients with cystic fibrosis can be safely and effectively controlled by bronchial artery embolization. Researchers from specialist units at five hospitals

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 25 – Reduction of elastic recoil in the lungs may be responsible for much of the diminished maximum expiratory airflow

Patients hospitalized for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can be treated successfully with an oral/metered-dose inhaler regimen. The oral/metered-dose inhaler regimen is less

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 25 – Grapeseed extract is not effective in relieving seasonal allergy symptoms, a small study shows. To investigate the effects

A DGReview of :"Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome in single lung transplant recipients—patients with emphysema versus patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis" Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation

SAN DIEGO, CA — March 21, 2002 — Adding nebulized prostacyclin after induction helps improve right ventricular function in patients with pulmonary hypertension undergoing repair

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 21 – Home visits by a nurse led to doubling of appropriate medication use in asthmatic inner-city children, according to

NEW YORK, NY (Reuters Health) Mar 21 – Multimeric zanamivir shows efficacy in mice for the treatment of human influenza after administration of a single

Asthma exacerbations may be halved in patients at high risk of serious asthma-related morbidity and mortality by using omalizumab. This was the finding of a

Overall prevalence of current asthma in children and adolescents in the United States is 6.7 percent. For children and adolescents with a parental history of

Early-life protective effects associated with attending day care at a young age, seen in children with parents with a history of atopy, also begin early.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 19 – Obesity and a parental history of asthma are among major risk factors for development of the condition, according

Asthma relates to atopy in some children only after they reach age seven years. Italian researchers say house dust mite sensitisation may be an important

Study Objective. To compare asthma-related health care expenditures among patients newly prescribed fluticasone propionate 44 or 110 µg, montelukast 5 or 10 mg, or zafirlukast

For a number of reasons, failure to detect lung cancer on chest x-rays is not unusual and leads to delays in treatment or palliation of