מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In asthmatic patients, gastroesophageal reflux frequently causes coughing; rarely does coughing, through increased abdominal pressure, cause reflux of

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – In patients with pulmonary hypertension, 100% supplemental oxygen is a selective pulmonary vasodilator that improves pulmonary vascular resistance

מתוך medicontext.co.il LONDON (Reuters Health) – Patients with recent respiratory disease and those with persistent proinflammatory alveolar macrophage activity are at high risk of developing

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Researchers in Boston have disproved their own hypothesis that underuse of anti-inflammatory medications by asthmatics is related to overprescription of

By David Douglas WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Terbutaline sulfate given via AstraZeneca's dry powder Turbuhaler achieves greater lung deposition and bronchoprotection to asthmatics than

By Michelle Beaulieu Cooke WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Korean scientists have discovered significant cerebral metabolic abnormalities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

By David Douglas WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – A survey of almost 2000 asthmatic members of managed healthcare organizations shows higher care ratings for pulmonologists

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Flunisolide delivered by a hydrofluoroalkane-(HFA) driven inhaler is as effective in asthma control as higher doses provided by

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Expanding the criteria for lung transplants in patients with cystic fibrosis would make it more likely that those

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Long-term therapy with an inhaled corticosteroid does not by itself increase the rate of bone mineral density (BMD)

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – British researchers report that exhaled nitric oxide is a marker of eosinophilic inflammation in children with difficult asthma who have

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – In steroid-free mild asthmatics, budesonide treatment reduces exacerbation. In patients already receiving budesonide, the addition of formoterol can

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – The intranasal corticosteroid fluticasone is superior to the oral antihistamine loratadine in the treatment of all seasonal allergic

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Preschool children with frequent asthma symptoms or a family history of asthma show significant improvement in symptom-free days

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Over time, lower initial measures of lung function (FEV1) are associated with a greater degree of bronchial hyperreactivity (BHR) in

WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – The inactivated influenza vaccine may be administered safely to adults and children with asthma, even those with severe asthma, according

LONDON (Reuters Health) – British doctors accused the Department of Health on Wednesday of discriminating against patients with lung disease and blamed ministers for allowing

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Paula Moyer WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Results from several international studies suggest that allergic rhinitis is an important risk factor for

מתוך medicontex.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – A dysfunctional gene in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) results in excess acid production in lung cells, investigators

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Researchers have developed a risk index for predicting postoperative pneumonia that could be useful in guiding perioperative respiratory