Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: dyspnea http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Mathematical models out-perform doctors in predicting cancer patients' responses to treatment Mathematical prediction models are better than doctors at predicting the outcomes and responses of lung cancer patients to treatment, according to new research presented today (Saturday) at the 2nd Forum of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mathematical-out-perform-doctors-cancer-patients.html Cancer Sat, 20 Apr 2013 06:54:06 EST news285659630 New treatment may relieve chronic shortness of breath People experiencing chronic shortness of breath may soon have a new way to help alleviate their discomfort, according to a Penn State College of Medicine pulmonology researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-treatment-relieve-chronic-shortness.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 19 Dec 2012 16:34:13 EST news275157248 Diltiazem relieves capecitabine-induced chest pain (HealthDay)—Secondary prophylaxis with diltiazem may offer cancer patients relief from capecitabine-induced chest pain and dyspnea and allow them to tolerate capecitabine treatment, according to a study published in the Dec. 1 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-diltiazem-relieves-capecitabine-induced-chest-pain.html Cardiology Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:10:01 EST news272301741 Difficulty breathing, chest pain, and cough key symptoms for embolism Difficulty breathing, chest pain, and cough may sound like symptoms of a heart attack; however, new research shows that these are the key symptoms for pulmonary embolism (PE), a potentially fatal blockage in the lung. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-difficulty-chest-pain-key-symptoms.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:59:10 EST news270097142 Pulmonary hypertension combination therapy may lead to greater disease burden Patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) receiving combination therapy with intravenous (IV) PGI2 may suffer from greater disease burden compared with those receiving monotherapy or combination therapy, excluding IV PGI2. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-pulmonary-hypertension-combination-therapy-greater.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 22 Oct 2012 03:26:50 EST news270095200 Unsuspected PE seldom linked to death in cancer patients (HealthDay)—Unsuspected pulmonary embolism (UPE) is not associated with an increased risk of death in cancer patients when compared to patients without pulmonary embolism (PE), according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-unsuspected-pe-seldom-linked-death.html Cancer Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:00:01 EST news269024229 Troublesome dyspnea during sexual activity is common in COPD patients Troublesome dyspnea that limits sexual activity is common among older patients with COPD, according to a new study from Denmark. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-troublesome-dyspnea-sexual-common-copd.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 21 May 2012 09:00:09 EST news256809029 Peptide level ups diagnosis of heart failure in primary care (HealthDay) -- For patients presenting with dyspnea, the additional measurement of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels increases the certainty of diagnosis of heart failure and accelerates initiation of appropriate treatment, but does not reduce medical costs, according to a study published online May 2 in the Journal of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-peptide-ups-diagnosis-heart-failure.html Cardiology Tue, 15 May 2012 13:55:11 EST news256308905 Opioids effective in relieving severe shortness of breath in COPD patients Patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and shortness of breath found that opioids provided relief and improved their quality of life, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). However, physicians are reluctant to prescribe opioids for this condition, meaning many people will not benefit from this treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-opioids-effective-relieving-severe-shortness.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:00:07 EST news254395311 Oral nutritional interventions improve nutritional intake and QOL in malnourished cancer patients Oral nutritional interventions help increase nutritional intake and improve some aspects of quality of life (QOL) in malnourished cancer patients or those who are at nutritional risk, but do not effect mortality, according to a study published February 15 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-oral-nutritional-interventions-intake-qol.html Cancer Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:00:04 EST news248543378