Health
Air pollution unequally affects people in Tampa, study says
New data recently released shows that people of color are more exposed to air pollutants from Tampa Bay's busy roadways.
Sep 12, 2019
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Bronchitis
Health
Electronic inhaler monitoring reduces hospitalizations, ER visits in patients with COPD
In one of the first-of-its-kind studies, Cleveland Clinic researchers found that the use of electronic inhaler monitoring, in combination with a disease management program, is associated with reduced healthcare utilization ...
Jun 11, 2019
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Health
The nicotine in e-cigarettes appears to impair mucus clearance
E-cigarette vaping with nicotine appears to hamper mucus clearance from the airways, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Jun 7, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Free lung cancer screening program builds valuable relationships with patients
A free, simple screening for lung cancer can save a patient money, while building a healthy relationship for any medical needs they may have in the future. The research, published in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, shows ...
Jan 24, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Possible link found between exposure to household chemical and heart disease and cancer
Dichlorophenols (DCPs) are chemicals known to disrupt hormone systems. DCPs can be found in a variety of consumer and industrial products, such as deodorizers, antibacterial additives and even chlorinated drinking water.
Jan 16, 2019
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
For older adults with heart failure: Can taking too many medications reduce the ability to perform daily activities?
As we age, we tend to develop a number of chronic health conditions and concerns. Often, managing health problems can mean that older adults may take many different medications. When older adults take five or more medicines ...
Dec 3, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Obesity strongly associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in never-smokers
"Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is much more common among never smoking older women who are morbidly obese (having a body mass index of 40 or higher) than among their female peers in the normal weight range ...
Nov 21, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine shows promise against widespread chicken disease
A new vaccine strategy could offer protection to millions of chickens threatened by a serious respiratory disease, research shows.
Oct 23, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Childhood risk profiles affect middle-age lung function
(HealthDay)—Profiles of childhood respiratory risk factors predict middle-age lung function levels and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risk, according to a study published in the September issue of the Annals ...
Oct 4, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Infection blood test of limited value in cutting antibiotics
Overall antibiotic use was not curbed by giving physicians the results of biomarker tests in patients with suspected lower respiratory tract infections, according to findings from the Procalcitonin Antibiotic Consensus Trial ...
May 23, 2018
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