(HealthDay)—A ratio evaluating the expression of two molecular markers may assist in the rapid diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) on ICU admission, according to a study published in the Oct. 1 issue of the ...
Oct 19, 2015
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Lung nodules are commonly found on diagnostic and screening computed tomography (CT) scans of the chest. Approximately five percent of individuals with lung nodules will ultimately receive diagnoses of lung cancer the leading ...
Mar 15, 2023
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(HealthDay)—Guidelines for enhanced implementation, use, and delivery of pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) have been presented in a policy statement published in the Dec. 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical ...
Dec 6, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Vitamin D supplementation does not reduce cold severity or frequency among adults with mild-to-moderate asthma, according to a study published online Nov. 5 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical ...
Nov 18, 2015
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A new study from Karolinska Institutet presents a previously unknown immunological mechanism that protects us against bacterial infections in the lungs. The study is being published in the American Journal of Respiratory ...
Oct 22, 2014
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The American Thoracic Society has released new official clinical practice guidelines on the diagnosis and management of exercise-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB), the acute airway narrowing that occurs as a result of exercise.
May 1, 2013
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TB is an infectious disease that kills 1.5 million people each year, and smoking is the biggest driver of the global TB epidemic. Medical scientists at Trinity College Dublin and St James's Hospital have unlocked the mechanism ...
Nov 14, 2014
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Bronchiectasis is independently associated with an increased mortality risk in patients with moderate-to-severe COPD, according to a new study from researchers in Spain.
Feb 8, 2013
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Researchers have captured the first detailed images of newborn babies' lungs as they take their first breaths.
Mar 3, 2021
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Updated guidelines on the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have been released by an international group of leading respiratory societies, The new guidelines, issued by the American Thoracic Society, the European ...
Jul 15, 2015
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