(HealthDay)—Both the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a report out of China are dampening hopes that—as happens with colds and the flu—COVID-19 might begin to fade with hotter weather.
Apr 9, 2020
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For many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, a steroid inhaler is a daily necessity to keep their airways open and help them to breathe. Now, a new UBC analysis shows that these medicated devices may ...
May 28, 2019
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New research has found high rates of sleep apnoea in women, despite the condition usually being regarded as a disorder predominantly of males.
Aug 15, 2012
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) death rates fell in most countries between 1995 and 2017, but the total number of COPD deaths increased in many countries over the past 20 years, according to a new international ...
Nov 22, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Analgesics taken during pregnancy, including opioids, antimigraine drugs, and paracetamol, do not appear to cause asthma, according to a study published online March 17 in the European Respiratory Journal.
Mar 19, 2019
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Breathing problems are among the most common problems that babies born preterm have after birth. A new study of over 2.6 million people from Finland and Norway shows that such problems may extend at least up to middle age. ...
Mar 30, 2023
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Scientific papers suggesting that smokers are less likely to fall ill with COVID-19 are being discredited as links to the tobacco industry, reveals an investigation by The BMJ today.
Jun 2, 2021
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Two trials of a new drug have shown that at low doses, it can ease the often distressing symptoms of chronic cough with minimal side effects.
Feb 25, 2020
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As many as one in 100 patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 develop a pneumothorax—a 'punctured lung' - according to a study led by Cambridge researchers.
Sep 9, 2020
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Use of the LF-LAM rapid test to diagnose TB in people living with HIV has increased in recent years. However, lack of funding is one of the main barriers to its implementation, according to a study conducted by Kaila Aguiar ...
Oct 11, 2023
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