Medications
FDA approves once-a-day inhaler from Glaxo
The Food and Drug Administration says it has approved a new once-a-day inhaler drug from GlaxoSmithKline for patients with chronic lung disease.
May 10, 2013
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Medications
Muscle relaxants linked with increased risk of breathing problems after surgery
Muscle relaxants given to millions of patients during general anaesthesia are associated with an increased risk of serious breathing problems after surgery, finds a study published in BMJ today.
Oct 16, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Five new SARS-like virus case in Saudi Arabia
The Saudi health ministry said on Tuesday it has recorded five new cases of a deadly SARS-like virus in the east of the oil-rich kingdom.
May 28, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression top cause of illness in world's teens, WHO says
Depression is the top global cause of illness and disability for adolescents, with suicide the third-biggest cause of death, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.
May 14, 2014
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Medications
Repurposing rheumatology drugs for COVID-19
COVID-19 is the disease caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Since it emerged at the end of 2019, this virus has caused a global pandemic. COVID-19 can be mild, or even without symptoms at all. But it can also cause ...
Jun 24, 2021
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Health
Lung function decline accelerates in menopausal women
Menopausal women appear to experience an accelerated decline in lung function, according to new research published online ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care ...
Dec 2, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hospital discharge practices could improve health of infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia
The chronic lung disease bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) affects a significant number of infants who were born early and have underdeveloped lungs. They typically require lengthy specialized care in a neonatal intensive ...
Jan 20, 2024
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Medical research
Researchers identify cells that cause neuronal death in a mitochondrial disease animal model
Microglia, a type of central nervous system cell, is primarily responsible for neuronal death in Leigh Syndrome and the neurological symptoms related to this mitochondrial disease. This is the conclusion of a research group ...
Jul 8, 2022
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Health
2017 San Diego wildfire increased pediatric ER visits for breathing problems
A small wildfire in San Diego County in 2017 resulted in a big uptick in children visiting the emergency room for breathing problems, according to new research published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.
Jan 6, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
South Korea confirms three cases of Mideast respiratory virus
South Korea said Thursday it has confirmed three cases of a respiratory virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East.
May 21, 2015
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