Burden of COPD-related ED care ‘significant’
Results from a US study reveal the high population-based burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related care in emergency departments. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 19, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Maternal asthma-controller use not linked to perinatal outcomes
The maternal use of asthma-controller therapy during pregnancy is not significantly associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, study findings show. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 19, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Asthma linked to less severe outcomes after H1N1 infection
Patients with asthma who were admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1 were significantly less likely to experience a severe outcome than those without asthma, UK study results show. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 19, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Burden of COPD-related ED care ‘significant’
Results from a US study reveal the high population-based burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-related care in emergency departments. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 19, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Maternal asthma-controller use not linked to perinatal outcomes
The maternal use of asthma-controller therapy during pregnancy is not significantly associated with adverse perinatal outcomes, study findings show. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 19, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Asthma linked to less severe outcomes after H1N1 infection
Patients with asthma who were admitted to hospital with influenza A H1N1 were significantly less likely to experience a severe outcome than those without asthma, UK study results show. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 19, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Simple assessment predicts need for reintubation
A simple scoring system allows anesthesiologists to reliably predict severe postoperative respiratory complications, researchers report in Anesthesiology. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 18, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Smoking significant contributor to asbestos-related lung cancer
Quitting smoking significantly reduces a person’s chance of getting lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos, suggest study findings. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 17, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
CD8 cell subset count linked to airway obstruction in asthma
The frequency of a subset of CD8 T lymphocytes expressing the high-affinity receptor for LTB4 and producing interleukin-13 is significantly greater in the airways of patients with asthma than healthy people, a study finds. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 16, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Depressive symptoms worsen acute COPD exacerbation outcomes
Patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have an increased risk for a poor outcome if they have depressive symptoms, say scientists. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 16, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
GERD common in Asian lung disease patients
Results from an Indian study suggest that gastro-esophageal reflux disease is prevalent among Asian patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 14, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Pre-pregnancy adiposity linked to transient wheeze in children
Results from a UK study show that greater pre-pregnancy maternal body mass index and fat mass are associated with an increased risk for transient wheeze in children. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 12, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Asthma characteristics elucidated in cleaning workers
Results from a Spanish study show that asthma in cleaners is characterized by non-reversible airway obstruction and non-eosinophilic inflammation. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 12, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
COPD pollution link needs public health action
A study of nearly half a million Canadian residents confirms that exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with a risk for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 8, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Asthma costs and readmissions similar for primary, secondary care
There is a similar rate of readmission to hospital after an asthma attack regardless of the clinical setting in which patients are followed up, results of a Canadian study show. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - April 5, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
