Phone support boost to COPD patients
Researchers from Australia have found that even brief phone contact from medical professionals can provide benefits to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - September 13, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Inhaled corticosteroids increase pneumonia risk in asthma
Research from the UK indicates that the use of inhaled corticosteroids is independently associated with an increased risk for pneumonia and lower respiratory tract infection in patients with asthma. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - September 12, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Alert to CAM use in asthma
Researchers from Canada say that physicians should be aware of the high prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use among patients with asthma. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - September 11, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Mental health–asthma link heightened by obesity
Data from Norway suggest that anxiety and depression interact with obesity to increase the risk for adult-onset asthma. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - September 10, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
GGO-dominant lung tumors have excellent prognosis
Ground glass opacity-dominant clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma is a low-grade malignancy with an “excellent” prognosis, Japanese researchers believe. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - September 10, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Mental health–asthma link heightened by obesity
Data from Norway suggest that anxiety and depression interact with obesity to increase the risk for adult-onset asthma. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - September 10, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
GGO-dominant lung tumors have excellent prognosis
Ground glass opacity-dominant clinical stage IA lung adenocarcinoma is a low-grade malignancy with an “excellent” prognosis, Japanese researchers believe. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - September 10, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Pemetrexed-erlotinib shows second-line efficacy in advanced NSCLC
Combination therapy with pemetrexed and erlotinib significantly improves progression-free survival as compared with either drug alone in patients with advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer, a phase II study has found. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - September 9, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Bronchial thermoplasty effective in long term
Researchers have shown that the asthma-control benefits of bronchial thermoplasty remain for as long as 5 years following treatment. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - September 9, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Pemetrexed-erlotinib shows second-line efficacy in advanced NSCLC
Combination therapy with pemetrexed and erlotinib significantly improves progression-free survival as compared with either drug alone in patients with advanced non-squamous non-small-cell lung cancer, a phase II study has found. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - September 9, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Combined screening could boost COPD detection
Researchers from Japan say that the detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease could be enhanced by incorporating screening into existing lung cancer screening programs. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - September 8, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
