Nov 22, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In many countries, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rates are decreasing, although the absolute number of deaths is increasing, according to a res...

Nov 21, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People with peanut allergy must be constantly vigilant to avoid a life-threatening allergic reaction. But researchers report that a new drug injection might...

Nov 21, 2019

In a new clinical practice guideline, published online Nov. 15 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, recommendations are presented for the treatment of multidrug-resistant...

Nov 21, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Using deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) software can improve detection of malignant pulmonary nodules on chest radiographs, according to a study publ...

Nov 20, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Performing vigorous physical activity once or twice a week compared with sedentary behavior or light physical activity may improve long-term cardiac health...

Nov 20, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In an article published in the Nov. 19 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, in...

Nov 15, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans stricken with a severe respiratory illness tied to vaping has now reached 2,172, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention r...

Nov 15, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Twelve cases of electronic cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) from a single institution have been described in a case series pub...

Nov 14, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Enrolling actively smoking oncology patients into a comprehensive tobacco cessation program may help patients sustain long-term abstinence from smoking and ...

Nov 13, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Intensive blood pressure control results in an increase in life expectancy, and new hypertension guidelines may be cost-effective only for certain patients...

Nov 13, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- At least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity is associated with lower all-cause mortality among postmenopausal breast cancer patie...

Nov 13, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- An ad campaign urging U.S. President Donald Trump to follow through on a commitment to ban all flavored electronic cigarettes, including mint and menthol, ...

Nov 13, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- At least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity is associated with lower all-cause mortality among postmenopausal breast cancer patie...

Nov 12, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- What is believed to be the first double lung transplant in the United States for a patient whose lungs were irreparably damaged after vaping was performed by...

Nov 12, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Family history of cancer (FHC) is a significant risk factor for childhood asthma development, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Ame...

Nov 10, 2019

Recently, I saw a patient who I had not seen for several months. The patient had refractory chronic sinusitis with recurrent bronchitis for several years. She had been identified as having an underlyi...

Nov 08, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence rates of lung cancer declined in most age and sex groups from 2007 to 2016, with the smallest decrease seen among women living in nonmetropolitan...

Nov 07, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans stricken with a severe respiratory illness tied to vaping has now reached 2,051, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Nov 07, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Men exposed to antidiabetic medications do not have different prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, and prostate cancer detection rates at biopsy do not di...

Nov 06, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A ban on electronic cigarette sales in San Francisco was widely backed by voters despite the city being home to Juul Labs, which dominates the e-cigarette m...