Nov 06, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with a lower risk for lung cancer incidence in former smokers and a reduced risk for cancer mortality in curr...

Nov 01, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with cystic fibrosis with Phe508del-minimal function genotypes, elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor, which was recently approved by the U.S. Food and...

Nov 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Allergy for October 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the ...

Nov 01, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many lung cancer patients in the United States receive no treatment or less intensive treatment than recommended, according to a study published online Nov. 1 ...

Oct 31, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 1 million tainted nicotine pods were knowingly distributed by electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs, a former company finance executive claims in a la...

Oct 31, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans stricken with a severe, sometimes fatal lung illness tied to vaping has now reached 1,888, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Oct 30, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The Trump administration must include mint and menthol in any plan to halt sales of flavored electronic cigarette products, more than 50 health and advocac...

Oct 21, 2019

A study has found that patients with COPD who have certain characteristics appear to be at the highest risk of physical and mental distress.   Published studies have shown that COPD-rel...

Oct 21, 2019

MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Intrauterine growth restriction protects against allergic diseases, according to a review published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immu...

Oct 18, 2019

FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to secondhand smoking is associated with choroidal thinning among children aged 6 to 8 years, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in JAMA O...

Oct 18, 2019

FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to secondhand smoking is associated with choroidal thinning among children aged 6 to 8 years, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in JAMA O...

Oct 15, 2019

TUESDAY, Oct. 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In an early-release Oct. 11 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC presents interim guid...

Oct 11, 2019

FRIDAY, Oct. 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- After one year of therapy with lumacaftor-ivacaftor in a real-world setting, adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis and Phe508del homozygous mutation exp...

Oct 10, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans sickened with a severe lung injury tied to vaping just keeps rising, U.S. health officials said Thursday. "As of Oct. 8, 2019, 1,29...

Oct 07, 2019

MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A bill to limit the amount of nicotine in electronic cigarette products was introduced Monday by U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi in a bid "to make them significa...

Oct 03, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A three-in-one inhaler therapy can improve lung function and reduce asthma attacks in adults with uncontrolled disease, according to a study published online...

Oct 01, 2019

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Medical devices that can connect to the internet might be at risk for hacking, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday. This warning concerns se...

Oct 01, 2019

TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Children with asthma and with anxiety, depression, or both have increased rates of asthma-related emergency department use, according to a study published onl...

Sep 30, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with progressive fibrosing interstitial lung diseases, nintedanib is associated with a lower rate of decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) comp...

Sep 30, 2019

MONDAY, Sept. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood secondhand smoke exposure predicts an increased risk for adulthood atrial fibrillation (AF) after adjusting for other risk factors, according to a ...