Critical Care General
Apr 30, 2019
By Chris Kirkham (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday said it would allow Philip Morris to sell a heated tobacco product called IQOS in the United ...
Apr 30, 2019
By Ankur Banerjee (Reuters Health) - Unborn babies are at higher risk of heart defects not just when mothers smoke, but when fathers smoke, too, a new study suggests. ...
Apr 30, 2019
TUESDAY, April 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- People who use combination nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) are more likely to successfully quit smoking than people who use a single form of NRT, accordi...
Apr 30, 2019
TUESDAY, April 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Child and parent confidence are poor proxies for proper inhaler use among African-American children with asthma, according to a study published online April...
Apr 26, 2019
Pediatric asthma is the most common chronic disease among children in the United States and a major contributor to health disparities. Many children are diagnosed with asthma early during their presch...
Apr 19, 2019
By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) - Widespread beliefs about sleeping include advice on how much sleep is enough, what quality sleep means and how to achieve it, but when ...
Apr 18, 2019
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Obese people with sleep apnea, a common nighttime breathing disorder, may live longer when they use a machine to help keep their airway...
Apr 16, 2019
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a fixed-dose combination of aclidinium bromide 400 μg and formoterol fumarate 12 μg (Duaklir, Circassia Pharmaceuticals) for the maintenanc...
Apr 15, 2019
MONDAY, April 15, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Antiepileptic drug (AED) use may increase the risk for pneumonia in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study recently published in the Jour...
Apr 11, 2019
By Saumya Joseph (Reuters Health) - The odds of smoking for U.S. adolescents are 50 percent higher in rural areas than in urban areas, even as rates of teen smoking in bot...
Apr 11, 2019
THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), cytomegalovirus (CMV) is associated with faster disease progression, according to a research letter published onlin...
Apr 11, 2019
THURSDAY, April 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 4.0 million new pediatric asthma cases could be attributed to ambient nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution annually, according to a study publishe...
Apr 08, 2019
MONDAY, April 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In 2017, tuberculosis (TB) incidence declined in the United States and modest progress was made toward global TB elimination, according to two studies publish...
Apr 08, 2019
MONDAY, April 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For children with acute respiratory infections (ARIs), antibiotic prescribing is higher and guideline-concordant antibiotic management is lower with direct-to...
Apr 05, 2019
FRIDAY, April 5, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among individuals who have never smoked is high in certain industries and occupations, accordin...
Apr 03, 2019
By Gene Emery (Reuters Health) - The presence of hepatitis C in potential organ donors has long prevented hearts and lungs from going to patients who desperately need them...
Apr 03, 2019
WEDNESDAY, April 3, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Improper removal of personal protective equipment (PPE) contaminates health care workers interacting with patients who are on contact precautions for multi...
Apr 01, 2019
By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) - Doctors' conversations with families about care for critically ill patients often fail to address patients' values and preferences, acc...
Apr 01, 2019
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for March 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as th...