Nov 03, 2015

New research was presented at CHEST 2015, the annual International Scientific Assembly of the American College of Chest Physicians, from October 24 to 28 in Montreal, Canada. The features below highli...

Oct 01, 2015

Flexible airway endoscopy (FAE) is well accepted and widely used to manage children with known or suspected airway and lung disorders. “FAE is a powerful diagnostic tool that allows for direct visua...

Sep 21, 2015

Pneumonia is a common nosocomial infection that accounts for approximately 2.7% to 3.4% of complications among surgical patients. Nosocomial pneumonia has been linked to high morbidity, mortality, and...

Sep 21, 2015

Results of a meta-analysis indicate that systemic corticosteroid therapy appears to improve outcomes among hospitalized adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). For patients with CAP, systemic ...

Sep 01, 2015

Aerobic training for 12 weeks appears to reduce bronchial hyper-responsiveness and serum pro-inflammatory cytokines in patients with moderate or severe asthma, according to published research. Aerobic...

Sep 01, 2015

Airway resistance and specific airway conductance appear to be significant factors contributing to the diagnosis and differentiation of obstructive airway diseases, according to an international study...

Sep 01, 2015

European research indicates that patients with COPD appear to demonstrate gray matter decreases in areas of the brain that are relevant for the processing of dyspnea, fear, and anti-nociception. The o...

Sep 01, 2015

A comparison of three strategies for monitoring childhood asthma suggests that the change from baseline in symptom-free days does not appear to differ between them. However, patients assigned to web-b...

Sep 01, 2015

Healthcare expenditures for pediatric pain-related conditions exert a considerable economic burden on the United States, according to findings of a national study. Pediatric pain-related conditions we...

Sep 01, 2015

Medication has become the mainstay of managing COPD, making it imperative for physicians to have a good understanding of the most effective treatments for improving outcomes in patients with the disea...

Aug 12, 2015

An intervention using reminders in electronic health records that alert parents when inhaled corticosteroid refills are due or overdue via automatically tailored, speech recognition phone calls appear...

Aug 01, 2015

Smoking cessation programs that offer rewards appear to be more commonly accepted than those including refundable deposits, according to a study. Among patients assigned to reward-based programs, 90% ...

Aug 01, 2015

Evidence shows that COPD is an increasingly important public health problem with increased rates of morbidity and mortality among those with the disease, when compared with the general population. “...

Jul 28, 2015

Findings from a small investigation indicate that weight loss among obese adults with asthma appears to improve symptom severity, airway hyper-responsiveness, and disease control. It also appears to i...

Jul 28, 2015

A study suggests that oral nutritional supplementation (ONS) among hospitalized older adults with COPD appears to reduce length of stay (LOS), hospitalization costs, and readmission risks when compare...

Jul 28, 2015

Abnormal regulation of airway surface hydration appears to slow mucociliary clearance in chronic bronchitis and contributes to the disease pathogenesis, according to researchers in North Carolina. Inv...

Jul 28, 2015

Smoking cessation programs that offer rewards appear to be more commonly accepted than those including refundable deposits, according to a study. Among patients assigned to reward-based programs, 90% ...

Jul 27, 2015

Researchers in the United States estimate that nearly 9% of annual healthcare spending in 2010 could be attributed to cigarette smoking, amounting to as much as $170 billion. The study team found that...

Jul 27, 2015

Chronic aspirin use appears to lower 30-day mortality among patients hospitalized with pneumonia, according to Italian researchers. Aspirin users also had lower rates of nonfatal cardiovascular events...

Jul 13, 2015

Research suggests that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) appears to be an independent predictor of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Among patients with AF, the rate of ischemic stroke was...