ATS 2013: Exploring the Analgesic-Asthma Link
The Particulars: Studies have suggested that using analgesics during pregnancy or early childhood...
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Pulmonology/Critical Care
ATS 2013: Identifying Depression Risk in COPD Patients
The Particulars: Studies suggest that the rate of depression among patients with COPD is...
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ATS 2013: Sleep Apnea & Glucose Levels in Prediabetes
The Particulars: Sleep apnea has been shown in clinical research to be associated with abnormal...
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‘Big Tent’ of Science, Medicine at ATS 2013
PHILADELPHIA — As the multiple disciplines that make up pulmonary, critical care, and sleep...
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Breo Ellipta Approved to Treat COPD
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate and...
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2013 National Asthma & Allergy Awareness Month
Every year, the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) declares May to be National Asthma...
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Is Supplemental Oxygen a Performance-Enhancing Drug?
You often see a football player on the sidelines breathing oxygen after running a long distance or...
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ACC.13: Bariatric Surgery Improves Lung Function in HF Patients
The Particulars: The weight loss that is achievable with bariatric surgery may be accompanied by...
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Managing Acute COPD Exacerbations
The addition of antibiotics to regimens that include steroids for patients hospitalized with acute...
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Analyzing TBI in Older Americans in the ED
The management of older adults presenting to the ED is oftentimes complicated by frailty and...
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Wanted: Enhanced Structural Heart Disease Training
Structural heart disease (SHD) interventions have emerged as a new field in interventional...
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Predicting Death From Pneumonia
Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a frequent cause of morbidity and mortality and ranks...
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STS 2013: Identifying Small, High-Risk Lung Tumors
The Particulars: Currently, there is no reliable method for identifying pathologically staged,...
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STS 2013: Lung Transplants From Heavy Smokers
The Particulars: The general consensus among experts is that lung transplantation using donor...
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Decreasing VAP Risk in the ED
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) results in increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare...
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Heart Medications & Pneumonia Outcomes
Statin use appears to decrease mortality and reduce length of stay in patients hospitalized with...
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CAD in Patients With Advanced Lung Disease
American researchers suggest that coronary artery disease not only appears to be common among...
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Trends in Lower Extremity Amputations in PAD
The rate of lower extremity amputations appears to have decreased significantly between 2000 and...
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