NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For mild persistent asthma, fluticasone propionate with salmeterol cuts the risk of exacerbations more than ciclesonide, but both regimens effectively control daily symptoms.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared to conventional white light bronchoscopy, autofluorescence bronchoscopy is more sensitive in detecting lung cancer and preneoplastic lesions, according to a meta-analysis conducted…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new meta-analysis shows adjunctive subcutaneous omalizumab may help patients with uncontrolled allergic asthma withdraw from or cut back on corticosteroids. Researchers also…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Recombinant surfactant protein C based surfactant (rSP-C, Nycomed) provides no benefit in patients with severe direct lung injury, but the information gained may…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A UK national audit shows that in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), non-invasive ventilation (NIV) is often used – or not used –…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Results of a meta-analysis indicate that moderate doses of inhaled corticosteroids do not have any clinically relevant advantage over low doses in children…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Initiating mediastinal nodal staging of suspected lung cancer with endosonography, followed by surgical staging (mediastinoscopy) if needed, improves the detection of metastases and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of inhaled corticosteroids, whether for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), increases the likelihood of diabetes onset and diabetes progression,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rates of acute rejection of lung transplants are not improved when sirolimus is added to the immunosuppressive regimen instead of azathioprine, a multicenter…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with bronchiectasis not related to cystic fibrosis benefit significantly from regular twice-daily nebulized gentamicin therapy, a Scottish team reports in the American…