NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with recently diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the use of ipratropium may increase all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, US researchers report.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In children with allergic rhinitis, sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) can help prevent mild persistent asthma, new skin sensitizations and can reduce bronchial hyperactivity, Italian…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists are no more effective than other medications used for primary prevention of heart failure in patients with hypertension, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among children with a parental history of allergies or asthma, having been delivered by cesarean section appears to increases the odds that they…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Improvements in the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) during early childhood have led to fewer infections with Pseudomonas aeruginosa and stable lung function…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – If an initial screening colonoscopy indicates no colorectal neoplasia, the odds that a malignancy will develop in the next 5 years is “extremely…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hospitalization rates for angioedema have increased in the United States in recent years, surpassing those for other allergic disorders in 2001, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In hypertensive patients with a prior MI, a treatment strategy based on sustained release verapamil is comparable to one based on atenolol in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in the resins that line food and beverage containers and in the production of polycarbonate…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women with inadequately treated asthma during pregnancy are at increased risk for premature delivery, according to findings by the Organization of Teratology Information…
