NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Fosfomycin/tobramycin for inhalation (FTI) is effective in cystic fibrosis patients with chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) airway infection and reduced lung function, a double-blind,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Porcine surfactant (poractant alfa) may work better than bovine surfactant (beractant) in preterm newborns with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), according to results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receiving invasive or noninvasive mechanical ventilation benefit from systemic corticosteroid therapy, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Cutting balloon (CB) therapy is effective and safe for pulmonary artery stenosis resistant to conventional angioplasty techniques, results of a randomized study suggest.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The early use of nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) reduces the number of preterm babies who are intubated and given surfactant. In…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The diagnostic yield of transbronchial biopsy of pulmonary nodules is improved when bronchoscopy is guided by various techniques, and the risk of pneumothorax…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Quantitative Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pj) PCR can be a valuable diagnostic tool in immunocompromised non-HIV patients, Swiss researchers report in a September 15th on-line…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Contrary to expectations, dietary supplementation with omega-3 (n-3) fatty acids and antioxidants does not improve outcomes in patients with acute lung injury. In…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The dyspnea related to use of ticagrelor rather than clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is not associated with pulmonary function,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Treating patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension with more than one class of pulmonary vasodilator does not decrease mortality or slow progression of the…