This video provides a comprehensive overview of pediatric asthma, focusing on how to approach a wheezing child. It differentiates between stridor and wheezing, explaining their causes and characteristics…
This video features a presentation at the Best of Lung 2023 conference. Jaime Schneider, MD discusses the latest advancements in targeted therapies for lung cancer. They highlight the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease have a greater improvement in dyspnea and health status after 12 weeks of treatment with inhaled…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The longitudinal decline in lung function seen in patients with common variable immunodeficiency and X-linked agammaglobulinemia is related to immunoglobulin replacement level and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The use of inhaled anticholinergic drugs to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increased risk of developing urinary retention…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In terms of quality of life for patients with COPD, the improvements in lung function and exacerbation frequency produced by phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4)…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may live longer if started on an inhaled long-acting beta-agonist than an inhaled long-acting anticholinergic, Canadian…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Omalizumab may improve symptoms in people with severe allergic asthma that is not controlled by corticosteroids and beta-agonists, suggests a new study supported…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Ceftazidime and amikacin delivered by nebulizer is as effective as intravenous administration in treating ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and is…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The combination of etanercept and cyclophosphamide might be a risky one in patients with Wegener’s Granulomatosis, especially with those who have long-term, chronic…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A Phase III trial found that inhaled mannitol helped decrease respiratory symptoms in patients with cystic fibrosis. In the study, published in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For patients with work-related asthma, a reduction in exposure to sensitizing agents, rather than complete avoidance, is not likely to improve the condition…
