Triple combo therapy-New hope for Cystic Fibrosis patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Nov 2018 8:20 PM ISTTreatment with triple-combination therapy significantly improved lung function and was well tolerated in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), according...
Obstructive sleep apnea more harmful for women's heart than men Medha Baranwal Baranwal30 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTSnoring and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among women leads to earlier impairment of cardiac function compared to men, according to a new...
Journal CHEST publishes tips to reduce Heart Failure and COPD readmissions Vinay Singh singh27 Nov 2018 8:10 PM ISTChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and heart failure (HF) diseases arise from similar root causes, have overlapping symptoms, and share...
Obesity increases asthma risk in kids, claims largest study Vinay Singh singh27 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTObesity increases asthma risk in kids, claims largest Paediatric study.A new of its kind study published in the journal Pediatrics reports that...
Faster diagnostic tests developed for tuberculosis Medical Dialogues Bureau26 Nov 2018 7:20 PM ISTTuberculosis claims two million lives each year globally. Early detection and treatment are crucial to prevent spread, outbreaks, and development of...
Add on Dupilumab reduces asthma exacerbations Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTPatients with allergic asthma when provided add-on treatment with the biologic therapy dupilumab (Dupixent), resulted in improved lung function and...
Obesity as strong a risk factor as Smoking for COPD Vinay Singh singh22 Nov 2018 8:20 PM ISTAlthough COPD has a strong correlation with smokers, there are numerous other risk factors that trigger the disease in individuals who have never...
All about COPD -Dr Srikant Sharma Hina Zahid20 Nov 2018 7:03 PM ISTDr. Srikant Sharma has shared his views on Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, COPD on the eve of World COPD Day.World COPD Day is organized by the...
Use of antipsychotics linked to increased risk of pneumonia Medha Baranwal Baranwal19 Nov 2018 8:10 PM ISTPatients taking antipsychotics might be at increased risk of pneumonia, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of...
A Paradox - Case of asthma worsening with asthma drugs Vinay Singh singh19 Nov 2018 6:00 PM ISTDr Jared S. Magee at Department of Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, USA and colleagues have reported an unusual case...
Triple therapy lowers exacerbation rate in COPD : BMJ Vinay Singh singh18 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTA new study published in the journal The BMJ reports that the use of triple therapy resulted in a lower rate of moderate or severe exacerbations of...
Bacterial Pneumonia causes worse heart complications than Viral Pneumonia Vinay Singh singh14 Nov 2018 7:25 PM ISTU.S.A: A new study reports that bacterial pneumonia causes more serious heart complications than viral pneumonia. The findings of the study were...
