COPD exacerbations lead to lung function decline, particularly among those with mild COPD supriya kashyap kashyap10 Sept 2016 12:13 PM ISTAcute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are associated with significant long-term lung function loss, according to...
Signs TB Can Persist in Lungs Despite Treatment: Research supriya kashyap kashyap9 Sept 2016 9:07 AM ISTPatients with active tuberculosis of the lungs, the infectious form of the disease known as pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), are typically treated with...
New drug found to reduce exacerbations in uncontrolled asthma supriya kashyap kashyap7 Sept 2016 12:45 PM ISTLondon : A new asthma drug currently in development has been found to reduce exacerbations in severe, uncontrolled asthma in two advanced trials...
India may have up to three times more TB patients than assumed: Lancet supriya kashyap kashyap6 Sept 2016 1:09 PM ISTNew Delhi : Ground zero of the global battle against one of humankind's deadliest diseases, India could have between two and three times more...
Implanted device can improve central sleep apnea treatment: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap3 Sept 2016 11:57 AM ISTNew York : An implanted nerve stimulator significantly improves symptoms in those with central sleep apnea, without causing serious side effects, show...
How India is losing the TB Battle: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap26 Aug 2016 12:14 PM ISTToronto : India, which is facing the highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the world, is also the world's largest consumer of antibiotics, say...
Late-onset asthma linked to increased heart disease, stroke risk supriya kashyap kashyap25 Aug 2016 2:45 PM ISTDallas : People who develop asthma as adults (late onset asthma) may also be at greater risk of developing heart disease and having a stroke,...
Vaping may improve respiration among smokers with asthma supriya kashyap kashyap22 Aug 2016 2:33 PM ISTSmokers with asthma who switch to vaping found significant improvement and fewer respiratory infections, according to a study.The study, published in...
Novel 4D technology may aid treatment for lung disease supriya kashyap kashyap9 Aug 2016 12:53 PM ISTResearchers have developed a four dimensional lung scanning technology that has the potential to transform treatment for millions of people with...
New device to treat breathing problems in premature babies supriya kashyap kashyap8 Aug 2016 12:30 PM ISTNew York : To treat potentially harmful breathing problems in premature babies, an Indian-origin researcher and his colleagues have developed a device...
Blocking this gene can help prevent risk of asthma supriya kashyap kashyap24 July 2016 9:44 AM ISTLondon : Scientists have discovered that blocking a gene associated with the development of asthma can potentially prevent the lung disease at its...
Sleep apnea patients prone to suffer from glaucoma : study supriya kashyap kashyap23 July 2016 11:38 AM ISTScientists at Hokkaido University have successfully measured the eye pressure of sleeping patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome for the first...
