Diabetes drug metformin may improve asthma exacerbations, finds study Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTUSA: The diabetes drug metformin may improve asthma exacerbations, a recent study in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society has found....
Breakthrough device: New Ultrasound System for Pulmonary arterial hypertension patients Deepanjana Sarkar10 Sept 2019 7:30 PM ISTThe U.S Food and Drug Administration has granted breakthrough device designation to the SoniVie's Therapeutic Intra-Vascular Ultrasound (TIVUS) System...
Pulmonary vocal syndrome due to Endobronchial Tuberculosis reported Deepanjana Sarkar10 Sept 2019 6:00 PM ISTA case of a 30-year-old lady who was diagnosed with pulmonary vocal syndrome due to endobronchial tuberculosis (TB) was reported in the Journal of...
62 percent COPD cases are diagnosed incorrectly: BOLD Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTChronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is diagnosed incorrectly in about 62% of the cases, reveals BOLD study published in the Chest journal.The...
Vaping, or e-cigarette smoking causes lung disease in healthy people: NEJM Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 Sept 2019 7:30 PM ISTVaping, or using e-cigarettes, may increase the risk of severe respiratory illnesses in healthy individuals as identified on CT scans, according to a...
FDA approves first treatment for a rare lung condition Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli7 Sept 2019 11:15 AM ISTThe Food and Drug Administration has approved the first treatment for a rare lung condition.The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved...
Case of Pulmonary edema secondary to severe hypalbuminemia in a young woman: a case report Hina Zahid5 Sept 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Daniel Tuchscherer at Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, Basel, Switzerland and colleagues have reported a...
Surgical masks as good as respirators for protection from flu and respiratory viruses: JAMA Hina Zahid4 Sept 2019 8:28 PM ISTA new study finds that Surgical masks are as good as respirators for providing protection from flu and respiratory viruses.Researchers may finally...
Self-monitoring mobile app can help control asthma, finds a study Hina Zahid4 Sept 2019 7:25 PM ISTScientists at the Karolinska Institutet have developed a self-monitoring mobile app which uses a treatment adjustment algorithm based on lung...
Switching to pressurized metered-dose inhaler improves asthma control, says study Medha Baranwal Baranwal2 Sept 2019 7:20 PM ISTDelhi: Switching from a dry powder inhaler (DPI) to a pressurized metered-dose inhaler (pMDI) decreased exacerbations and improved disease control in...
Eosinophil derived neurotoxin may be a potential biomarker for wheezing-associated disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal1 Sept 2019 8:10 PM ISTKorea: Elevated serum eosinophil-derived neurotoxin (EDN) levels may cause wheezing episodes in children after respiratory tract infection...
Case of Pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema due to foreign body aspiration in child Hina Zahid1 Sept 2019 6:00 PM ISTDr Mounir Bourrous at Department of Paediatric Emergency, UHC Mohamed VI, Cadi Ayyad University, Faculty of medicine and pharmacy, Marrakech, Morocco...
