ICU care for COPD, heart failure and heart attack may not be better supriya kashyap kashyap21 Feb 2017 10:59 AM ISTDoes a stay in the intensive care unit give patients a better chance of surviving a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or heart failure...
COPD exacerbations in those with CVD increases heart, stroke risk Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 May 2017 10:40 AM ISTATS 2017, WASHINGTON, DC -- After an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, people with a history of cardiovascular...
HOT-HMV trial-New hope for patients with severe lung disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 May 2017 2:33 PM ISTPatients suffering from severe lung disease could see their lives transformed thanks to a 'game-changing' clinical trial carried out by UK experts and...
Combining antibiotics more effective against common infection Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 July 2017 9:56 AM ISTThe common and highly resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacterium is a fatal threat to weakened and ill patients. A new study from Lund University in...
Two lung diseases killed 3.6 million in 2015: Lancet Respiratory Medicine supriya kashyap kashyap17 Aug 2017 2:37 PM ISTParis : The two most common chronic lung diseases claimed 3.6 million lives worldwide in 2015, according to a tally published Thursday in The Lancet...
Use of steroid inhaler in asthma causes resistant infections Anjali Nimesh Nimesh21 Sept 2017 10:30 AM ISTOlder people who use steroid inhalers for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to suffer particular bacterial...
COPD Guidelines Update Treatment, Management Options Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 Oct 2017 8:00 PM ISTThis Executive Summary of the Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of COPD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung...
Rheumatoid Arthritis linked to an increased risk of COPD Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Oct 2017 7:20 PM ISTNew research suggests that rheumatoid arthritis may increase the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The findings, which...
Don't step out, cut down outdoor activity: Doctors' advice Anjali Nimesh Nimesh9 Nov 2017 7:10 PM ISTDoctors in the national capital have advised residents to avoid stepping out or indulging in outdoor activities during the early morning and evening...
Omalizumab effective in asthma COPD overlap patients also Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli13 Nov 2017 7:28 PM ISTIn a study presented at the CHEST annual meeting, it was concluded that Omalizumab decreased asthma exacerbations and improved symptom control to a...
Incidence of non-communicable diseases in India rose by 25 % Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTA new state-by-state health analysis in India finds that over two decades heart- and lung-related conditions, as well as other non-communicable...
12 Tips for lung cancer prevention Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Dec 2017 7:25 PM ISTRemember when your mom always told you “what you do now will catch up with you when you’re older?” She wasn’t lying. Lung cancer is a disease that...
