Antidepressants increase mortality risk in COPD by 20 percent Vinay Singh singh26 Jun 2018 7:15 PM ISTPatients with Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)are at 20 percent increased risk of death and 15 percent increased risk of hospitalization...
Breakthrough device for treating breathing difficulty in severe emphysema Vinay Singh singh30 Jun 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new device called Zephyr Endobronchial Valve (Zephyr Valve), intended to treat breathing difficulty associated with severe emphysema bagged US FDA...
Oxygen therapy could prevent dementia in COPD patients Medha Baranwal Baranwal9 July 2018 7:15 PM ISTProviding additional oxygen (oxygen therapy) to patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) improves cerebral oxygen delivery and...
More than 40% women with asthma may develop COPD Medha Baranwal Baranwal14 Aug 2018 7:20 PM ISTA new study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society finds that more than 4 in 10 women with asthma may develop the chronic...
Factors that may predict ARDS in burn patients identifed Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Aug 2018 7:20 PM ISTThe researchers, for the first time, have devised a model to identify the risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in patients with burn...
Testosterone replacement therapy slows progression of COPD Vinay Singh singh14 Sept 2018 7:25 PM ISTA new study published in the journal Chronic Respiratory Disease has found that testosterone replacement therapy may slow disease progression of the...
Simple test for viral infections could reduce antibiotic use Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 Sept 2018 8:20 PM ISTPoint of care respiratory viral testing (POCT) -- a quick and easy test for viral infections -- can reduce unnecessary antibiotic use and hospital...
Targeted lung denervation new safe treatment for COPD Medha Baranwal Baranwal20 Sept 2018 7:25 PM ISTResults from the AIRFLOW 2 phase II clinical trial have shown that a technique called Targeted Lung Denervation (TLD) involving the opening of...
Revefenacin may be first once-daily, long-acting treatment for COPD Vinay Singh singh24 Sept 2018 8:20 PM ISTPositive results from Phase 3 clinical program for YUPELRI™(revefenacin) inhalation showed reductions in the rates of chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Researchers find no long term benefit of Oxygen in COPD Vinay Singh singh16 Oct 2018 8:20 PM ISTA new study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association reveals that long-term oxygen therapy does not decrease the risk for...
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...
Antimicrobials in acute exacerbation of COPD -2018 NICE Guideline Hina Zahid13 Dec 2018 7:00 PM ISTNICE has released its 2018 guideline on Antimicrobial prescribing in acute exacerbation of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD in adults....
