Tiny coil implantation in the lungs help severe Emphysema patients supriya kashyap kashyap17 May 2016 12:22 PM ISTPittsburgh : The minimally invasive implantation of tiny coils into the lungs improves exercise ability, lung function and quality of life for...
Vaccination against Seasonal Influenza in Adult High Risk Groups: API Recommendations supriya kashyap kashyap25 July 2016 5:30 PM ISTIn the recent issue ( July 2016) of Assocations of Pysicians of India, through their supplement issue, A Muruganathan1, Santanu Guha, YP Munjal, SS...
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...
Coronary artery surgery can prevent heart failure in diabetes patients : JACC Study supriya kashyap kashyap4 Oct 2016 9:25 AM ISTFor people with Type 2 diabetes, heart failure is a common condition. According to a new study, individuals with Type 2 diabetes who had undergone...
Harvard Scientists make robot smoker to understand lung diseases supriya kashyap kashyap2 Nov 2016 1:14 PM ISTBoston : Harvard scientists have developed a new robotic smoker, an instrument that puffs away cigarettes like a human and is integrated with a...
Acute Severe Asthma - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap5 Nov 2016 9:01 AM ISTAsthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by airway hyper reactivity and inflammation, bronchoconstriction and mucus...
Menopausal women experience an accelerated decline in lung function supriya kashyap kashyap5 Dec 2016 4:49 PM ISTWomen suffer an increased decline in lung function during menopause, claims a recent research.“Women are living longer and, therefore, many years...
Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia - Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap14 Dec 2016 9:37 AM ISTCommunity acquired pneumonia affects 2 to 3 million patients per year and carries high mortality of around 30% in severe cases. As life expectancy is...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease- Standard Treatment Guidelines supriya kashyap kashyap14 Jan 2017 10:39 AM ISTCOPD should be suspected in any person, particularly in middle life, with history of tobacco smoking and/or other risk factors, and presenting with:...
Sepsis Leading Cause of Hospital Readmission : JAMA supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jan 2017 10:59 AM ISTSepsis hospitalizations account for a higher proportion of unplanned 30-day readmissions than hospitalizations for heart attack, heart failure, COPD,...
Potential new treatment combats COPD and other lung diseases supriya kashyap kashyap14 Feb 2017 1:13 AM ISTNew research published online in The FASEB Journal reveals a potential drug to combat the life-threatening effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary...
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...
