Excessive alcohol consumption impacts breathing supriya kashyap kashyap2 Aug 2016 5:51 PM ISTA study led by researchers from Loyola Medicine and Loyola University Chicago has discovered a potential new health concern related to excessive...
Intravenous vitamin C, corticosteroids,thiamine Combination help prevent sepsis shock: CHEST Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Jun 2017 2:07 PM ISTSepsis presents a major challenge for health care providers, especially in low-income countries where the mortality rate can exceed 60 percent. Even...
New lung cancer screening guidelines by American College of Chest Physicians Anjali Nimesh Nimesh27 Oct 2017 7:00 PM ISTEach year, more people die of lung cancer than of colon, breast and prostate cancers combined, and low-dose CT (LDCT) screening for lung cancer has...
Regular Aspirin Use Slows COPD Progression Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli28 Dec 2017 8:30 PM ISTDr.Carrie P. Aaron and associates in a longitudinal analysis of data from a large lung study have found that regular aspirin use was found to be...
Asymptomatic atrial fibrillation Ruby khatun khatun18 Jan 2018 7:30 PM ISTGlenview, IL: Atrial fibrillation (AF) can often be asymptomatic, leading to difficulties in diagnosis and untreated risks for morbidity and...
COPD patients on long-term ICS have increased risk of bone fractures Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTAccording to a new study conducted by Researchers from McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital-Lady Davis Research Institute, long-term...
Prenatal tobacco smoke exposure worse than postnatal smoke exposure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh7 March 2018 7:05 PM ISTTobacco smoke exposure is associated with increased respiratory symptoms and asthma in children. Maternal smoking in pregnancy is an important cause...
A simple blood test to rule out lung cancer accurately Anjali Nimesh Nimesh20 April 2018 8:25 PM ISTMore than 1.6 million lung nodules are detected in patients in the US every year out of which 75 to 85 percent turn out to be benign but they can...
Routine X-Ray Not Needed After US-Guided Central Line Insertion Vinay Singh singh13 Aug 2018 7:05 PM ISTPneumothorax and catheter misplacement after ultrasound-guided central venous catheter (CVC) insertion were rare, and the costs of a postprocedural...
