People with diabetes at increased risk for restrictive lung disease Medha Baranwal Baranwal15 July 2018 8:20 PM ISTPeople with type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at increased risk of developing breathlessness and conditions of restrictive lung disease (RLD), such as...
Daily use of e-cigarette doubles risk of heart attack Hina Zahid25 Aug 2018 8:20 PM ISTAccording to a new study conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco on nearly 70,000 people, it has been found that daily use of e-cigarette doubles...
Indian doctor first to use 3D printing technology in Pulmonary AV malformation Hina Zahid29 Nov 2018 7:28 PM ISTThree-dimensional (3D) printing is a new modality which makes a true-to-life 3D model using sophisticated technology. An Indian doctor for the first...
Daily aspirin use reduces COPD morbidity: SPIROMICS Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal31 Dec 2018 8:10 PM ISTUSA: Regular aspirin use is associated with reduced rate of COPD exacerbation, better quality of life and less shortness of breath, according to an...
New Technology for treating Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis found Hina Zahid15 Jan 2019 7:05 PM ISTIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a fatal condition that leaves lung tissue permanently scarred and leads to the decline and eventual failure of...
Home oxygen therapy for children: ATS publishes new guideline Hina Zahid3 Feb 2019 7:00 PM ISTThe American Thoracic Society has developed a new clinical practice guideline for home oxygen therapy for children. The guideline makes specific...
Testosterone influences inflammation, may play vital role in asthma Deepanjana Sarkar26 Feb 2019 7:25 PM ISTFluctuation in hormones levels impact inflammation of lungs in allergic asthma revealed a study published in the journal of immunology.This may open...
Azithromycin reduces treatment failure in acute exacerbations of COPD, finds clinical trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 May 2019 8:10 PM ISTAzithromycin may reduce attacks of acute exacerbations in COPD, finds a clinical trial.According to a randomized, controlled trial, the antibiotic...
Mucolytics in COPD reduces exacerbation, not associated with adverse effects Medha Baranwal Baranwal3 Jun 2019 7:05 PM ISTTreatment with mucolytics in patients with chronic bronchitis or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) appears to be useful for reducing days...
COPD Treatment: LABA-LAMA combo equally effective as LABA-ICS inhalers Medha Baranwal Baranwal18 Jun 2019 8:20 PM ISTCanada: Combined LABA-LAMA inhalers appear to be equally effective as combined LABA-ICS inhalers in the patients whose chronic obstructive pulmonary...
Hair-sized probe can help monitor development of lung disease Hina Zahid21 Jun 2019 7:15 PM ISTDr Tushar R. Choudhary at Institute of Biological Chemistry, Biophysics and Bioengineering, School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt...
Corticosteroid inhalers in COPD patients offer protection against lung cancer, finds new study Medha Baranwal Baranwal11 July 2019 8:20 PM ISTCorticosteroid inhalers in COPD patients offer protection against lung cancer, finds a new study.Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease...
