Scientists propose treatment for severe lung diseases supriya kashyap kashyap20 April 2016 1:50 PM ISTCincinnati : Researchers are developing a new drug to treat life-threatening lung damage and breathing problems in people with severe infections like...
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...
Pneumonia in adults: NICE guidance on diagnosis and management Meghna Singhania21 May 2016 5:21 PM ISTPneumonia is an infection of the lung tissue. When a person has pneumonia the air sacs in their lungs become filled with microorganisms, fluid and...
Respiratory tract bacterium uncovered as trigger for serious nervous system disease supriya kashyap kashyap6 Oct 2016 6:24 PM ISTGuillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) is an acute life-threatening disease of the nervous system that leads to sensory disturbances and acute flaccid...
Vitamin E helps prevent pneumonia in nonsmoking elderly men : Study supriya kashyap kashyap7 Oct 2016 9:36 AM ISTAdministration of 50 mg per day of vitamin E decreased the risk of pneumonia in elderly male smokers by 72% after they quit smoking, according to a...
Regular dental visits may help prevent pneumonia, study shows supriya kashyap kashyap30 Oct 2016 10:22 AM ISTThat twice-yearly trip to the dentist could do more than keep teeth and gums healthy: It may decrease the risk of pneumonia by reducing bacteria in...
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...
Smart jacket invented to detect pneumonia supriya kashyap kashyap23 Jan 2017 12:25 PM ISTKampala : A team of Ugandan engineers has invented a "smart jacket" that diagnoses pneumonia faster than a doctor, offering hope against a disease...
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,...
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...
Asthma drugs could prevent prevent deadly form of pneumonia, research suggests supriya kashyap kashyap26 Feb 2017 9:52 AM ISTTwo drugs used to treat asthma and allergies may offer a way to prevent a form of pneumonia that can kill up to 40 percent of people who contract it,...
Polluted environments kill 1.7 million children a year: WHO supriya kashyap kashyap7 March 2017 11:12 AM ISTLondon : A quarter of all global deaths of children under five are due to unhealthy or polluted environments including dirty water and air,...
