Poor Sleep Quality Linked to Risk for Exacerbation in COPD
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 -- For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), poor sleep quality may contribute to exacerbations, according to a study published online June 6 in SLEEP.
Aaron Baugh, M.D., from the University of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 8, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Bad Sleep May Be Bad News for People With COPD
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 -- If you have COPD, new research suggests you might want to pay close attention to getting good sleep.
Poor slumber significantly increased the risk of life-threatening flare-ups of breathing problems in people with the... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 8, 2022 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Bad Sleep May Be Bad News for People With COPD
Title: Bad Sleep May Be Bad News for People With COPDCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/8/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Lungs General)
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - June 8, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
NIH-supported study links poor sleep to increased risk of COPD flare-ups
Study is one of the largest to look at the links between sleep quality and COPD flare-ups. (Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases)
Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases - June 6, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: news
One Kansas university ’s approach to wellness in the workplace
The United States is home to more than 330 million people. It is a melting pot of cultures living together as one, but how many of those people are living healthy lives?
Many common conditions can be debilitating or even fatal, including diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, and cardiovascular disease, just to name a few. Unfortunately, people often respond to these ailments the wrong way. Instead of preventing the onset of a chronic illness, we visit a doctor or a specialist when we… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Physician Practices headlines - June 2, 2022 Category: American Health Authors: Cleveland University-Kansas City Source Type: news
Higher risk of suicide should prompt calls for better mental healthcare and support, not legalised assisted dying - Sleeman KE, Davies JM.
In the Office for National Statistics analysis reported on by Hurley,1 patients with newly diagnosed physical health conditions (predominantly ischaemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) were matched with control patients to examine ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 2, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
What Are the Early Warning Signs of COPD?
Title: What Are the Early Warning Signs of COPD?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 6/2/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/2/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Lungs General)
Source: MedicineNet Lungs General - June 2, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Janssen to Highlight Science, Innovation and Advances in Robust Oncology Portfolio and Pipeline Through More Than 60 Data Presentations at ASCO and EHA
RARITAN, N.J., May 31, 2022 — The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today that new research and data from its robust oncology portfolio and pipeline of investigational therapies will be presented at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place June 3-7 in Chicago, and the European Hematology Association (EHA) 2022 Congress taking place in Vienna, Austria, June 9-12. More than 60 presentations from company-sponsored studies across the two congresses, including 14 oral presentations, will feature new data and updates for both approved and investigation...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - May 31, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Save your breath: traditional Kyrgyz dance helps ease chronic lung disease
Exercise to help COPD hospital patients is being rolled out across Kyrgyzstan and to neighbouring countriesPhotographs by Danil UsmanovEvery day on the respiratory ward at one of Kyrgyzstan ’s biggest hospitals, Aidai Temiraly Kyzy, a 24-year-old nurse, puts on the music and leads her patients in theKaraJorgo, the national dance of the central Asian country.This involves a range of body movements and leaves everyone smiling – but Kyzy is not doing it for fun. The session is part of a treatment programme offered to people with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) – a common, preventable and treatable lu...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - May 26, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Johnson Tags: Global health Kyrgyzstan Society South and central Asia World news Medical research Science Global development Source Type: news
Free webinar: Are COPD and CVD ‘two sides of the same coin’?
MIMS Learning, which provides CPD for GPs and other healthcare professionals, is hosting a free webinar on 13 June at 7pm looking at the relationship between COPD and CVD – exploring whether they are two sides of the same coin and the implications of this for clinicians. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - May 25, 2022 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news
Deep learning helps assess emphysema progression
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CT finds increased rates of emphysema in lungs of marijuana smokers (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - May 24, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Regulatory, Patent Reform Needed for Inhalers for Asthma, COPD
Manufacturers have employed various strategies to obtain regulatory exclusivities and patents on inhalers, limiting generic competition (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - May 21, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Allergy, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news
Regulatory, Patent Reform Needed for Inhalers for Asthma, COPD
FRIDAY, May 20, 2022 -- Of the 62 inhalers approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration since 1986, few have offered novel drug innovations, according to a study published online May 17 in Health Affairs.
Noting that inhalers face limited... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 20, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Triple Therapy for COPD: One Drug Too Many, Too Often?
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who changed treatment from so-called triple therapy to a two-drug product omitting the inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) component tended to see improved... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - May 19, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
Here's What Happened to Asthma, COPD Admissions After a Big Polluter Shut Down
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- For neighborhoods near a major coking operation in Pittsburgh, its shutdown at the end of 2015 was followed by markedly lower rates of respiratory disease hospitalizations, researchers reported here.
Inpatient... (Source: MedPage Today Allergy)
Source: MedPage Today Allergy - May 18, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: news
