ICS overuse warning in COPD
Researchers from the UK caution that inhaled corticosteroids are being overused in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, in light of a lack of solid evidence for their efficacy, limited guideline support, and growing concerns over their association with pneumonia. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - November 11, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Pneumococcal pneumonia linked to lung cancer risk
Pneumococcal pneumonia is significantly associated with risk for lung cancer, show findings from a national study in Taiwan. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - November 11, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
COPD linked to mild cognitive impairment risk
Research shows that elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are nearly twice as likely as those without to have mild cognitive impairment. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - November 10, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Neonatal jaundice linked to pediatric asthma risk
Researchers have found that neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is associated with an increased risk for childhood asthma. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - November 7, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Community pharmacist program improves COPD care
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who receive a community pharmacist-based intervention have improved inhalation technique and medication adherence, show the results of a randomized trial. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - November 6, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Depression alert in Asian COPD patients
Data from Taiwan indicate that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are nearly twice as likely as other patients to develop depression. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - November 6, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
High pneumonia incidence ups elderly COPD medical costs
Older individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are almost six times more likely to develop pneumonia and eight times more likely to need hospital treatment than those without the disease, US researchers have found. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - November 4, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Weight loss reduces pediatric exercise-induced bronchoconstriction
A study has found that weight loss in overweight and obese children with exercise-induced bronchoconstriction leads to a significant reduction in symptom severity and improved quality of life. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - November 1, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Pediatric asthma hospitalizations alert to poor disease management
Researchers from Italy say that the majority of hospitalizations for pediatric asthma reflect inadequate disease management rather than disease severity. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 31, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Farmyard proximity benefit to respiratory health
Data from the Netherlands indicate that living in close proximity to livestock farms is associated with decreased respiratory morbidity, including asthma, allergic rhinitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 30, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Active management boosts patient satisfaction with COPD care
A disease management program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease based on the Chronic Care Model leads to greater patient satisfaction with care than standard disease management, a randomized trial suggests. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 29, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Sore throat clinical score boosts effective antibiotic use
Research published in the BMJ shows that clinical score is as good a guide for antibiotic prescribing as rapid streptococcal antigen detection tests in patients presenting to primary care with sore throat. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 28, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
COPD–asthma overlap heightens exacerbation risk
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and concomitant asthma have significantly more exacerbations and hospitalizations than patients with COPD alone, research shows. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 28, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
COPD telemonitoring ‘costly and ineffective’
Results of a UK-based study indicate that telemonitoring adds little benefit to the self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 25, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Pediatric asthma hospitalizations alert to poor disease management
Researchers from Italy say that the majority of hospitalizations for pediatric asthma reflect inadequate disease management rather than disease severity. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 24, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
