Age at onset presents opportunity to improve asthma management
Researchers have shown that age at diagnosis of asthma may influence future outcomes and level of symptom control. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 23, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
BCG asthma effects are lost in adolescence
Any beneficial effects of the neonatal Bacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine on childhood asthma symptoms and outcomes are likely to be transient, disappearing by adolescence, show follow-up findings from the Manchester Community Asthma Study. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 23, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Twitch mouth pressure reflects COPD disease severity
Researchers from China have shown that a non-invasive method of measuring inspiratory muscle strength accurately reflects the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 21, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
FEV1 poor mortality predictor in elderly
Research shows that forced expiratory volume in 1 second % predicted is ineffective for predicting mortality in elderly asthma patients. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 18, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Inducing asthma control key to long-term outcomes
Patients with uncontrolled asthma should receive intensive management and follow-up, say researchers who found that good asthma control at one point in time is associated with increased likelihood for control over the subsequent year. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 17, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Clinical attention improves QoL in COPD
A study in the primary care setting shows that clinical factors have the greatest influence on improving health-related quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 16, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Sexual dysfunction ‘ignored in COPD’
Researchers say that physicians should address sexual issues in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as a matter of course, after finding that over three-quarters of men with the condition have some level of erectile dysfunction. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 15, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Drug treatment ineffective for acute bronchitis
A study published in the BMJ indicates that neither oral antibiotics nor nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are more effective than placebo for the treatment of acute bronchitis. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 14, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
No link to air toxics in pediatric asthma prevalence
A nationwide US study has found that early exposure to ambient air toxics does not associate with the prevalence of asthma in young children. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 14, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Pulmonary rehabilitation underused in COPD
Data from an Australian hospital show that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients admitted for exacerbations are rarely referred for pulmonary rehabilitation, despite it being strongly recommended by national treatment guidelines. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 11, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Maternal fatty acid intake linked to infant wheeze
Japanese researchers have found that high intake of certain fatty acids by pregnant women is associated with a lower risk for wheeze during infancy in their offspring. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 10, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Asthma infection risk ‘goes beyond the airways’
Researchers from the USA have found that asthma may be associated with an increased risk for infections outside of the respiratory tract. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 9, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Hypothyroidism linked to COPD exacerbation risk
Research shows that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with hypothyroidism have an elevated exacerbation frequency but, despite this, experience similar quality of life to patients with normal thyroid function. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 8, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
FENO and B-Eos complement each other as asthma biomarkers
Research indicates that fraction of exhaled nitric oxide and blood eosinophil count values can independently predict asthma diagnosis and attacks. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 7, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
Obese asthma patients at risk for seasonal exacerbations
Research shows that overweight and obese patients with asthma have an increased risk for exacerbations, particularly in the fall and winter. (Source: MedWire News - Respiratory)
Source: MedWire News - Respiratory - October 5, 2013 Category: Respiratory Medicine Source Type: news
