News tagged with acute exacerbation

Different dosing, administration of corticosteroids for severe COPD shows comparable outcomes

In contrast to clinical guidelines, new research finds that the vast major­ity of patients hospitalized for severe symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were initially treated with higher doses of corticoste­roids ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New clinical guidelines for exacerbations in cystic fibrosis

The American Thoracic Society has released new clinical guidelines for the treatment of exacerbations in cystic fibrosis based on a review of the literature on current clinical practices.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Research shows why one bacterial infection is so deadly in cystic fibrosis patients

Scientists have found why a certain type of bacteria, harmless in healthy people, is so deadly to patients with cystic fibrosis.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Energy-starved Pakistan eyes solar power

From mosques, to homes and streets, Pakistanis are increasingly seeing the light and realising that year-round sun may be a cheap if partial answer to an enormous energy crisis.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lung doctors expect respiratory diseases will worsen with global climate change

Worldwide increases in the incidences of asthma, allergies, infectious and cardiovascular diseases will result from a variety of impacts of global climate change, including rising temperatures, worsening ozone levels in urban ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Health Bill unlikely to improve children's health services, warn child health experts

The coalition government's Health and Social Care Bill is a missed opportunity to deliver the improvements in children's health services in England that are urgently needed, warn experts in a paper published in the British ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Viral infection not responsible for exacerbation of lung disease in most patients

Acute viral infection does not appear to be a primary cause of acute exacerbation of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a progressive, deadly disease resulting in thickening and scarring of the lungs, according to a study ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Steroids to treat asthma: How safe are they?

Children experiencing an asthma attack who are treated with a short burst of oral steroids may have a transient depression of immune response according to a new study led by Université de Montréal. These findings, ...

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created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Elderly patients admitted with high glucose levels are more likely to die in hospital

A two-country hospital study of 808 elderly patients found a strong association between high, undiagnosed blood glucose in non-diabetic patients and increased hospital death rates, according to the March issue of IJCP, the In ...

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created Feb 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cigarette smoking increases production of mucus in patients with bronchitis

Cigarette smoking has been linked with overproduction of mucus associated with chronic bronchitis, according to a study conducted by researchers in New Mexico. The study indicates cigarette smoke suppresses a protein that ...

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created Feb 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Frequent, potentially avoidable readmissions are major driver of pediatric health care costs

Hospital readmissions are increasingly viewed as an indicator of quality of care. If patients receive appropriate discharge care planning and coordinated outpatient follow-up when leaving the hospital, they should transition ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Leptin resistance may prevent severe lung disease in patients with diabetes

Resistance to leptin, a protein that plays a key role in regulating metabolism and appetite, may help prevent the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and acute lung injury (ALI) in individuals with type ...

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created Feb 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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