Pulmonology

Depending on where people live their ability to do a simple exercise like walking can be greatly affected. How they choose to incorporate walking into their lives can go a long way in determining their overall health.

Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) can dissolve lethal clots in the lungs but also carries a risk of excessive bleeding. Tennessee researchers reported on a new approach that worked better in a mouse study.

The scoring system known as CHA2DS2-VASc is commonly used as a clinical guideline for assessing ischemic stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). A research team from Santiago, Chile found it can also predict vascular dysfunction and cardiovascular events in high-risk patients who do not have AF.

The world of medicine is changing and because of that organizations need to change as well. The American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology is no exception to that trend.

Despite being a well known condition with many treatment options on the market many patients with asthma still struggle to manage their symptoms on a daily basis. New approaches to treatment are working to address these issues and more.

Even with the combination of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and long-acting beta agonists (LABAs), about 46% of young patients still suffer from poorly controlled asthma. A new analysis found that an add-on inhaler may be just what patients need to reach improved lung function.

While clinicians should always encourage their patients to follow their medication schedules, it proved not to be a significant factor in the outcomes in patients with asthma taking omalizumab, according to a poster session at the 2015 American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting (ACAAI 2015) in San Antonio, Texas.

Imagine if a study was showing such a mass amount of evidence supporting the safety of an investigational prescription for severe asthma that it had to be stopped early. It may be the best kind of problem to have.

Asthma presents its own set of challenges, as does chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). When characteristics from both merge together it causes asthma-COPD overlap syndrome (ACOS).

Although smartphones are commonly used to check the latest news articles (or sometimes more so Facebook updates), the technology has the power to do some good in the world of asthma and allergies.

With the right maintenance treatment, patients with severe and very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) can safely be weaned off inhaled corticosteroids (ICS).

Whether it's food or environment-related, there are all different types of allergies. The latest developments in pediatric allergy research highlights peanut allergy, skin prick test measures, and tobacco-induced allergy.

A presentation at the 2015 ACAAI Annual Meeting reviewed several key developments in the world of asthma that were published within the past year. The four main takeaways touched on the inhalant SB010, severe refractory asthma, medication during pregnancy, and the use of tiotropium.

Why are so many children with asthma making trips to the emergency room (ER)? It could be due, at least in part, to what kind of physician is treating their condition to begin with.

Researchers have shown that roflumilast can help lungs damaged by smoking work better.

Study results show that the onset of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may be dictated by inflammatory processes in the lung tissue.

Asthma treatment approved as "add-on" for patients with severe asthma.

With the federal government leaving it to state and local entities to determine the age at which tobacco products can be purchased, an effort is underway to advance the age limit three years to 21.

In Kentucky, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and multiple comorbidities are major public health issues, and there is variation in the occurrence of both COPD and the various comorbidities depending on both gender and where in the state people live. A research team looked at the factors contributing to both.

Looking to be the "Global Leader" in clinical education in pulmonary critical care and sleep medicine can be a daunting task but with their annual meeting the team at CHEST looks to impart the latest information to their members to provide the best care for patients.

Physical activity declines over time in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), independent of disease severity. This decline is also associated with worsening lung function and loss of quality of life and health status.

Asthma is a common problem in the medical community and even while there are many treatment options on the market, controlling symptoms of the condition continues to be an issue for patients and doctors alike.

In the world of pulmonary conditions idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is among the rarest, and up until recently there were no treatments available to help these patients. With the approval of OFEV there is now something that can be done while more research is conducted.

With the number of patients diagnosed with COPD continuing to grow new treatment options are also needed to help these patients maintain a sustainable quality of life.

While the days of the solo practitioner hanging a shingle in their hometown winds to an end the healthcare community is now turning its attention to how teams can provide the best level of care to patients.

Even as the annual CHEST meeting moved across the border to Montreal the goal of the event was the same, to provide education to attendees on a wide range of topics.

Ventilators are life-saving breathing devices that are essential in some situations; but ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP)? It's fair to say that we would all happily do without.

Technology may have a hand in promoting disease, but it's also the thing that helps prevent, stop, and treat it.

Ventilators that help patients breathe can be life-saving devices; however, they also have the power to cause deadly ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).

What do silicone buttock injections have to do with lung tissue inflammation? You might not believe it if it wasn't documented.