Pulmonology

The relative burden of heart disease and stroke varies widely from country to country and is closely linked to national income.

According to the results from a 2008 study, patients with COPD may be at increased risk for GERD.

Researchers have identified new compounds that may provide relief from shortness of breath for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.

Vitamin D supplements may help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease get more from their pulmonary rehabilitation programs.

Mothers' exposure to pollutants during pregnancy may lead to behavioral problems in their children.

Despite a growing number of cities instituting smoking bans across the country, hookah bars are cropping up everywhere.

Prescribing antibiotics for patients with discolored phlegm caused by acute cough has little or no effect on alleviating symptoms and recovery.

A significant number of patients with benign prostate enlargement may have obstructive sleep apnea.

Heavy users of marijuana saw a significant decrease in their cravings and daily use after just a few sessions of running on a treadmill.

The FDA has approved Daliresp to reduce the risk of COPD exacerbations in patients with severe COPD.

After participating in an asthma education program, parents were able to reduce their child's symptoms and reduce asthma-related ED visits.

Patients with COPD are at greater risk of herpes zoster, and the risk is greatest for patients taking oral steroids to treat COPD.

The airways of asthmatics are infected by a complex collection of bacteria, which may improve understanding of the condition and lead to better therapies.

A new study finds that one out of five children with respiratory infections develop otitis media, and that antibiotics might be unnecessary.

Research illuminates cause of lung inflammation in emphysema and how augmentation therapy can improve quality of life in patients with this disease.

Healthcare workers can most directly affect the quality of life of terminal patients.

Performing a sleep study prior to tonsil surgery may help identify children at a higher risk of developing postoperative respiratory complications.

High school students with moderate to severe asthma who participated in an 8-week intervention were able to better manage their symptoms and reduce ER visits.

Data suggest respiratory infections in transplant patients are associated with increased long-term mortality and morbidity.

Molecular respiratory viral diagnostics are rapidly becoming the new gold standard in respiratory viral detection.

What are the most effective prevention and treatment strategies for respiratory tract infections in transplant and other immunocompromised patients?

Data show that rhinovirus and human metapneumovirus are associated with higher pediatric hospitalization rates than influenza.

Vaccine that incorporates nanoparticles filled with potent stimulators of the innate immune system proves promising in clinical trials.

A new study suggests that only 21% of doctors routinely use spirometry, the guideline-recommended method for assessing lung function.