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Evaluating the status of lipoprotein may be able to predict a patient's risk for cardiovascular disease for up to 15 years, according to findings in The Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

A review published online in Respiratory Research on March 7 proposed a 5-step approach aimed at preventing fractures in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.

A high-salt diet is widely associated with heart disease and stroke. However, a study published on March 3 in Cell Metabolism suggests the diet boosts the immune system which protects against infections.

Nursing homes' air quality significantly affects their elderly residents' lung health, according to research published online on March 11 in the European Respiratory Journal.

While there is a breadth of research on HIV-related issues, the analysis of HIV-serodiscordant couples is sparse, according to a study published on March 12 in BMC Public Health.

Rescue and recovery workers who spent prolonged amounts of time at Ground Zero following the 9/11 terrorist attacks face a significantly higher risk of systemic autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, according to a new study.

A new analysis of insurance company records indicates that doctors frequently give testosterone therapy to men with "normal" hormone levels and that they fail, more often than not, to screen patients for prostate cancer each year.

A second trial of intranasal flu vaccines in children with egg allergies has reached the same conclusion as the first: The trace amounts of egg protein do not trigger systemic reactions such as anaphylaxis.

Researchers from Indiana University recently reported on a marijuana-based alternate for managing chemotherapy-induced neuropathy that demonstrated sustained efficacy without the tolerance, physical withdrawal, and side effects seen with traditionally used medical marijuana.

An analysis of more than 20,000 records indicates that patients who choose catheter ablation rather than cardioversion for atrial fibrillation face an elevated stroke risk immediately after the procedure but a lower stroke risk thereafter.

A review of research conducted over the past 75 years finds no definitive answers about the link between testosterone supplements and cardiovascular health, but it does find far more evidence of benefit than harm.

People with healthy blood pressure levels tend to have higher levels of vitamin D than those with high blood pressure. But a new review of studies on vitamin D supplementation showed taking it did not lower high blood pressure.

Electrical pulses targeting the dorsal column were effective in treating Parkinson's disease-like symptoms in mice.

The risk for developing dementia can be predicted using a blood test, according to researchers from Denmark.

Signs of frailty cannot be contributed solely to aging, and may be a combination of sedentary lifestyles and inactivity, according to research.

Researchers believe they can target a receptor protein in the spinal cord to slow nerve damage and paralysis caused by multiple sclerosis.

Treatment with abatacept can help patients with early rheumatoid arthritis maintain remission even after tapering or withdrawing all other therapy, according to research published from Belgium.

Discontinuing disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have achieved remission is safe, according to research published in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.

Effective, positive communication between patients and their doctors can prevent worsening symptoms, according to research from the University of Exeter.

Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate, a medication approved for ADHD treatment, was assessed for its efficacy in managing binge eating disorder. In some doses, this approach was effective in 4-week binge eating cessation.

Up to 65% of all thyroidectomies are now done as outpatient procedures, and high-volume surgeons have very low complication rate with these surgeries.

Most surgeons refer patients for postoperative physical rehabilitation, but there is little evidence supporting the decision by some to start physical therapy before surgery. An article in the February 2015 issue of Physical Therapy looked at employing physical therapy earlier to prevent complications.

Value-based insurance design (VBID) initiatives are starting to focus on surgery-especially procedures that fall into the "low value" bracket, like hysterectomies and low-back surgery.

New-onset obstructive sleep apnea is related to asthma, according to findings published in JAMA.

Female smokers were the most susceptible to emphysema in a study of male and female smokers and non smokers from Johns Hopkins.

COPD diagnosis is expected to improve in the short term, though physicians must be vigilant in their detection of symptoms in combination with risk factors.

Detectable hepatitis C viral loads seen when treatment has ended in patients taking direct acting antiviral therapy is not necessarily an indication that the drug regimen didn't work, according to results from a recent study.

Age is a risk factor for most pulmonary diseases, and new research indicates mitochondrial swelling in the lung cells may be the culprit.

A prototype model of a temporary tattoo like device is able to accurately monitor glucose levels, according to research published in Analytical Chemistry.

Fatigue in multiple sclerosis patients depended on task length in a study published in Frontiers in Neurology.