New study shows patients experience asthma variability, despite strict adherence to guidelines
...oint in their lives.(2) Asthma is a reversible obstructive lung disease, caused by increasedreaction of the airways to various stimuli, such as cigarette smoke, airbornemolds, pollens, dust, animal dander, exercise, cold air, many household andindustrial products, air pollutants, scents or simple stress. It...LA BioMed Medical/Research Briefs December 2004
Men with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) -- which includes a number of lung problems such as emphysema that make breathing difficult -- may benefit from an extra dose of testosterone, a new study indicates. People with COPD are often easily fatigued and can't toler...American Thoracic Socety journal news tips for December 2004 (first issue)
...are used to successfully treat a serious disorder, obstructive sleep apnea. Researchers reported results on 315 patients in a multicenter trial designed to determine whether optimizing pressure levels at home with an autoadjusted CPAP device or using a predicted formula was as effective as determining levels th...Elderly with advanced chronic diseases burdened with symptoms
...vanced cancer, congestive heart failure or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Participants were asked to rate the intensity of 10 symptoms as not present, mild, moderate or severe in the prior 24 hours. Virtually all participants, 86 percent, experienced at least one symptom rated moderate or seve...Long-term data show benefit of DETROL LA as first-line therapy for overactive bladder
...ent, bladder outflow obstruction, gastrointestinal obstructive disorders, controlled narrow-angle glaucoma, and significantly reduced hepatic function. Dry mouth was the most frequently reported adverse event (DETROL LA 23 percent vs. placebo 8 percent); others (> 4 percent) included headache (DETROL LA 6 p...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for December 2004 (second issue)
... Study participants with mild to moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who used 1,200 micrograms per day over 3 years of an inhaled corticosteroid, triamcinalon, in an attempt to slow lung function decline showed reduced bone density in both the lumbar spine and neck of the femur (thigh). The r...American Thoracic Society journal news tips for January 2005 (first issue)
...values suggests that airflow limitation in the two obstructive lung diseases is related to distinctive individual pathophysiologic pathways that ought to be properly identified. Unfortunately, to date, studies on the problem beyond infancy are lacking. The research appears in the first issue for January 2005 o...New guidelines conclude all aerosol therapy devices equally effective
... respiratory conditions, such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). For the first time, the...of inhaled aerosols has revolutionized the care of obstructive respiratory disease by allowing the selective delivery of optimal concentrations of drugs to the air...News briefs from the journal Chest, January 2005
...ife treatment preferences in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); yet, depression may infl...56%) were classified as having SDB, five (28%) had obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), six had false-positive results for SDB, and one had a false-negative result for S...Future of clinical medicine research is at risk, warns professor
...n other lung diseases including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease." Professor Greening's lecture is entitled: A Lung Physician: Lost in Translation? He adds: "The ability to conduct serious clinical research within the structure of the evolving NHS is vital to the future of advances in treatment ...Behavior and quality of life improve for children who receive treatment for obstructive sleep apnea
... emotional difficulties are found in children with obstructive sleep apnea, but they improve after treatment, acc...s episodes of complete upper airway obstruction or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Although the prevalence of primary snoring in children is 12 percent, the prev...January/February Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ension treatment, cholesterol treatment or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease rehabilitation. Cost-Effectiveness of Enhancing Primary Care Depression Management on an Ongoing Basis By Kathryn Rost, Ph.D., et al **************************** OTHER STUDIES IN THIS ISSUE: STUDY POINTS TO EARLIER ONSET OF T...Animal study shows link between nicotine and atrial flutter
...cardial infarction and is a major cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, an independent predictor of atrial flutter. These findings have raised the possibility that a causal link might exist between nicotine and atrial flutter in patients with myocardial infarction. Atrial flutter is a type of rapid ...Passive smoking in childhood may increase risk of lung cancer in later life
... as cancer of the larynx, and 14 died from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease during the seven follow-up years. Former smokers faced up to twice the risk of respiratory diseases from passive smoke than those who'd never smoked. This may be because their lungs are already damaged, making them more at risk to ...Assessing obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in snorers
... to distinguish ordinary snorers from persons with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), according to a study in the February issue of Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Snoring is one of the main symptoms of OSAS, but while 30 to 50 percent of the general popul...News briefs from the journal CHEST, March 2005
...y and its pathophysiology in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers from the Uni... COPD Physicians and their patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) should weigh expected cardiovascular benefits of b-blockers against possibl...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2005 (second issue)
... gauge for mortality risk in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Investigators in Spain and the United States measured inspiratory capacity-to-total lung capacity in 689 COPD patients from 2 U.S. clinics and 2 Spanish clinics. The median follow-up period with the patients was 34 months....Men with severe sleep breathing disorder have higher risk of heart problems
...a severe form of a sleep breathing disorder called obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea have an increased risk of f...ed study suggest that in untreated men with severe obstructive sleep apnoea-hypopnoea, the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular events is increased. There is...Study shows use of budesonide reduced the risk of asthma related events by 40% in children
...some point in their lives. Asthma is a reversible obstructive lung disease, caused by increased reaction of the airways to various stimuli, such as cigarette smoke, airborne molds, pollens, dust, animal dander, exercise, cold air, many household and industrial products, air pollutants, scents or simple stress. ...... It could benefit millions who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, by allowing doctors to see which parts of the lungs are affected. Hersman has secured FDA approval to test polarized xenon with MRI in humans. The testing is scheduled for lat...