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SAN FRANCISCO – Inhaled hypertonic saline did not reduce the number of pulmonary exacerbations in infants and children with cystic fibrosis in a randomized trial. The trial pitted 7% hypertonic saline in 158 pediatric patients against 0.9% isotonic saline as a control in 163 patients. The... »
CPAP Linked to Lower Incident Hypertension
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy was linked to a lower rate of incident hypertension in one study but not in another, separate study reported online in the May 23/30 issue of JAMA. However, the investigators in the second study discovered methodologic flaws that called their conclusion... »
New Definition Categorizes ARDS by Hypoxemia Severity
SAN FRANCISCO – A proposed new definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome describes categories based on mild, moderate, or severe hypoxemia that correlate increasing severity with significantly increased mortality or increased time on mechanical ventilation among survivors. The draft... »
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New Definition Categorizes ARDS by Hypoxemia Severity
SAN FRANCISCO – A proposed new definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome describes categories based on mild, moderate, or severe hypoxemia that correlate increasing severity with significantly increased mortality or... »
Dyspnea Effects Similar With IPCs, Talc Pleurodesis
SAN FRANCISCO – Indwelling pleural catheters did not provide greater relief of dyspnea, cause less chest pain, or improve quality of life compared with chest tube and talc pleurodesis in patients with symptomatic malignant... »
Statins' Effect on Pneumonia Mortality Murky in Meta-Analysis
SAN DIEGO – Statins may reduce mortality after pneumonia, but this possible benefit may weaken or disappear in important subgroups of patients, results of a double meta-analysis suggest. The analyses of data from 13 studies... »
SAN FRANCISCO – A proposed new definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome describes categories based on mild, moderate, or severe hypoxemia that correlate increasing severity with significantly increased mortality or... »
Dyspnea Effects Similar With IPCs, Talc Pleurodesis
SAN FRANCISCO – Indwelling pleural catheters did not provide greater relief of dyspnea, cause less chest pain, or improve quality of life compared with chest tube and talc pleurodesis in patients with symptomatic malignant... »
Statins' Effect on Pneumonia Mortality Murky in Meta-Analysis
SAN DIEGO – Statins may reduce mortality after pneumonia, but this possible benefit may weaken or disappear in important subgroups of patients, results of a double meta-analysis suggest. The analyses of data from 13 studies... »
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Hypertonic Not Better Than Isotonic Saline in Young Cystic Fibrosis Patients
SAN FRANCISCO – Inhaled hypertonic saline did not reduce the number of pulmonary exacerbations in infants and children with cystic fibrosis in a randomized trial. The trial pitted 7% hypertonic saline in 158 pediatric... »
CPAP Linked to Lower Incident Hypertension
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy was linked to a lower rate of incident hypertension in one study but not in another, separate study reported online in the May 23/30 issue of JAMA. However, the investigators in... »
New Definition Categorizes ARDS by Hypoxemia Severity
SAN FRANCISCO – A proposed new definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome describes categories based on mild, moderate, or severe hypoxemia that correlate increasing severity with significantly increased mortality or... »
SAN FRANCISCO – Inhaled hypertonic saline did not reduce the number of pulmonary exacerbations in infants and children with cystic fibrosis in a randomized trial. The trial pitted 7% hypertonic saline in 158 pediatric... »
CPAP Linked to Lower Incident Hypertension
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy was linked to a lower rate of incident hypertension in one study but not in another, separate study reported online in the May 23/30 issue of JAMA. However, the investigators in... »
New Definition Categorizes ARDS by Hypoxemia Severity
SAN FRANCISCO – A proposed new definition of acute respiratory distress syndrome describes categories based on mild, moderate, or severe hypoxemia that correlate increasing severity with significantly increased mortality or... »
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Traffic Proximity Linked to Adult Asthma
ORLANDO – High levels of traffic-exhaust exposure at home were linked with an increased risk for asthma or worsening asthma in adults, according to results from two separate, U.S. studies reported at the annual meeting of... »
Asthma Meds: Men Prefer to Inhale, Women to Take Pills
ORLANDO – Men may be more adherent than women are in their use of asthma controller medications, but adherence overall is poor, according to an analysis of claims from a large database. Older adults were also more adherent... »
Schools Tackle Socioeconomic Gap in Asthma Control
ORLANDO – Adding asthma education to reading, writing, and arithmetic in public schools resulted in significant improvements in asthma control measures among at-risk children, researchers reported at the annual meeting of... »
ORLANDO – High levels of traffic-exhaust exposure at home were linked with an increased risk for asthma or worsening asthma in adults, according to results from two separate, U.S. studies reported at the annual meeting of... »
Asthma Meds: Men Prefer to Inhale, Women to Take Pills
ORLANDO – Men may be more adherent than women are in their use of asthma controller medications, but adherence overall is poor, according to an analysis of claims from a large database. Older adults were also more adherent... »
Schools Tackle Socioeconomic Gap in Asthma Control
ORLANDO – Adding asthma education to reading, writing, and arithmetic in public schools resulted in significant improvements in asthma control measures among at-risk children, researchers reported at the annual meeting of... »
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The Weight of Sleep Deprivation
Americans are very tired. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults sleep 7 to 9 hours per day, yet the percentage of U.S. adults securing at least 8 hours of sleep on weeknights has fallen from 38% to 27% since... »
Tobacco Harm Reduction
A colleague of mine recently made me aware of a resolution in the Kansas House of Representatives "requesting the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to conduct a study regarding tobacco harm reduction."... »
Beta2 Agonists for Asthma in Pregnancy
Asthma continues to be one of the most common chronic conditions complicating pregnancy; approximately 8% of pregnant women in the United States report a current diagnosis. Asthmatic women are at increased risk of adverse... »
Americans are very tired. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults sleep 7 to 9 hours per day, yet the percentage of U.S. adults securing at least 8 hours of sleep on weeknights has fallen from 38% to 27% since... »
Tobacco Harm Reduction
A colleague of mine recently made me aware of a resolution in the Kansas House of Representatives "requesting the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to conduct a study regarding tobacco harm reduction."... »
Beta2 Agonists for Asthma in Pregnancy
Asthma continues to be one of the most common chronic conditions complicating pregnancy; approximately 8% of pregnant women in the United States report a current diagnosis. Asthmatic women are at increased risk of adverse... »
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