A UK study of patients participating in low-dose CT lung cancer screening highlights the importance of spirometry (breathing tests) in
UK study highlights importance of spirometry in diagnosing COPD
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Number of pregnant women with high blood pressure spiked over last four decades
The number of women with high blood pressure (HBP) when they become pregnant or who have it diagnosed during the
Smoker’s cough: Deadly lack of interest in COPD leads to early Die,
Smoker’s cough is all too often trivialised 31. May is world tobacco day. To warn this occasion, an Austrian University
Here’s another reason to treat vitamin D deficiency
Taking vitamin D supplements could reduce the risk of deadly lung attacks in some chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients,
Blood test for tau, Alzheimer’s disease under development: Investigators design, evaluate blood test for patients to detect tau, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease
Today, the only way to definitively diagnose Alzheimer’s disease in life is through brain scans and tests of cerebrospinal fluid
Most patients with cystic fibrosis may receive insufficient antibiotics to fight lung infections: Real-time tracking of serum antibiotic concentrations could help recovery from pulmonary exacerbations
The majority of patients with cystic fibrosis may not achieve blood concentrations of antibiotics sufficiently high enough to effectively fight
Genetics allows personalized disease predictions for chronic blood cancers: Patients with blood cancers a step closer to personalized medicine
Scientists have developed a successful method to make truly personalised predictions of future disease outcomes for patients with certain types
Cooking with wood or coal is linked to increased risk of respiratory illness and death
Burning wood or coal to cook food is associated with increased risk of hospitalization or dying from respiratory diseases, according
Mechanism of fibrosis development discovered
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is an incurable lung disease of unknown origin with limited treatment options. Research suggests that the
More than 40 percent of women with asthma may develop COPD, but risk may be reduced
More than 4 in 10 women with asthma may go on to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to