Doctors are missing chances to diagnose COPD earlier
In up to 85 percent of cases. “The substantial numbers of patients misdiagnosed and under diagnosed in this study is a cause for concern. It is important that… read more.
In up to 85 percent of cases. “The substantial numbers of patients misdiagnosed and under diagnosed in this study is a cause for concern. It is important that… read more.
Analysis could eventually lead to improved therapy, researcher says. So many variables can contribute to shortness of breath that no person can keep them all straight. But a… read more.
Researchers have found that a diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in older adults was associated with increased risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), especially MCI of… read more.
Enzyme’s role is to ‘throw away’ protein if it overstays its welcome during immune response. An enzyme that helps maintain immune system function by “throwing away” a specific… read more.
‘The jury is still out on e-cigarettes. They are likely to prove less harmful than tobacco, however they can potentially become a gateway drug to smoking tobacco, due… read more.
Results of a new trial of treatments for chronic whiplash pain, published in The Lancet, suggest that expensive, intense physiotherapy sessions do not show any additional benefit over… read more.
Twenty percent of adults who have tonsillectomies will have a complication, which is significantly higher than previously shown, according to a team of researchers. The team also found… read more.
Twenty percent of adults who have tonsillectomies will have a complication, which is significantly higher than previously shown, according to a team of researchers. The team also found… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – On March 29, 2014, investigators presented results from three separate evolocumab trials at the American College of Cardiology annual meeting/ACC2014. Evolocumab is a human… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Post non-cardiac surgery treatment with low-dose clonidine increased rates of clinically important hypotension and non-fatal cardiac arrest, researchers from the POISE-2 trial have reported.
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by Bruce Sylvester – Severe aortic stenosis patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a self-expanding bioprosthesis have achieved a significantly higher rate of survival at one… read more.
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