ERS Report 2013 – Sleep apnoea linked with increased risk of cancer death
Sleep apnoea severity has been associated with increased cancer mortality in a new study.
Sleep apnoea severity has been associated with increased cancer mortality in a new study.
Asthma is still a serious public health issue affecting approximately 30 million people in Western Europe at a cost of around 17.7 billion Euro. There are efficacious treatments… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Investigators suggest caution in prescribing inhaled corticosteroids to high-risk patients such as pneumonia survivors, after their research shows a twofold risk for repeat infection.
Functional abdominal pain in childhood was associated with anxiety disorder and depression in teens and young adults, even if the stomach pain went away, a longitudinal study showed.
Physicians and patients who are wary of addiction to pain medication and opioids may soon have a healthier and more natural alternative.
Statins might help prevent dementia and cataracts, according to two studies.
Using large and frequent doses of the pain-killer codeine may actually produce heightened sensitivity to pain, without the same level of relief offered by morphine, according to new… read more.
by Michel Komajda (pictured right) – DPP4 inhibitors are a new class of glucose lowering agents which act on the incretin pathway.
by Bruce Sylvester – Research presented on September 26, 2013 the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) annual meeting in Barcelona, Spain, indicates that type 2… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Alogliptin treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes and with high cardiovascular risk due to recent acute coronary syndromes has led to similar rates… read more.
Infections cause a lower proportion of lead extractions than expected, according to preliminary results from the ELECTRa Registry presented at ESC by Dr Maria Grazia Bongiorni from Italy.
by Deepak Bhatt (pictured right), Other authors: Dr. Benjamin M. Scirica, USA; Prof. Eugene Braunwald, USA; Prof. Itamar Raz, Israel; on behalf of the SAVOR-TIMI 53 Steering Committee… read more.
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