Getting a handle on chronic pain
New ‘barcode’ tool lets doctors evaluate chronic pain quickly and objectively.
New ‘barcode’ tool lets doctors evaluate chronic pain quickly and objectively.
First study of its kind to focus on children. Crowding in hospital emergency departments has led to a decrease in the timely and effective use of pain medication… read more.
Up to one-third of cancer patients experience moderate to severe pain.
Up to one-third of cancer patients experience moderate to severe pain.
The Asthma Society today launched the Great Open Airways Run campaign to help make up the staggering 30% cut in funding for the organisation’s vital work.
Patients with severe 2009 H1N1 influenza who developed respiratory failure and were treated with a system that adds oxygen to the patient’s blood had a lower rate of… read more.
The Irish Lung Health Alliance, which comprises the Alpha One Foundation, the Irish Thoracic Society, the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland, the Irish Lung Fibrosis Association, Ben Bulben… read more.
by Bruce Sylvester – Computed tomography (CT) scanning for lung cancer of men who are current or former heavy smokers also identified a significant proportion with chronic obstructive… read more.
Treatment with the calcium-sensitizing drug levosimendan may be effective in improving muscle function in patients with respiratory muscle weakness,
by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – The incidence of small cell lung cancer accounts for nearly 15% of all diagnosed lung cancers. The majority present with locally advanced disease… read more.
by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – In 1838 E. S. Hare published work about tumours involving certain nerves.1 However, Henry Pancoast, a radiologist from Philadelphia described the classical clinical… read more.
by Dr Sunil Upadhyay – Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) is of insidious onset and almost uniformly a fatal disease. Around 90% of the patients can be linked to… read more.