COPD Deaths Decline Among Women, Lung Association Report Finds
The American Lung Association's new COPD Trends Brief also underscores a need for oxygen reform to improve access to supplemental oxygen.
The American Lung Association's new COPD Trends Brief also underscores a need for oxygen reform to improve access to supplemental oxygen.
A new study finds that age at first menstruation, early menopause, miscarriage, stillbirth, infertility, and having multiple children increase women's risk of developing COPD.
Asthma is more common among teens who use marijuana, and asthma prevalence increases with the frequency of marijuana use, according to a new study from Columbia and CUNY researchers.
AAFA says the investigation opens an opportunity to address what patients report as the primary reason why people don’t adhere to their asthma treatment: the cost of prescribed asthma medication.
Researchers say the study supports warnings from regulatory agencies and highlights the importance of considering this potential risk when prescribing gabapentin and pregabalin to patients with COPD.
Health Canada granted market authorization for the expanded use of ivacaftor to treat cystic fibrosis in certain children ages 2 months and older.
According to Imvaria, the device’s manufacturer, the clearance signifies the first FDA authorization of a diagnostic tool of any type in lung fibrosis.
Two practice parameters from the Joint Task Force for Practice Parameters offer evidence-based recommendations for the diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis and atopic dermatitis in pediatric and adult patients.
An exhalation delivery system plus fluticasone (EDS-FLU) reduced chronic sinus infection (sinusitis) symptoms and decreased infections associated with chronic inflammation of the sinus by more than 50%.