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People with chronic pain who aren't getting enough relief from medications may be able to ease their pain by smoking small amounts of marijuana, a new study suggests.
CNN.com (Pneumology) - Tue, 31 August 2010
http://www.cnn.com
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Long-acting beta-agonists (salmeterol, formoterol) or anticholinergics (tiotropium) are recommended as starting therapy in patients affected by symptomatic COPD needing bronchodilation.
MedNews (Pneumology) - Wed, 14 July 2010
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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Diagnosis and management of adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in primary and secondary care can be better, according to new final guidance published today (23 June).
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Pneumology) - Wed, 30 June 2010
http://www.nice.org.uk
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In a trial in 2008, sponsored by pharmaceutical industry, long-acting inhaled tiotropium has increased the value of FEV1 in patients with moderate or severe COPD during a 4-year follow-up, even if it was not capable to prevent the progressive decrease of FEV1 itself.
MedNews (Pneumology) - Wed, 30 June 2010
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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For obese men, a dramatic weight loss can be an effective way to improve moderate to severe sleep apnoea, scientists at Karolinska Institutet report. Those with severe sleep apnoea when the study began benefited most from weight loss.
Karolinska Institutet (Pneumology) - Tue, 22 June 2010
http://ki.se/ki/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=130&l=en
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Comparative effectiveness research (CER) has been defined by a report by the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness as "the conduct and synthesis of research comparing the benefits and harms of different interventions and strategies to prevent, diagnose, treat, and monitor health conditions in ‘real world’ settings. The purpose of this research is to improve health outcomes by developing and disseminating evidence-based information to patients, clinicians, and other decision makers, responding to their expressed needs about which interventions are most effective for which patients under specific circumstances."
Journal of the American Medical Association (Pneumology) - Wed, 16 June 2010
http://jama.ama-assn.org/
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According to a trial published in 2004, the doubling of inhaled corticosteroid dose at the first manifestation of symptoms worsening is not however capable to prevent an exacerbation of asthma. Now, in England, the efficacy of a fourfold dose has been examined in 403 adults with asthma using standard-dose cortisones as a maintenance therapy.
MedNews (Pneumology) - Tue, 8 June 2010
http://mn.medsurfnews.com/
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β-Blockers are highly efficacious in the treatment of congestive heart failure and ischemic coronary syndromes and can reduce the total mortality of patients with these disorders by 30% to 40%.
Archives of Internal Medicine (Pneumology) - Mon, 31 May 2010
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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For World No Tobacco Day, Monday May 31st, WHO is urging global action to protect women and girls from tobacco marketing and smoke. “Tobacco use is neither liberating nor glamorous. It is addictive and deadly, " said WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan.
World Health Organization (Pneumology) - Mon, 31 May 2010
http://www.who.int
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World No Tobacco Daycelebrated on May 31 2010focuses on the harm which tobacco marketing and smoke do to women.
The Pan American Health Organization (Pneumology) - Mon, 31 May 2010
http://www.paho.org/