COPD Updates: What's New in Pathophysiology and Management?
Learn more about current thinking regarding COPD and find out how three different mechanisms of airflow obstruction play a role in COPD pathogenesis.
Category : Respiratory Diseases : Health & Medical
Effect of Bitter Taste Receptors in Human Bronchi
Is bitter better when it comes to opening airways in people with asthma and COPD?
Mitochondrial DNA Alteration in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Learn why mitochondrial DNA damage presents in patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
Influenza Outbreak Control Practices in Long-term Care
Which interventions are most effective in controlling influenza outbreaks in long-term care facilities?
Management of Severe Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Here's an approach to patients with advanced PAH focusing on both medical and surgical strategies -- to improve RV function.
Genetic Basis for Personalized Medicine in Asthma
Pharmacogenetics holds great promise to maximize clinical outcomes and minimize adverse effects.
Inspiratory-Expiratory Chest CT to Assess COPD
How well does gas trapping work as a surrogate for small airway disease in smokers with COPD?
Genetic Variants Associated With Lung Function
What genetic factors are associated with lung function -- in individuals with exceptional longevity?
Procalcitonin Tests for Identifying Bacterial Infections
How accurate are procalcitonin tests for identifying secondary bacterial infections in patients with influenza?
Enterovirus D68 in Children With Respiratory Illness
Many children were hospitalized for respiratory infections during the fall of 2014. How often was enterovirus D68 the culprit?
Performance of Rapid Influenza H1N1 Diagnostic Tests
How accurate are rapid influenza H1N1 diagnostic tests?
Advances in Pneumococcal Antibiotic Resistance
Will widespread use of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines be enough to reduce the growing threat of drug-resistant 19A pneumococci?
Community-Acquired Pneumonia Guidelines
Community acquired pneumonia guidelines from different regions may interpret the same evidence base differently, and guidelines differ from one country to another. Find out why.
COPD Secondary to Household Air Pollution
Find out how COPD from household air pollution differs from COPD from tobacco smoke.
Lung Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Adults
Should general practitioners and emergency physicians consider performing lung ultrasound -- to get quick data on patients with suspected pneumonia?
Morbidities Associated With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Learn more about why obstructive sleep apnea can cause metabolic dysregulation, oxidative stress, neurohumoral changes and many more comorbid circumstances.
Withdrawal of Inhaled Corticosteroids in People With COPD in Primary Care
Do patients with COPD increase their risk of exacerbation of disease after withdrawal of inhaled corticosteriods?
Antituberculous Drug Development and Novel Drug Targets
A review of the development status of new anti-tuberculous drugs is presented, such as nitroimidazoles, diarylquinolines, diarylquinolines and oxazolidinones.
Local Dendritic Cell Activation in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease characterized by a seemingly exaggerated immune response against a difficult to discern antigen. Could dendritic cells be a missing link?
Intranasal TNF alpha on Granulocyte Recruitment in patients with AR
Does TNF alpha contribute to the pathophysiology of airway inflammation?