Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
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Gas Transfer Excels in Predicting Mortality in COPD
Researchers say that measuring gas transfer is the most effective way to predict mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary…
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Transmitting Future Asthma by Smoking Today
Asthma is a serious public health problem. An estimated 300 million people worldwide suffer from this sometimes deadly…
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Children with Allergy, Asthma at Higher Risk for ADHD
The number of children being diagnosed with attention-deficit disorder (ADHD), allergy and asthma is increasing in the United…
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Preventing Lung Injury in Very Premature Babies
A neonatologist at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is the senior author of a large new study that…
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American Lung Association Envisions Drug-Free Asthma Treatment
The American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Centers (ACRC) is currently recruiting asthma patients for a study examining…
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COPD, Asthma Linked to Poor Anaphylaxis Outcomes
Researchers have found that patients with chronic lung diseases, including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are…
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Covidien Launches Sedation Management Awareness Campaign to Improve Patient Outcomes
Covidien, announces a new campaign to help medical professionals become more aware of oversedation and its effect on…
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Experts Say In-Home Air Quality Needs Improvement
Many people don’t realize that the quality of the air that we breathe in our homes can put…
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CleveMed Releases IDcheck for Verification of Patient Identity During Home Sleep Testing
CleveMed announces the release of IDcheck to verify the identity of patients during home sleep studies with SleepView.…
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Trends in COPD References
These articles appeared in the July supplement of Trends in COPD. Best Practices for COPDBy Gustavo Ferrer, MD;…
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Five Things To Discuss With Your Child About Their Asthma
A new study published recently revealed that, much to a parent’s chagrin, children often know better than their…
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Moving Forward
How does an RT advance? It’s a question that comes up often in the context of this checkered…