Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
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Variation in Diuretic Use in Preterm Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Newswise — Columbus, Ohio — Even though there is little data to support the extended use of diuretic…
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Amino Acid Imbalance Could Be Cause of Late-Onset Asthma in Obese People
PITTSBURGH – Increased respiratory symptoms and loss of asthma-related quality of life in obese people, especially those who…
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Exposure to Violence, Gene Changes Linked to Asthma In Puerto Rican Children
PITTSBURGH – Puerto Rican children who have asthma are more likely to be exposed to violence and to…
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Reimbursement Update
Reimbursement challenges have tested sleep medicine’s profitability in the past, and 2013 will be no exception. This year,…
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Philips medSage Announces Enhancements to Patient And Homecare Provider Software
Philips Respironics, a unit of Royal Philips Electronics, is pleased to announce significant advancements to its medSage obstructive…
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Donor Smoking, Recipient Obesity Tied to Higher Rates of Death and Injury After Lung Transplantation
A multi-institution study led by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania has…
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Vent Strategies for Severe Asthma
What is the most successful way to prevent intubation of patients with severe asthma? “Don’t just look at…
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The Evolving RT in the Homecare World
In today’s health care world of tracking hospital readmissions — and hospitals being held accountable for those readmission…
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Innovative Program Improves Health Outcomes for Puerto Rican Children with Asthma
Children living in Puerto Rico have the highest asthma prevalence of all U.S. children, but little is known…
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Latest Research on Allergies, Asthma and Immunology Presented at 2013 AAAAI Annual Meeting
During the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (AAAAI), nearly 900 abstracts…
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Airway Management Introduces Patient Focused CPAP Interface
Marketwire — Airway Management (AMI) released the revolutionary TAP PAP Nasal Pillow Mask to the Home Medical and…
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Asthma Drug Found Highly Effective in Treating Chronic, Severe Hives and Itch
Newswise — An international team of researchers has found that a once-a-month, high-dose injection of a commonly used…