Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
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Targeting the Small Airways
Researchers increasingly are interested in reaching the small airways with fine-particle inhaled corticosteroids to help reduce inflammation associated…
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Polishing Your Resume
Now that you’ve finally received your diploma or decided on a career change, the next step is to…
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Asthma Rates Double for WTC First Responders
The American Journal of Industrial Medicine recently published a study showing that World Trade Center (WTC) responders suffer…
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Researchers Find Molecular Candidates for Treatment of Asthma and Allergies
La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology scientists have identified the histamine releasing factor (HRF) molecule as a…
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Uptake Medical Announces First Commercial Use of InterVapor for Patients with Severe Emphysema
Uptake Medical announced the first commercial use of the InterVapor System for endoscopic lung volume reduction in a…
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5 Steps to Stop Workplace Bullying
“No person, in any culture, likes to be bullied. No person likes living in fear because his or…
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Mobile Clinics, Home Visits of Little Benefit to Children with Asthma Who Need Care the Most
A new Johns Hopkins Children’s Center study of Baltimore City children with asthma shows that two programs designed…
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Heart Rate Recovery Predicts Clinical Worsening in Pulmonary Hypertension
Heart rate recovery at one minute after a six-minute walking distance (6MWD) test is highly predictive of clinical…
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COPD Awareness Continues to Rise, New NIH Survey Finds
Awareness of COPD, the nation’s third leading killer, continues to rise in the United States, according to the…
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Asthma Management Must Extend Beyond Doctor’s Office into ‘Real World’
Effective management of childhood asthma should extend beyond the doctor’s office into communities, homes and schools where children…
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Smoking’s Effect on Your Body
Patients already know that cigarette smoking is “bad” for them. But do they know HOW bad? It’s an…
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Depression and Emotional Well-being Affect Seniors’ Asthma Related Control and Quality of Life
Depression and emotional well-being greatly affect asthma control and quality of life for the approximately 2 million adults…