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New small, optical nano-sensor could soon measure air pollution

Air pollution is responsible for 550,000 premature deaths a year in Europe - and 7 million worldwide, according to the WHO.

14 Jun 2019

Replacing a small amount of red meat with healthier foods may improve life expectancy

A new large-scale review of data on red meat consumption and mortality suggests that increasing intake of red and processed meats reduces life expectancy.

13 Jun 2019

Study finds triple the number of Legionnaire's cases than previously reported

The first New Zealand-wide study of the burden of Legionnaire's disease has found triple the number of cases of this form of pneumonia than previously reported.

11 Jun 2019

Healthcare solutions of the future: Boehringer Ingelheim relies on digitalization

Digitalization is changing the healthcare system: Digital technologies are opening up new opportunities in the development of innovative medications and the healthcare solutions of tomorrow.

11 Jun 2019

New case study about cannabis hyperemesis syndrome in palliative care

The medical use of cannabis is growing. Medical marijuana may improve symptoms including pain and anorexia. While it may improve nausea and vomiting, it can rarely cause a hyperemesis syndrome with chronic use.

11 Jun 2019

Children up to date on pertussis vaccine schedule have low risk of developing whooping cough

In a large new Kaiser Permanente study, children who were up to date on their pertussis vaccine schedule were far less likely to develop the disease than unvaccinated children.

11 Jun 2019

Doctors urge hospitals to reconsider the type of fluids used to treat children with sepsis

Doctors have urged hospitals around the world to reconsider the type of fluids used to treat children gravely ill with sepsis.

11 Jun 2019

Gender differences in manifestation of diseases lead to poorer diagnosis and treatment in women

The work, published by the Esteve Foundation, reveals that gender differences in the manifestation of the diseases result in poorer diagnosis and treatment for women.

11 Jun 2019

Allergies linked to higher junk food consumption, suggests new study

Many childhood food allergies could be due to eating junk food, according to a new study. Children with food allergies, and children who eat a lot of junk food, have increased body levels of molecules called advanced glycation end-products (AGEs).

10 Jun 2019

E-cigarette vaping with nicotine appears to impair mucus clearance

E-cigarette vaping with nicotine appears to hamper mucus clearance from the airways, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

7 Jun 2019

Analysis: Why Alexa’s bedside manner is bad for health care

Amazon has opened a new health care frontier: Now Alexa can be used to transmit patient data. Using this new feature — which Amazon labeled as a "skill" — a company named Livongo will allow diabetes patients — which it calls "members" — to use the device to "query their last blood sugar reading, blood sugar measurement trends, and receive insights and Health Nudges that are personalized to them."

4 Jun 2019

Combination immunotherapy shows promise in pre-surgical setting for early-stage lung cancers

Neoadjuvant, or pre-surgical, treatment with nivolumab plus ipilimumab resulted in an overall major pathologic response rate of 33 percent of treated patients with early-stage, resectable non-small cell lung cancers, meaning these patients had less than or equal to 10 percent viable tumor remaining at surgery.

3 Jun 2019

World No Tobacco Day 2019: Respiratory groups urge to strengthen WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

On World No Tobacco Day, the American Thoracic Society, alongside members of the Forum of International Respiratory Societies, calls for renewed efforts to strengthen the implementation of the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in all countries, in order to work towards achieving the United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development to ensure a healthy life and promote well-being for all, at all ages.

3 Jun 2019

New statement highlights occupational burden of non-cancerous lung diseases

More than 1 in 10 people with a range of non-cancerous lung diseases may be sick as a result of inhaling vapors, gas, dust or fumes at work, according to a joint American Thoracic Society and the European Respiratory Society statement published in the ATS’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

3 Jun 2019

Flash fire in patient's chest cavity during emergency heart surgery

At this year's Euroanaesthesia Congress (the annual meeting of the European Society of Anaesthesiology) in Vienna, Austria (1-3 June), doctors present the unique case of a man who suffered a flash fire in his chest cavity during emergency heart surgery caused by supplemental oxygen leaking from a ruptured lung.

3 Jun 2019

Immunotherapy increases five-year survival rate of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

In a study led by UCLA investigators, treatment with the immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab helped more than 15% of people with advanced non-small cell lung cancer live for at least five years - and 25% of patients whose tumor cells had a specific protein lived at least that long.

3 Jun 2019

NCCN and AstraZeneca collaborate to improve care processes for lung cancer patients

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network Oncology Research Program and AstraZeneca, a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company, are collaborating to seek proposals for improving care processes for patients with unresectable stage III and stage IV non-small cell lung cancer.

31 May 2019

Respiratory News and Research

New small, optical nano-sensor could soon measure air pollution

Replacing a small amount of red meat with healthier foods may improve life expectancy

Study finds triple the number of Legionnaire's cases than previously reported

Healthcare solutions of the future: Boehringer Ingelheim relies on digitalization

New case study about cannabis hyperemesis syndrome in palliative care

Children up to date on pertussis vaccine schedule have low risk of developing whooping cough

Doctors urge hospitals to reconsider the type of fluids used to treat children with sepsis

Gender differences in manifestation of diseases lead to poorer diagnosis and treatment in women

Allergies linked to higher junk food consumption, suggests new study

E-cigarette vaping with nicotine appears to impair mucus clearance

Analysis: Why Alexa’s bedside manner is bad for health care

Combination immunotherapy shows promise in pre-surgical setting for early-stage lung cancers

World No Tobacco Day 2019: Respiratory groups urge to strengthen WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control

New statement highlights occupational burden of non-cancerous lung diseases

Flash fire in patient's chest cavity during emergency heart surgery

Immunotherapy increases five-year survival rate of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

NCCN and AstraZeneca collaborate to improve care processes for lung cancer patients

Researchers mobilize globally to improve smoking cessation tools as World No Tobacco Day approaches

International tourists are more susceptible to harmful effects of air pollution

Initial findings from the Human Microbiome Project sparked ‘hundreds of subsequent studies’

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