The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has published a new statement on the pathogenesis, prevention and treatment of liver damage caused by anti-tuberculosis (TB) medications.
A single dose of sildenafil, a blood vessel widening vasodilator, prevented rebound pulmonary hypertension and significantly reduced the duration of mechanical ventilation in intensive care unit (ICU) infants being withdrawn from inhaled nitric oxide therapy.
For patients with acute respiratory failure, a computer-driven system can significantly reduce the duration of mechanical ventilation and length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), as compared with the traditional physician-controlled weaning process.
Patients with symptomatic moderate asthma who were treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha, an anti-inflammatory monoclonal antibody, experienced significantly fewer disease exacerbations than individuals taking a placebo.
By performing simple clinical maneuvers to improve donor lung quality as part of the San Antonio Lung Transplant (SALT) protocol, researchers significantly increased the number of available donor lungs and transplant procedures without compromising recipient pulmonary function, length of hospital stay or survival.
Children whose mothers had a low intake of vitamin E during pregnancy are more likely to develop wheezing and asthma by age five.
Truck drivers who have severe sleep apnea or who sleep less than five hours each night while at home are more likely to suffer from sleepiness, performance impairment and decreased task vigilance while behind the wheel.
New York City firemen and emergency personnel exposed to dust from the collapse of the World Trade Center buildings experienced a decrease in lung function capability equal to 12 years of age-related decline during the year following the 9/11 disaster.
For smokers with asthma, quitting smoking can improve lung function test scores by more than 15 percent in less than two months.
For hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), lower measurements of procalcitonin, a biomarker of infection, can reduce the length of antibiotic treatment by an average of seven days.
Researchers found that administering the topical antiseptic chlorhexidine to critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation greatly decreased their daily risk of acquiring deadly hospital-related ventilator-associated pneumonia.
People who smoke marijuana"”even heavy, long-term marijuana users"”do not appear to be at increased risk of developing lung cancer, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 23rd. Press Briefing at 10:15 a.m. (PDT).
Children whose lungs are very sensitive to cold dry air when they are 6 years old are 2 times more likely to develop asthma by the time they are 22 than children whose lungs aren't affected by cold air, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 23rd. Press Briefing at 10:15 a.m. (PDT).
Women who sleep 5 hours or less per night weigh more on average than those who sleep 7 hours, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 23rd. Press Briefing10:15 a.m. (PDT).
Teenagers who consume low amounts of vitamin D have lower lung function than teens who get the recommended amount of the nutrient, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 22nd. Press Briefing at 1 p.m. (PDT).
Lung transplant patients who received an inhaled version of the anti-rejection drug cyclosporine had significantly better lung function than those who inhaled a placebo drug in the two years after their transplant, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 22nd. Press Briefing at 1 p.m. (PDT).
Patients with the nighttime breathing disorder known as obstructive sleep apnea who receive air through a mask while they sleep can significantly reduce their blood pressure, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 22nd. Press Briefing at 1 p.m. (PDT).
Women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) fare worse than men both in terms of the severity of their disease and their quality of life, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 22nd. Press Briefing at 10:45 a.m. (PDT).
Over the next 20 years, medical costs related to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will total approximately $832.9 billion in the United States, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 22nd. Press Briefing at 10:45 a.m. (PDT).
People with diabetes, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of death when they are exposed to particulate air pollution, or soot, for one or more years, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 22nd. Press Briefing at 10:45 a.m. (PDT).
Children who are exposed to cats soon after birth may have an increased risk of developing eczema, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 21st. Press Briefing at 3 p.m. (PDT).
Occupational exposure to lung irritants early in a young worker's career can result in increased doctor visits for lung problems in later years, according to a study to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 21st. Press Briefing at 12:30 p.m. (PDT).
The results of the Fluid and Catheter Treatment Trial (FACTT), the largest controlled clinical trial of fluid management strategies and catheter use in intensive care patients with severe lung injury, will be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on May 21nd. Press briefing at 10:30 a.m. (PDT).
Rapid lung function decline significantly increases the risk of death and hospitalization for individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Patients with severe sleep-disordered breathing are two to four times more likely to experience complex, abnormal heart rhythms while sleeping than individuals without the problem, according to the Sleep Heart Health Study (SHHS).
Measuring levels of a hormone called brain natriuretic peptide in individuals with serious lung disease can predict the presence of pulmonary hypertension and a patient's potential death or survival, regardless of clinical severity or the cause of illness.
Led by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), a consortium of international health agencies today published on the World Wide Web the first International Standards for Tuberculosis Care (ISTC).
In your coverage of Dana Reeve's death, you may wish to interview experts on lung cancer. Three physicians at the American Thoracic Society can discuss the world's No. 1 cancer killer, its link to smoking, the risks for non-smokers and the detection and treatment of the disease.
C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker for inflammation in the blood, can help to identify individuals whose abnormal precancerous lesions will advance closer to invasive lung cancer.
Tests of healthy preterm infants younger than 12 weeks of age show prematurity to be independently associated with reduced lung function. Predictors of this reduced expiratory flow during the first months of life include male sex, low gestational age and increased weight gain.
Children with asthma living in multi-family housing who are exposed to certain levels of indoor nitrogen dioxide, a poisonous pollutant byproduct of gas stoves and unvented heaters, are more likely to experience wheeze, persistent cough, shortness of breath and chest tightness.
Since sleep apnea is associated with heart failure, patients who take a single dose of acetazolamide"”a mild diuretic and respiratory stimulant"”before going to bed exhibit less sleep apnea, improved blood oxygen levels and fewer daytime symptoms of sleepiness.
To detect invasive lung cancer in its early stages, researchers urge current and former smokers who have a strong family history of the disease to take a lung function test and undergo screening with spiral computed tomography.
When U.S. children who possess a variant gene are exposed to second-hand smoke in their homes, they are at a substantially greater risk for developing respiratory illnesses that lead to school absences.
Individuals who experience moderate to severe sleep-disordered breathing are four times more likely to have a stroke during the next four years than those who do not suffer from the problem.
Among children who exhibit asthma-like symptoms during preschool, researchers have found that patterns of wheeze prevalence and levels of lung function are established by age 6 and do not significantly change for at least 10 years.
Experts from the American Thoracic Society, the world's leading association of lung specialists, able to talk to reporters about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, the 4th leading killer of people worldwide, according to WHO.
Researchers found that a new, more sensitive blood test can detect latent tuberculosis more effectively than the traditional tuberculin skin test, especially in foreign individuals, according to a new study.
Californians who live close to naturally occurring asbestos sources and who are exposed to low levels of the mineral are at increased risk for developing malignant mesothelioma, a serious cancer of the membrane covering the lung, according to a new study.
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