Monday, November 7th, 2011
A study published online before the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine print edition shows that vitamin D levels are not related to acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) in patients with severe COPD. The cohort study of 973 North American patients ...
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Saturday, October 29th, 2011
According to a study published online ahead of the print edition of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, physicians can determine who is likely to have a higher risk of severe high altitude illness (SHAI) by measuring specific, exercise-related responses. They also discovered risk ...
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Saturday, July 16th, 2011
Animal studies have shown that shortened telomere length is closely associated with a higher risk of developing emphysema, researchers from Johns Hopkins University revealed in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. A telomere is a protein structure at the end of a chromosome. It is a specialized ...
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Friday, April 15th, 2011
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are hospitalized for pneumonia and treated with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have decreased mortality when compared to those who are not treated with ICS, according to a retrospective analysis of almost 16,000 COPD patients admitted to VA hospitals. The results were published online ...
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Saturday, January 29th, 2011
Previously linked to the severity of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in humans, vitamin D deficiency has now been shown to alter lung structure and function in young mice. The new study, conducted by researchers in Australia, offers the first concrete evidence linking vitamin D deficiency with ...
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