Pulmonology

Long-term exposure to cigarette smoke may change the structure of a patient’s airways and leave their lungs more susceptible to bacterial infection.

New research in skin cancer discovered untreated severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) could increase the aggressiveness of malignant cutaneous melanoma.

The distance a COPD patient can walk is a measure of future health. Rehabilitation that increases walking by 600 steps is a sign of success.

Children and teens admitted to the hospital with pneumonia had a shorter length of stay with ibuprofen treatment than with acetaminophen, a Bronx team reported.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients may undergo structural changes to their brains, including the areas that cause breathlessness, fear, and sensitivity to pain.

A new trial of the pancrelipase formulation Zenpep found the product to be as safe and effective as Creon for the treatment of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in cystic fibrosis patients aged 12 years and older.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has released a recommendation statement saying that screening asymptomatic adults for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is not beneficial.

A trial designed to find a quick and definitive way to test for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in cystic fibrosis patients has instead discovered another feasible method that does not work.

Too many patients with COPD do not use their inhalers correctly, adversely affecting managment of their illness, an Italian study found.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorders (COPD) may achieve better pulmonary rehabilitation outcomes when rehab is combined with music therapy.

Researchers evaluated the effects of ursodeoxycholic acid supplementation on nutritional status in patients with mild liver disease.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may benefit from improved diet and resistance training, according to a recent study.

People who eat sugary, starchy foods potentially are at higher risk for lung cancer, even if they don’t smoke.

Patients with COPD and other breathing disorders are at far higher risk of formaldehyde exposure from faulty laminated flooring than thought. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it made a major math error in calculating that risk in an earlier report.

When physicians focus on symptoms that have an impact on a patient's quality of life, COPD treatment is most effective, a UK team found in a literature review.

The knowledge about COPD has grown in recent years but even with that increased knowledge applying that to patient diagnose and treatment has proved difficult for the medical community.

Study raises safety concerns about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients’ use of opioids at high rates.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and atrial fibrillation often occur in the same patient. Managing both conditions appropriately improves outcomes, a study found.

Cheese contains a natural food preservative, nisin, which can destroy cancer cells.

Buying energy drinks can be as easy as picking up a gallon of milk and people of all ages have been consuming them to get a bigger kick of caffeine than coffee alone provides. A recent study looked at possible health risks associated with these beverages.

As technology improves and more is learned about treatment for various conditions new guidelines are constantly being developed in the medical field. Once the guidelines are updated it becomes even more important to get that information into the field to help the patients who can benefit from them.

Four types of gut microbiota acquired in infancy may protect babies from developing asthma, according to findings published in Science Translational Medicine.

Patients who skip their follow up appointments with their pulmonologists after being hospitalized with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are three times more likely to be readmitted to the hospital.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients face risk factors related to falling such as comorbidities, smoking, history and/ or fear of falling, and number of medications.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) risks may already occur in adolescence, according to findings published in The New England Journal of Medicine.