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Smoking bans in the workplace are quite effective, as they are proven to have beneficial health effects. A new study conducted in Dublin discovered that respiratory admissions in the emergency rooms have actually decreased after the workplace smoking ban has been promulgated in Ireland. The number of emergency room admissions during previous years was higher.
New recommendations for all health care professionals regarding cardiovascular genetic testing were issued by an international panel of experts from The Heart Rhythm Society and the European Heart Rhythm Association at the 32nd Annual Scientific Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society.
Mumps, also called parotitis, is a highly transmissible disease that commonly affects children, although unexposed adults are not safe either. The disease encompasses several symptoms, and the hallmark sign is the swelling of the salivary glands located on both sides of the face. Sometimes, only one side shows swelling.
An examination of nearly 16,000 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients admitted in VA hospitals has shown that COPD patients admitted for pneumonia and receiving inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are more likely to live than those not treated with ICS.
A Cardiff University study has reported that patients with discolored phlegm caused by acute cough derive little benefit in terms of alleviation of the symptoms and recovery from the use of antibiotics.
Research conducted at the University of Wisconsin has raised the question that whether differences in lung defect could be gender related. The study was presented at the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI).
Thanks to the legislative intro of the Medicare Respiratory Therapy Initiative, respiratory therapists may soon be an option in physicians’ offices, benefiting respiratory patients. During the American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) annual Lobby Day, as 120 AARC representatives were educating Capitol Hill, Arkansas Representative Mike Ross introduced the foundation for better respiratory care and access.
Researchers are developing a new blood test that will enable detection of emphysema well in advance of the occurrence of symptoms. The detection of this disease may help the smokers quit their habit. “We know, from other studies, that smokers who learn from objective evidence that their health is in danger are much more likely to quit. That is the only thing that will help them avoid this deadly disorder,” states Dr. Ronald G. Crystal, chairman and professor of genetic medicine and the Bruce Webster Professor of Internal Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College.
A new study has found a key disease causing mechanism of respiratory syncytial virus, one of the most common and deadly early childhood diseases in the world. The discovery could help in the development of badly needed new therapies for RSV, which in 2005 was responsible for an estimated 199,000 deaths among children under five worldwide.
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