Statins as a Potential Therapeutic Drug for Asthma?
Do statins reduce airway inflammation in patients with asthma?
Category : Respiratory Diseases : Health & Medical
COPD Updates: What's New in Pathophysiology and Management?
Learn more about current thinking regarding COPD and find out how three different mechanisms of airflow obstruction play a role in COPD pathogenesis.
Imaging Tests in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism
What do you really know about the diagnostic process with clinically suspected recurrent PE -- in different patient populations?
Outcome in Children Hospitalised With h1n1 in 2009
What patient factors were predictors of adverse outcomes among children diagnosed with h1n1 during the 2009 pandemic?
Mortality Attributable to Influenza and RSV in the U.S.
This study estimates RSV and influenza-attributable mortality in the USA by influenza type and subtype.
Microarray and IL-1 Receptor Type 2 as Biomarker in ARDS
Is there a hybrid state of alveolar macrophage activation in ARDS, with immunity tolerance features?
Allergy and Asthma in the Elderly
Can you recognize the symptoms of asthma and allergy in your elderly patients?
Sleepiness, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress and OSA in Mid-life
Find out how the absence of metabolic syndrome affects inflammatory response, daytime sleepiness and more -- for patients with obstructive sleep apnea.
COPD Secondary to Household Air Pollution
Find out how COPD from household air pollution differs from COPD from tobacco smoke.
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary hypertension in patients with liver disease or portal hypertension may be due to multiple mechanisms.
Long-acting Beta-agonists in the Management of COPD
Once-daily LABAs,, used alone or in combination with other medications, promises improved therapy options for COPD patients.
Network Medicine Analysis of COPD Multimorbidities
Find out what conditions are linked to the COPD diseasome.
Genetic Basis for Personalized Medicine in Asthma
Pharmacogenetics holds great promise to maximize clinical outcomes and minimize adverse effects.
Lung Transplantation for Interstitial Lung Diseases
Select patients with interstitial lung diseases and pulmonary hypertension may benefit from lung transplantation, even though the number of transplants performed is limited by the supply of donor organs. Which patients should be on the waiting list?
Masks and Respirators to Prevent Transmission of Influenza
How effective are masks and respirators in preventing the transmission of influenza?
Vasoactive Drug Use in Septic Shock
A review of the mechanisms, clinical use, and observed pitfalls of the most common and a few uncommon vasodilator agents.
Pharmacotherapy in PAH
This review aims to identify which treatment for PAH reduces mortality, and improves multiple other clinical and hemodynamic outcomes.
Biomarkers in Community-acquired Pneumonia
An ideal biomarker for bacterial pulmonary infections should allow a rapid diagnosis, have a prognostic value and maybe facilitate therapeutic decision making.
Anti-inflammatory Deficiencies in Neutrophilic Asthma
Learn more about anti-inflammatory mechanisms in patients with neutrophilic asthma.
New Pharmacotherapeutic Approaches for COPD
Get the latest data on COPD treatments and how findings can be applied in practice.