Nov 13, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- At least 150 minutes per week of moderate-intensity physical activity is associated with lower all-cause mortality among postmenopausal breast cancer patie...

Nov 12, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- What is believed to be the first double lung transplant in the United States for a patient whose lungs were irreparably damaged after vaping was performed by...

Nov 12, 2019

TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Family history of cancer (FHC) is a significant risk factor for childhood asthma development, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Ame...

Nov 10, 2019

Recently, I saw a patient who I had not seen for several months. The patient had refractory chronic sinusitis with recurrent bronchitis for several years. She had been identified as having an underlyi...

Nov 08, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 8, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence rates of lung cancer declined in most age and sex groups from 2007 to 2016, with the smallest decrease seen among women living in nonmetropolitan...

Nov 07, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans stricken with a severe respiratory illness tied to vaping has now reached 2,051, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Nov 07, 2019

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Men exposed to antidiabetic medications do not have different prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, and prostate cancer detection rates at biopsy do not di...

Nov 06, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A ban on electronic cigarette sales in San Francisco was widely backed by voters despite the city being home to Juul Labs, which dominates the e-cigarette m...

Nov 06, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Higher cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with a lower risk for lung cancer incidence in former smokers and a reduced risk for cancer mortality in curr...

Nov 06, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise should be prescribed for cancer survivors, according to recommendations published in the November issue of Medicine & Science in Sports & E...

Nov 01, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with cystic fibrosis with Phe508del-minimal function genotypes, elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor, which was recently approved by the U.S. Food and...

Nov 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Allergy for October 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well as the ...

Nov 01, 2019

Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Critical Care for October 2019. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal articles, as well a...

Nov 01, 2019

FRIDAY, Nov. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Many lung cancer patients in the United States receive no treatment or less intensive treatment than recommended, according to a study published online Nov. 1 ...

Oct 31, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 1 million tainted nicotine pods were knowingly distributed by electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs, a former company finance executive claims in a la...

Oct 31, 2019

THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans stricken with a severe, sometimes fatal lung illness tied to vaping has now reached 1,888, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Oct 30, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The Trump administration must include mint and menthol in any plan to halt sales of flavored electronic cigarette products, more than 50 health and advocac...

Oct 22, 2019

TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with never-smokers, former smokers and low-intensity current smokers have accelerated lung function decline, according to a study published online O...

Oct 21, 2019

A study has found that patients with COPD who have certain characteristics appear to be at the highest risk of physical and mental distress.   Published studies have shown that COPD-rel...

Oct 21, 2019

MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Intrauterine growth restriction protects against allergic diseases, according to a review published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immu...