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Emphysema on CT Significantly Correlated With Mortality

Click through for the abstract.  There is a link on the page for a PDF version. CT Scan Findings of Emphysema Predict Mortality in COPD — CHEST Results: Of the 251 patients, 79 died, with 40 classified...

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Inhaled Steroids Lower Pneumonia Mortality in COPD Patients

Of 15,768 eligible patients with COPD who were hospitalized for pneumonia, 8271 had prior ICS use and 7497 had no ICS use. Compared with patients with no prior ICS use, those with prior ICS use had a...

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Biomarkers Help Predict COPD Prognosis

This study found that in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD a panel of biomarkers can improve mortality predictions beyond that of clinical factors. via Medical News:%20Biomarkers...

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Reduced Total Lung Capacity and Mortality

Background: Pulmonary restriction is associated with increased mortality in adults, especially those who are elderly. Previous studies, however, have used the FVC as a surrogate for the total lung...

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Artery Damage Seen in Sleep Apnea

People with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have subclinical arterial disease on par with that seen in patients with diabetes, researchers found. Patients with moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea...

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Sleep Apnea Severity Tied to Cardiac Marker

Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, particularly heart failure, a study found. The severity of obstructive sleep apnea was significantly associated with...

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Sleep Apnea Linked to Cancer

Sleep Apnea Linked to Cancer. Moderate-to-severe OSA was associated with a 2.5-fold higher likelihood of incident cancer (95% CI 1.2-5.0) after adjustment for obesity and a full range of other factors,...

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Treating Asthma in Older Women | Physician’s Weekly

Among older individuals, women are significantly more likely than men to report having asthma and also have a  30% higher asthma-related mortality rate. In addition, women are nearly twice as likely to...

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Popcorn Lung – Medical Definition

Read the medical definition of popcorn lung. Popcorn lung is caused by chronic exposure to a chemical called diacetyl used to create the buttery flavor of popcorn, and the flavoring in some...

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Asthma Boosts Abdominal Aneurysm Rupture Risk – Medpage Today

Use of asthma meds were linked to abdominal aortic aneurysm Source: Asthma Boosts Abdominal Aneurysm Rupture Risk | Medpage Today Oops.

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