Studies find genetic susceptibility to COPD Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release), PA - 2 hours ago The research, reported at the international conference of the American Thoracic Society, used chronic bronchitis as a surrogate for COPD and analysed the ... |
Clinical Trials at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas Market Wire (press release) - 3 hours ago Qualified participants include current and former smokers with COPD. Researchers are trying to determine if certain medications can increase exercise ... |
Emerging Combination Therapies, Including Drugs from Novartis ... PR Newswire (press release), NY - 5 hours ago The market will also be driven by increased diagnosis rates in the next 10 years as the prevalent COPD population will rise by nearly 19 percent as a result ... |
Program provides lung rehab remotely Reuters - 6 hours ago Because many Canadian COPD patients live in rural areas, expanding the reach of such programs is important, researchers note. |
 TopNews | AT Gene Deficiency Increases Lung Cancer Risk eMaxHealth.com, NC - May 28, 2008 The study also found a link between lung cancer, alpha1-AT gene and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). People with two defective alpha1-AT gene ... Gene Defect Doubles Risk of Lung Cancer MedPage Today Genetic Mutation Increases Lung Cancer Risk, Scientists Find Bloomberg Gene disorder doubles lung cancer risk United Press International all 38 news articles |
Listen to the NLM Director's Comments on a new MedlinePlus language feature. The transcript is also available.
We detour from our usual discussion of novel and interesting medical research findings this week to highlight a new MedlinePlus.gov service that provides reliable health information in 44 languages. The new multilingual service, which was added recently to MedlinePlus, expands the availability of medical information and especially helps bilingual patients and caregivers in the United States...
Almirall reports Ph II data for COPD drug Therapeutics Daily (subscription) (press release), PA - 6 minutes ago The candidate is a once-daily novel inhaled bronchodilator co-developed with US drugmaker Forest Laboratories as a maintenance treatment for COPD. ... |
Gene Defect Doubles Risk of Lung Cancer MedPage Today, NJ - 2 hours ago That analysis showed that people with COPD had more than a six-fold increase in lung cancer risk, while smokers were at a two- to nine-fold higher risk than ... |
Watch a live webcast of deep brain stimulation on May 28 at 4:00 PM CDT.
Also, browse through links to prerecorded webcasts of surgical procedures. These are actual procedures performed at medical centers in the United States.