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Potential New Target in Fight Against 'Superbug'
January 30, 2013 — Researchers have discovered how an antibiotic-resistant superbug exploits oxygen-limited conditions in the lungs of patients with severe respiratory disease to ... > full story -
Genetic Test Identifies Small but Deadly Lung Cancers
January 29, 2013 — A novel genetic test can help identify small but aggressive lung tumors associated with poor survival, according to a new ... > full story -
Measuring the Consequence of Forest Fires on Public Health
January 27, 2013 — Pollution from forest fires is impacting the health of people with asthma and other chronic obstructive lung diseases, finds a new study. This study uses data from pharmacies and dispensaries to ... > full story -
Risk of Lung Cancer Death Has Risen Dramatically Among Women Smokers in Recent Decades
January 23, 2013 — Female smokers have a much greater risk of death from lung cancer and chronic obstructive lung disease in recent years than did female smokers 20 or 40 years ago, reflecting changes in smoking ... > full story -
GP Judgement Not Enough to Accurately Diagnose Cases of Pneumonia, Study Suggests
January 23, 2013 — Pneumonia cannot be accurately diagnosed solely on a doctor’s analysis of symptoms and patient history, according to new ... > full story -
Smoking Cessation More Successful for Cancer Patients Who Quit Before Surgery
January 23, 2013 — Lung and head and neck cancer patients who smoked before surgery are more likely to relapse than those who had quit before surgery, researchers say. They found that smoking-relapse prevention ... > full story -
Stopping Smoking Reduces Risk of Bacterial Pneumonia in People With HIV
January 21, 2013 — Bacterial pneumonia is one of the commonest and most serious infections occurring in people infected with HIV. A metanalysis of cohort and case control studies finds that current smokers with ... > full story -
Severity of Emphysema Predicts Mortality
January 18, 2013 — Severity of emphysema, as measured by computed tomography (CT), is a strong independent predictor of all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality in ever-smokers with or without chronic ... > full story -
Critically Ill Flu Patients Saved With Artificial Lung Technology Treatment
January 17, 2013 — In recent weeks, the intensive critical care units at University Health Network's Toronto General Hospital have used Extra Corporeal Lung Support to support five influenza patients in their recovery ... > full story -
COPD Patients at Risk of Dangerous Bacterial Infections
January 16, 2013 — It is well known that COPD patients run a higher risk of contracting respiratory infections. However, a new thesis shows that they are also at higher risk of other bacterial infections, such as ... > full story
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