Do long-acting beta agonist inhalers increase the severity of asthma? Yes, according to the results from a large meta-analysis recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Apparently healthy, middle-aged and older subjects with frequent PVCs have a poor prognosis and should be considered to be high-risk subjects who require strict risk factor modification and primary prevention.
Barotrauma to the paranasal sinuses may cause sudden and severe headache during airplane travel.
The number of previous acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis (AECBs) and the baseline FEV1 level are potent prognostic factors of the short and long-term outcomes of AECB.
Survey data suggest more than 4.1 million Americans have antibodies to Hepatitis C, and 3.2 million have chronic infection.
Low-dose aspirin plus celecoxib led to ulcers in 19% of recipients vs 27% ulcers in patients receiving naproxen and low-dose aspirin. The group receiving low-dose aspirin plus placebo had 8% ulcer development.
The FDA has licensed a new vaccine to reduce the risk of shingles in the people 60 years of age and older.
That air travel is associated with increased risk of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is well established; Obesity is a recognized risk factor for GERD; and Anti-TNF antibody (aTNFa) therapy offers significant benefit to sufferers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Pulmonary embolism occurs commonly in patients with unexplained exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
All of the currently available non-invasive techniques for carotid artery imaging give accurate results when there is a high-grade stenosis (70-99%), but contrast-enhanced MRA is slightly more sensitive.
