Carbon monoxide for the lungs?
20/3/2008 |
Extremely low doses of carbon monoxide may help ease symptoms of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, suggests a new Dutch study.
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COPD meds may raise stroke risk
19/3/2008 |
The lung drug Spiriva, marketed by Pfizer Inc and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Inc, may increase the risk of stroke.
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One-legged exercise better
26/2/2008 |
Research shows that exercising one leg at a time can improve aerobic capacity more than two-legged exercise in patients who have stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Bacon bad for the lungs
27/12/2007 |
Men who smoke may be increasing their risk of developing emphysema and chronic bronchitis if they eat lots of cured meat, new research shows.
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CT is lung disease capital
31/8/2007 |
Cape Town has the highest incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the world, according to US researchers.
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Heart disease inflammatory
1/8/2007 |
New evidence that cardiovascular disease is at least in part an inflammatory condition comes from a new Swiss study that shows an anti-inflammatory drug benefits heart patients.
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Keeping arteries open longer
26/7/2007 |
Stents coated with the cancer drug Taxol keep arteries open longer than untreated devices, a new study suggests.
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Health dept doubtful about fees
23/7/2007 |
The Gauteng department of health believes that recovery of at least
40 percent of the R426 million in outstanding patient fees is
"doubtful".
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Bullet explains headache
20/7/2007 |
A man in the US awoke with a severe headache and asked his wife to drive him to a hospital, where doctors found a bullet lodged behind his right ear.
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Easy migraine diagnosis
19/7/2007 |
A simple, three-question test can identify people with migraines with about the same degree of accuracy as widely used screening tests for other illnesses, says a study in the current issue of the journal Neurology.
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