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American Thoracic Society
hideAmerican Thoracic Society (ATS ), established in 1905, is an independently incorporated, international, educational and scientific society, serving its 18,000 members worldwide who are dedicated in respiratory and critical care medicine. The Society aims to help to prevent and fight respiratory disease by promoting research, education, patient care, and advocacy, ultimately to decrease morbidity and mortality from respiratory diseases.
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Common food additive found to increase risk and speed spread of lung cancer
Dec 29, 2008 |
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New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer ...
NO help: Nitric oxide monitoring does not help most children with asthma
Jan 07, 2009 |
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The level of nitric oxide (NO) in an asthmatic's exhaled breath can portend worsening asthma symptoms, and may even signify an imminent attack linked to underlying airway inflammation. This has made the monitoring of NO levels, ...
Anti-fungal drug offers great benefits to some with severe asthma
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Some patients with severe asthma who also have allergic sensitivity to certain fungi enjoy great improvements in their quality of life and on other measures after taking an antifungal drug, according to new research from ...
Cystic fibrosis patients' self-assessment of health can predict prognosis
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Adult Cystic Fibrosis patients can provide important information that helps to predict their prognosis, according to research that asked 223 adult CF patients to assess their own health and well-being.
Family members of critically ill patients want to discuss loved ones' uncertain prognoses
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Critically ill patients frequently have uncertain prognoses, but their families overwhelmingly wish that physicians would address prognostic uncertainty candidly, according to a new study out of the University of San Francisco ...
