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An experimental drug shows promise as a treatment for respiratory syncytial virus

New Drug Looks Promising for Respiratory Syncytial Virus

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Amount of virus was reduced 85 to 88 percent, compared with those who received the placebo
Biomarkers have been identified for the risk of lung transplantation and death in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Prognostic Biomarkers ID’d in Pulmonary Hypertension

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Lower vWF and HDL cholesterol levels, higher NT-pro-BNP-levels linked to death, transplantation
For patients with acute respiratory infections

Facilitating Shared Decision-Making Can Cut Antibiotic Use

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Interventions that aim to facilitate shared decision-making effective in short term
Emotional intelligence

Emotional Intelligence Linked to Self-Management in COPD

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Correlations seen for all domains of quality of life after adjustment for confounding variables
Another research team is reporting progress toward developing a vaccine to prevent respiratory syncytial virus. Their findings were published in the Nov. 4 issue of Science Translational Medicine.

Progress Made in Early Trial of RSV Vaccine

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Researcher hopes to see routine respiratory syncytial virus immunization within a decade

October 2015 Briefing – Pulmonology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Pulmonology for October 2015. This roundup includes the latest...

American College of Chest Physicians, Oct. 24-28

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CHEST 2015 The annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians was held from Oct. 24 to 28 in Montreal and attracted...
For extremely premature infants

Budesonide May Be Beneficial in Extremely Preterm Infants

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Reduced incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia but may be linked to increased mortality
Enterovirus D68 seems to be a more virulent pulmonary pathogen in children than rhinovirus or non-EV-D68 enterovirus

Enterovirus D68 Doesn’t Raise Mortality Risk in Children

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But it increases the likelihood of respiratory distress compared with rhinovirus, non-EV-D68
Administration of nivolumab can cause adverse effects

Myopathy in Patient With Rx-Related Respiratory Symptoms

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Case report describes 84-year-old male patient with myositis after nivolumab treatment