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27 March, 2009
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Use of mucolytics in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
27 February, 2009
Dr. Paul Walker: "Mucolytic agents have existed for decades and their use has waxed and waned over the years.
The use of these agents for the treatment of airway disease, used primarily in patients with bronchiectasis and patients with a chronic bronchitis phenotype of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), dipped in the latter part of the last century."
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Respiratory news
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03 Jul 2009
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Flu vaccination reduces all-cause mortality risk in COPD patients
Results of a UK study show that influenza, but not pneumococcal, vaccination is associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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02 Jul 2009
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P. aeruginosa infection predicts disease severity in COPD
Infection with
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01 Jul 2009
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Endothelial function normal, arterial stiffness increased in COPD
People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exhibit increased arterial stiffness but normal endothelial function, suggesting that abnormalities of the vascular extracellular matrix may be an independent systemic feature of the disease, say researchers.
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01 Jul 2009
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Inflammatory profiles differ in atopic and nonatopic asthma
Children with atopic asthma have a different inflammatory profile compared with children with nonatopic asthma, research shows.
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01 Jul 2009
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Undiagnosed COPD highly prevalent in Spanish population
Undiagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is highly prevalent among Spanish adults and is associated with a marked impairment in quality of life, a population-based survey has shown.
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03 Jul 2009
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Flu vaccination reduces all-cause mortality risk in COPD patients
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