Posts by: Christine Traxler MD

Christine Traxler MD

Dr. Traxler has a medical doctorate degree and a BS in biochemistry. She has ten years' experience in writing and editing, and as a physician, specializes in medical, health and wellness articles.

September 1, 2015November 9, 2015

European Review of Exercise and COPD Highlights Importance of Physical Activity

COPD, News

In a recent review on exercise and COPD published in the Polish Archives of Internal Medicine, entitled “They can’t bury you while you’re still moving: a review of the European ... Read more

August 31, 2015November 9, 2015

Outpatients’ Return to the Pulmonologist Found To Reduce Readmission Rates in Hospitalized COPD Patients

COPD, News

COPD patients are often hospitalized due to exacerbations caused by the disease. Some common reasons for these exacerbations include worsened disease, pneumonia, and respiratory infections. Patients are often discharged after the acute crisis ... Read more

August 28, 2015August 28, 2015

NIH Study Will Infect Humans With Respiratory Syncytial Virus To Develop New RSV Insights, Vaccines

News, Pneumonia

A new NIH study is just getting underway that will infect study participants with a strain of RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) to see how the infection develops and if anything can ... Read more

August 26, 2015August 27, 2015

New Drug Being Evaluated for Patients with Squamous Cell Cancer of the Lung

Lung Cancer, News

Boehringer Ingelheim recently announced that its product Giotrif/Gilotrif (generically known as afatinib) has been accepted for final review by the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency for the ... Read more

August 24, 2015November 5, 2015

New Method of Evaluating Right Ventricular Function Predicts Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Outcome in Patients

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

People with pulmonary hypertension have high blood pressure in the lung arteries rather than in regular circulation. The disease can be caused by several other conditions and diseases, including connective tissue ... Read more

August 20, 2015November 9, 2015

New Treatment for COPD Found to Improve Quality of Life

COPD

COPD or “chronic obstructive pulmonary disease” is a disease common to smokers who have damaged their lungs from years of tobacco use. Once COPD takes hold, there are often difficulties ... Read more