risk factors

February 2, 2016February 4, 2016

High-Fiber Diet May Reduce Risk of Lung Disease, Study Says

News

A diet high in fiber may not only protect against diabetes and heart disease, it may also reduce the risk of developing lung disease, according to recent research. The study, “The ... Read more

January 4, 2016January 4, 2016

Asthma Prevalence in US Children Stops Climbing After 2009 Peak

Asthma, News

A recent published study suggests that the rates of childhood asthma are slowing down among many U.S. demographics, except among children aged 10 or older, or those economically disadvantaged. The ... Read more

August 6, 2015November 5, 2015

Serum Autoantibodies Profile Not a Biomarker for Survival in Systemic Sclerosis-PAH Patients

News, Pulmonary Hypertension

In a new study entitled “Survival in systemic sclerosis–pulmonary arterial hypertension by serum autoantibody status in the Pulmonary Hypertension Assessment and Recognition of Outcomes in Scleroderma (PHAROS) Registry,” the authors ... Read more

May 21, 2015November 9, 2015

Poor, Rural US Regions Have Higher Prevalence of COPD

COPD, News

The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is influenced by residency location and income, according to a research team led by Sarath Raju, MD, MPH, from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in ... Read more