Pulmonology | European Federation of Internal Medicine

Pulmonology is the medical specialty dealing with disease involving the respiratory tract.[1] The term is derived from the Latinword pulmō, pulmonis ("lung") and the Greek -λογία, -logia. Pulmonology is synonymous with pneumology, from the Greekπνεύμων ("lung") and -λογία, -logia, respirology and respiratory medicine.

Repeat uterine preservation procedures likely for women with fibroids

Posted on: 04/09/2015 - 19:56

Women who undergo a uterus-preserving procedure to manage uterine fibroids often have to have further procedures, according to Dr. Elisa Martin-Merino of the Spanish Centre for Pharmacoepidemiologic...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Sexual well-being impaired in women with vulvar disease

Posted on: 04/09/2015 - 17:16

Women with vulvar disease experience impaired sexual well-being compared with their healthy counterparts, report Dr. Sophie Wylomanski and coauthors from the department of gynecology and obstetrics...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Head for oral contraceptives to target women’s acne

Posted on: 03/09/2015 - 22:16

NEW YORK – Almost all women with acne will have at least a fair response to therapy with oral contraceptive pills. Most should experience at least a 50% reduction in lesions, <a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Turn down the androgens to treat female pattern hair loss

Posted on: 02/09/2015 - 15:21

NEW YORK – Antiandrogen hormones can help stabilize, and even improve, female pattern hair loss. The pathophysiology of the disorder is unknown, but treatment is based on the assumption that women...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Breastfeeding protects against postpartum MS relapse

Posted on: 31/08/2015 - 16:00

New mothers with MS are less likely to have a relapse within 6 months of delivery if they breastfeed their babies exclusively for at least 2 months, according to the findings of a prospective study...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Vulvar lichen sclerosis often overlooked in women of reproductive age

Posted on: 30/08/2015 - 22:31

NEW YORK – A delayed diagnosis of vulvar lichen sclerosis is common, and the risk of this delay is permanent scarring and structural genital changes, cautioned an expert who holds teaching...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Early intervention may forestall menopause-related skin aging

Posted on: 30/08/2015 - 19:36

NEW YORK – Evidence is mounting that early intervention in the menopausal transition could help forestall some of the skin aging associated with estrogen decline. Estrogen supplementation and...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Osteoporosis trends collide for Mexican American women

Posted on: 26/08/2015 - 21:17

Among adults aged 65 years and over, women were 4.4 times as likely as men to have osteoporosis, and Mexican Americans were 2.4 times more likely than were blacks to have osteoporosis from 2005 to...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Surgeons tout Essure fix without hysterectomy

Posted on: 21/08/2015 - 21:52

On Sept. 24, the Food and Drug Administration’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Panel will meet in Silver...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Cervical cancer screening guidelines slow to gain traction

Posted on: 21/08/2015 - 18:22

More than 3 years after the release of new cervical cancer screening guidelines, patients remain largely unaware of substantial changes in screening, and many physicians remain confused about or...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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