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.

Insurance, location, income drive breast cancer surgery choices

Posted on: 17/06/2015 - 18:34

The rates of breast-conserving surgery have increased over the last 2 decades among women with early-stage breast cancers in the United States, but disparities persist, based on an analysis of data...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Q&A with the FDA: Implementing the Pregnancy and Lactation Labeling Rule

Posted on: 15/06/2015 - 18:56

On June 30, pharmaceutical and biological manufacturers will begin implementing the Food and Drug Administration’s revised rules for pregnancy and lactation drug labeling. The Pregnancy and Lactation...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Uncomplicated pregnancies in women with lupus may not boost risk for CV events

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 14:35

Pregnancy may not increase the risk of a cardiovascular event (CVE) in women with systemic lupus erythematosus as much as disease-related morbidities, according to findings from a large,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

VIDEO: Consider cost in anastrozole vs. tamoxifen for DCIS

Posted on: 12/06/2015 - 13:20

CHICAGO – Anastrozole may top tamoxifen in reducing the risk of disease recurrence in postmenopausal ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), particularly in younger women, but which drug holds a cost...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

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Obesity boosts postmenopausal breast cancer risk

Posted on: 11/06/2015 - 17:21

Women who are overweight and obese have a significantly higher risk of invasive breast cancer after menopause compared with normal-weight women, according to secondary <a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

ASCO: Adjuvant denosumab halves fracture risk for breast cancer patients on AIs

Posted on: 10/06/2015 - 23:01

CHICAGO – Adjuvant denosumab is efficacious and safe for reducing fracture risk among women taking aromatase inhibitors (AIs) as part of their treatment for early breast cancer, finds the Austrian...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Single HPV vaccine dose appears as effective as full course

Posted on: 09/06/2015 - 23:30

One or two doses of the bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine provide a level of protection against cervical HPV infection similar to that of the full three-dose schedule, according to post hoc...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

CMSC: Many menopausal and MS symptoms overlap

Posted on: 07/06/2015 - 13:20

INDIANAPOLIS – About 50% of women with multiple sclerosis are postmenopausal, but objective data about the impact of menopause on the course of multiple sclerosis are lacking. “We don’t know...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

FDA panel supports approval of flibanserin for hypoactive sexual desire

Posted on: 05/06/2015 - 01:09

SILVER SPRING, MD. – The majority of a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has supported the approval of flibanserin, an oral, centrally-acting, non-hormonal drug taken once a day for...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Hormone therapy helps mood, but not cognition, in younger menopausal women

Posted on: 02/06/2015 - 19:00

For recently postmenopausal women, oral combined hormone therapy may help with symptoms of depression and anxiety. But hormone therapy did not produce any changes in cognition. In a large,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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