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.

Thyroid surgery on the rise

Posted on: 29/05/2015 - 16:52

There was a steady rise in the number of endocrine procedures being performed in the United States over the past decade, according to a new publication from the Endocrine Society. Thyroid disease...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Women’s acne mirrors teen acne

Posted on: 28/05/2015 - 18:34

The distribution of acne lesions in adults is similar to that in adolescents, based on data from a prospective study of 374 women aged 25 years and older. “The stereotype of adult female acne being...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Newer oral contraceptives pose higher VTE risk

Posted on: 27/05/2015 - 17:33

The risk of developing venous thromboembolism is generally greater for women using oral contraceptives with newer types of progestogen hormones than for those taking older, second-generation birth...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

ACOG: Long-term low-dose vaginal estrogen poses no apparent cancer risk

Posted on: 26/05/2015 - 22:50

SAN FRANCISCO – The use of unopposed topical vaginal estrogen is not associated with an increased risk of endometrial hyperplasia or cancer, findings from a large database review suggest. Yearly...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

DXA screening: You’re doing it wrong

Posted on: 21/05/2015 - 17:35

Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry to screen for osteoporosis is both underused in women who meet the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force criteria for screening, and overused in low-risk younger women,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

DDW: Gestational diabetes linked to increased NAFLD risk in middle age

Posted on: 19/05/2015 - 18:16

WASHINGTON – Gestational diabetes was identified as a significant, independent risk factor for developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease later in life, according to a study of more than 1,000...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

DDW: Menopausal hormone therapy increases major GI bleed risk

Posted on: 18/05/2015 - 22:00

Menopausal hormone therapy is associated with an increased risk of major gastrointestinal bleeding, particularly in the lower gastrointestinal tract, that is associated with duration of use, a <a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

A quarter of women with dense breasts at high interval cancer risk

Posted on: 18/05/2015 - 22:00

About a quarter of women with dense breasts are at high risk for interval cancer, so mandating supplemental or alternative screening methods for all such women is not justified, according to<a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

After Great Recession, women at higher risk of anxiety

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 22:27

Women in the United States were more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety after the Great Recession than during or before the recession, according to R... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

After Great Recession, women at higher risk of anxiety

Posted on: 14/05/2015 - 22:27

Women in the United States were more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety after the Great Recession than during or before the recession, according to Rada K. Dagher, Ph.D., and her associates. During...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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