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.

Aromatase inhibitors linked to cardiovascular disease

Posted on: 21/01/2015 - 18:45

SAN ANTONIO – Adjuvant aromatase inhibitor therapy in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors was associated with an increased risk of incident nonis... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Data scarce on risk modifiers for second primary cancers

Posted on: 20/01/2015 - 17:58

SAN ANTONIO – Though breast cancer survivors have a two- to sixfold higher risk of developing a second primary cancer compared with women in the gen... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Post-lumpectomy radiotherapy benefits good-risk DCIS patients

Posted on: 19/01/2015 - 21:00

The ipsilateral local failure rate in women with good-risk ductal carcinoma in situ was low with observation after breast-conserving surgery, but was ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

First expression of cardiovascular disease differs by gender

Posted on: 19/01/2015 - 19:33

CHICAGO – Two out of three 55-year-old men and women will develop some form of cardiovascular disease during their remaining lifetime, but the first... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

FDA panel votes against approval of oral desmopressin for nocturia

Posted on: 13/01/2015 - 21:09

HYATTSVILLE, MD. – The majority of a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted against approval of an orally disintegrating sublingual table... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Metabolic syndrome linked to increased risk for most endometrial cancer subtypes

Posted on: 13/01/2015 - 05:05

Elderly women in the United States who have metabolic syndrome and its related factors face an increased risk of endometrial cancer, according to an a... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Unnecessary hysterectomies still significant, Michigan data indicate

Posted on: 10/01/2015 - 16:01

Almost one in five hysterectomies for benign indications were unnecessary, based on 2013 data from 52 Michigan hospitals. Uterine pathology reports did not match or support the indication for...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Trendelenburg positioning does not increase ventilator injuries

Posted on: 09/01/2015 - 19:56

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Trendelenburg position does not materially increase ventilator pressures during laparoscopic gynecologic surgery, according to inv... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Topical androgen use by sexual partner linked to high testosterone in prostate cancer patient

Posted on: 05/01/2015 - 21:00

Patients with prostate cancer who have elevated levels of testosterone should be investigated for use of topical androgens taken either by themselves ... More »

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Hot flashes linked to increased hip fracture risk

Posted on: 30/12/2014 - 12:49

Hot flashes are associated with a significant increase in the risk of hip fracture, regardless of age, body mass index, and other confounders such as smoking, according to analysis of data from the...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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