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.

CDC: Young teens’ birth rates drop 67%

Posted on: 08/04/2014 - 22:50

Despite a 67% drop in the birth rate among teens aged 15-17 years over the past 2 decades, there is still plenty of room for improvement, according to a report issued April 8 by the Centers for...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Milk may slow knee OA progression in women

Posted on: 07/04/2014 - 19:45

Milk consumption was associated with a slowing of the structural progression of knee osteoarthritis among women who participated in the longitudinal Osteoarthritis Initiative study. From a group of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Diet drinks linked to CVD in women

Posted on: 29/03/2014 - 12:00

Drinking two or more diet drinks a day was associated with a 29% increased risk of an incident cardiovascular event and a 26% increased risk of all-cause death compared with less diet drink...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Study links number of live births to future cardiac risk

Posted on: 28/03/2014 - 12:00

The number of children a woman has may affect her future risk of cardiovascular disease – and the mechanism may be subclinical atherosclerosis, data from the <link...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Fruit and vegetable consumption in young women linked to later CVD benefit

Posted on: 28/03/2014 - 12:00

A high intake of fruit and vegetables during early adulthood was associated with a lower risk of having calcified arterial plaque 20 years later, a benefit that was only evident in women, in the...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Methylphenidate for ADHD in early pregnancy

Posted on: 26/03/2014 - 16:05

It is estimated that 30%-70% of children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder will continue to experience symptoms as they grow older. The prevalence of the disorder in adults is...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

It’s time to put to rest the calcium supplement controversy

Posted on: 26/03/2014 - 13:55

SAN DIEGO – Lingering concern over increased risk cardiovascular events and mortality associated with calcium supplementation do not outweigh the bone benefits of calcium supplements, Connie Weaver,...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Postmastectomy radiotherapy improves survival with one to three positive nodes

Posted on: 25/03/2014 - 13:10

Radiotherapy after mastectomy for women with one to three positive nodes significantly reduces the risk of recurrence and breast cancer mortality, researchers found in a meta-analysis. With...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Bariatric surgery reduces uterine cancer risk

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 22:00

TAMPA – Women who undergo bariatric surgery to lose weight are about 70% less likely to develop uterine cancer than are obese women who do not undergo such surgery, according to findings from a large...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Oophorectomy did not eliminate uterine cancer risk in BRCA1 mutation carriers

Posted on: 24/03/2014 - 19:50

TAMPA – Women with BRCA1 mutations who undergo risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy may remain at risk for rare types of aggressive uterine cancer, according to preliminary findings from a prospective...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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