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.

Oral contraception and medical liability

Posted on: 11/12/2015 - 21:53

Question: Oral contraceptives are prescription drugs sold with highly specific manufacturer instructions on how and when to take them, because the sequence of pill ingestion is critical to...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Hormone treatment associated with better kidney function

Posted on: 11/12/2015 - 21:17

SAN DIEGO – The use of hormone therapy was associated with a lower urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio and a decreased risk of albuminuria, results from a cross-sectional study suggest. “This may be...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

FDA sheds light on flibanserin approval

Posted on: 10/12/2015 - 18:52

The Food and Drug Administration is providing a rare look into the agency’s decision-making process surrounding the approval of flibanserin (Addyi) for female hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD)...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

AES: Hormonal contraceptives can boost seizures in epileptics

Posted on: 07/12/2015 - 21:38

PHILADELPHIA – Women with epilepsy often reported having an increased number of seizures when taking a hormonal contraceptive, according to data collected from 1,144 women with epilepsy who completed...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Diabetes raises the cardiovascular risk higher in women than men

Posted on: 07/12/2015 - 21:07

Women with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a twofold greater risk of developing coronary heart disease, compared with men with type 2 diabetes, according to a scientific statement from the American...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Steroid use down, biologic use rising in pregnancies of women with rheumatic disease

Posted on: 03/12/2015 - 22:31

Steroids and hydroxychloroquine remain the most widely prescribed treatment options for pregnant women with rheumatologic diseases, according to a study looking at prescribing patterns in a cohort of...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Treatment options for adenomyosis supported by limited high-quality data

Posted on: 01/12/2015 - 20:01

LAS VEGAS – Levonorgestrel and hysterectomy are probably the best treatments for adenomyosis – or at least the most well-supported medical and surgical options. There are other therapies, <a...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

AHA: Older breast cancer patients more likely to die of heart disease than malignancy

Posted on: 24/11/2015 - 21:40

ORLANDO – Women diagnosed with localized breast cancer while in their 70s have a higher mortality from cardiovascular disease than from their breast cancer, according to new data from the Women’s...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

AHA: Asthma history boosts heart disease risk in postmenopausal women

Posted on: 24/11/2015 - 20:08

ORLANDO – A history of asthma was independently associated with a 24% increase in the risk of new-onset coronary heart disease among postmenopausal women in an analysis from the Women’s Health...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

Health leaders raise access concerns in defunding of Planned Parenthood

Posted on: 24/11/2015 - 17:45

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is sounding the alarm about looming access to care problems if states are able to remove Planned Parenthood clinics and affiliates from their...

Field of Interest: Pulmonology

Type: News Item

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