IMN || Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Insomnia with very short sleep duration is a risk factor for cancer

Posted on: 11/06/2014 - 19:00

MINNEAPOLIS – People who have the type of insomnia characterized by a sharply shortened duration of sleep are at increased risk for cancer, a longitudinal cohort study showed. In the study of more...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Two behavioral therapies are on par for alleviating insomnia in cancer survivors

Posted on: 05/06/2014 - 20:45

MINNEAPOLIS – Both cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and mindfulness-based stress reduction training lessened insomnia in a group of cancer survivors, although the former works faster, new...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

Don’t miss these features of dermatomyositis

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 16:05

DESTIN, FLA. – Dermatomyositis doesn’t always present with the violaceous upper eyelid erythema and associated edema seen in textbook cases. Rather, it often presents without muscle disease and with...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

Don’t miss these features of dermatomyositis

Posted on: 15/05/2014 - 16:05

Field of Interest: Dermatology

Type: News Item

Survival gains seen with rituximab and mycophenolate in RA lung disease

Posted on: 09/05/2014 - 16:10

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Rituximab and mycophenolate mofetil could offer patients with rheumatoid arthritis and concomitant interstitial lung disease a survival advantage over other therapies, according...

Field of Interest: Rheumatology

Type: News Item

CDC confirms first U.S. case of deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

Posted on: 03/05/2014 - 00:10

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first case of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus in the United States. The patient, a health care worker who...

Field of Interest: Infectious diseases

Type: News Item

Panel recommends against low-dose CT for lung cancer in Medicare patients

Posted on: 01/05/2014 - 14:45

Evidence is insufficient to support lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography in the Medicare population, members of the Medicare Evidence Development and Coverage Advisory Committee...

Field of Interest: Oncology

Type: News Item

FDA proposes to regulate e-cigarettes, cigars

Posted on: 24/04/2014 - 22:30

The Food and Drug Administration’s long-awaited proposal to regulate e-cigarettes, cigars, and other tobacco products as if they were cigarettes does not go far enough to protect the public, and...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Obstructive sleep apnea complicates atrial fibrillation

Posted on: 23/04/2014 - 21:00

WASHINGTON – About 18% of U.S. patients with atrial fibrillation also have a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, and the confluence of the two appeared linked to increased hospitalizations and...

Field of Interest: Cardiology

Type: News Item

Better blood pressure, glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes on CPAP for apnea

Posted on: 21/04/2014 - 20:34

Treatment with continuous positive airway pressure leads to significantly better diabetes and blood pressure control at 5 years among diabetics with obstructive sleep apnea, according to results from...

Field of Interest: Endocrinology

Type: News Item

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