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Step-Down Therapy in Severe COPD OK for Some

But patients with high eosinophilic burden need triple therapy

CPAP Lowered Heart Rate in Prediabetics with Sleep Apnea

Magnitude of reductions in comparable to beta-blockers, researchers say

Biologic Improves Severe Asthma Outcomes

Dupilumab reduced exacerbations, improved lung function

FeNO Helps in Cough Treatment

High levels of nitric oxide indicate whether steroids may be appropriate

EPA Agenda is a Threat to Public Health, Experts Say

Pollution scientists lambast proposed transparency rule

Asthma: As-Needed ICS/LABA Prevents Exacerbations

But lower steroid dosage comes at cost of reduced symptom control

ATS: Clinicians Rally in Support of Science

Speakers slam Trump budget cuts to science, healthcare

DOT Cuts Death During Multidrug Resistant TB Treatment

U.S. data analysis shows 77% reduction with directly observed therapy

Angiotensin II Promising for Vasodilatory Shock

Treatment tied to lower catecholamine requirements

Asthma Biologic, Rally Among ATS Highlights

Attendees to organize on Capitol Hill; will also hear benralizumab phase III results

Pulmonary Emboli Frequent After Knee Surgery

Rapid heartbeat leading symptom of lung blood clots after replacement surgery

Snoring Tied to Cognitive Deficits in Young Kids

Highest risk seen in children with severe obstructive sleep apnea

Tough-to-Treat Asthma Symptoms Linger for Years

Almost half of TENOR I patients still poorly controlled a decade later

E-cig Fumes Empower Bad Bugs

SAN DIEGO -- In laboratory studies, e-cigarette vapors appears to increase the aggressiveness of dangerous bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), researchers reported here.

Vitamin C May Save Newborn's Lungs When Mom Smokes

SAN DIEGO -- Damage to the lungs of babies born to mothers who smoked through pregnancy may be mitigated with vitamin C supplementation during gestation, researchers reported here.

Lung Foam Disappoints in COPD

SAN DIEGO -- A trial of hydrogel-based lung volume reduction therapy in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) complicated by emphysema failed to show consistent enough results and has been abandoned by the agent's developer, researchers said here.

Does Tylenol Protect Kidneys in Sepsis?

SAN DIEGO -- Acetaminophen (Tylenol) for severe sepsis patients improved renal function but gave mixed signals in terms of changes in the expected oxidative injury mechanism, researchers found in a pilot trial.

ATS: CPAP Effective in Mild Sleep Apnea

SAN DIEGO -- Even in patients with only mild obstructive sleep apnea, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) improves daily function and reduces daytime sleepiness, a researcher said here.