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Asthmatic mothers encouraged to breastfeed without fear as it boosts baby’s lung power: Study

February 7, 2012
In their study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine they looked at nearly 1,500 children from birth to ages eight to 14. Parents provided information on breastfeeding history when their children were 12 months old, and the children had a series of tests to assess ...

Restricting calories early on does not help acute lung injury patients on ventilators

February 7, 2012
Acute lung injury patients on ventilators who require a feeding tube have a similar number of ventilator-free hospital days and similar mortality rates if they receive a low-calorie feeding program initially followed by a full-calorie program compared to a full-calorie program right away. These results are part of a new ...

Breakthroughs Demonstrate Importance Of Targeted Therapies For Lung Cancer

February 7, 2012
Different kinds of lung cancer behave in different ways, suggesting they are fundamentally different diseases. According to a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in Cancer, the official journal of the American Cancer Society, different subgroups of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) show distinct patterns of spread in the ...

Breastfeeding And Lung Function At School Age: Does Maternal Asthma Modify The Effect?

February 7, 2012
Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new study from researchers in Switzerland and the UK. "In our cohort of school age children, breastfeeding was associated with modest improvement in forced mid-expiratory flow (FEF50) in our whole group ...

Lung Function At School Age Better Thanks To Breastfeeding

February 6, 2012
A study by researchers in Switzerland and the UK reveals that breastfeeding is linked to enhanced lung function at school age, especially in children born to asthmatic mothers. The study is published online ahead of print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. ...

Battling Lung Cancer With Combination Drug Therapy

February 5, 2012
Combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI). The study, "STAT3 is Activated by JAK2 Independent of Key Oncogenic Driver Mutation in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma," was published ...

Breastfeeding associated with improved lung function in children of asthmatic mothers

February 3, 2012
Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new study from researchers in Switzerland and the UK.

Breastfeeding and lung function at school age: Does maternal asthma modify the effect?

February 3, 2012
Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new study from researchers in Switzerland and the UK.

Breastfeeding and lung function at school age: Does maternal asthma modify the effect?

February 3, 2012
(American Thoracic Society) Breastfeeding is associated with improved lung function at school age, particularly in children of asthmatic mothers, according to a new study from researchers in Switzerland and the UK.

Combination drug therapy urged to battle lung cancer

February 3, 2012
Combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI).

New research confirms need for lung cancer testing

February 2, 2012
Different kinds of lung cancer behave in different ways, suggesting they are fundamentally different diseases. According to a University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in Cancer, the official journal of the American Cancer Society, different subgroups of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) show distinct patterns of spread in the ...

Combination drug therapy urged to battle lung cancer

February 2, 2012
PHOENIX, Ariz. Feb. 2, 2012 Combination drug therapy may be needed to combat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a study by the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Van Andel Research Institute (VARI). The study, "STAT3 is Activated by JAK2 Independent of Key ...