Pulmonology
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What should physicians say about electronic cigarettes?
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Varenicline helps smokers with stably treated depression
Major finding: Smoking cessation rates among patients with stably treated major depressive disorder were higher at 9-12 weeks in those treated...
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Dexamethasone improves outcomes for infants with bronchiolitis, atopy history
Major finding: Infants with bronchiolitis who had a family history of atopy who received dexamethasone added to salbutamol were discharged...
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Hypertonic saline a washout in bronchiolitis
Major finding: Median length of stay was 2.2 days with hypertonic saline and 2.0 days with normal saline (P = .65).Data source: A prospective,...
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Sleep aid use reported by 16% of those with sleep disorders
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FDA panel backs bronchodilator combo for COPD, with precautions
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Novel breath test helped identify invasive aspergillosis
Major finding: A new breathalyzerlike test correctly identified 27 of 29 patients with invasive aspergillosis and 24 of 25 patients without...
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ESC13 Commentary: More studies link smoking and heart disease
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Almost 2 million try to quit smoking in wake of CDC campaign
Major finding: About 2 million Americans tried to quit in March 2012, and by June 2012 at least 100,000 remained abstinent following a public...