Our scans show where there is patchy ventilation in patients with lung disease, and show us which parts of the lung improve ...

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The Amsler grid tests the condition of the center of the retina or "macula". It is a good test for screening for the development of "wet" macular degeneration in patients with "dry" macular ...

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UK-based Verona Pharma has scored a key win in a phase 3 trial of its chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ... in key measures of lung function in the trial, including the primary endpoint ...

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Background Previous studies have reported an association between weight increase and excess lung function decline in young adults followed for short periods. We aimed to estimate lung function ...

Patients in the studies were also being treated with medium to high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), plus at least one additional bronchodilator ... loss of lung function and make a patient ...

[101] This abnormal airway responsiveness may also be demonstrated in the asymptomatic phases of the disease, by a positive response to the nonspecific bronchial challenge test. Cholinergic drugs ...

CF affects every racial and ethnic group and is currently estimated to afflict more than 30,000 individuals in the United States and at least 100,000 people worldwide ...