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A joint Australian-British team has performed the first genome-wide association study of severe asthma, confirming a contribution of some loci previously linked with mild disease and suggesting some new loci which warrant further investigation.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa in intensive care – are we feeding it?

A study of the effects of the drugs dopamine and noradrenalin, commonly administered to ventilated intensive care patients, suggests that we may be giving the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa a ‘leg up’ to establishing a respiratory infection.

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Depression link to COPD exacerbation
Depression but not sleep disorder is independently associated with higher levels of exacerbation and hospitalisation among COPD patients, new Japanese...
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Pertussis vax to be pulled for parents
Parents across Australia will no longer receive free whooping cough vaccinations because it is not effective in protecting newborns from...
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Prepare for an ageing workforce, experts urge
Older doctors perform worse than their younger colleagues argue two experts who have called on hospitals, regulators, and specialist colleges...
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New drugs and screening devices in COPD guidelines
Simple lung screening devices may be more practical than spirometry for early detection of COPD in primary care, according to...
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Clinical News

Intermittent steroids best in asthma prevention

High-dose inhaled corticosteroids given at the start of a respiratory tract infection will prevent severe asthma exacerbations as effectively as a daily low-dose regimen in children with intermittent or mild persistent asthma, a US study shows.

25 weeks ago0

Altered immune response to bacteria predicts asthma

Children who develop asthma and house dust mite sensitisation have altered immune responses to colonising bacteria early in life, Australian researchers have found.

25 weeks ago0

TB screening working well
Criticisms of Australia’s medical screening of migrants are unfounded, research suggests.
27 weeks ago0
Paracetamol to blame for dramatic rise in asthma?
Paracetamol should be avoided in children with asthma or at risk of asthma, an expert says.
27 weeks ago0

Politics

National registration needs fixing: AMA

It was supposed to bring efficiencies, but the new national registration system has left doctors bearing a heavy load.

27 weeks ago0

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