No increase in cancer risk for most patients with reflux disease
Reflux disease manifests as acid regurgitation and heartburn and is a known risk factor for oesophageal cancer. However, a new study published in The BMJ by researchers at…
Transplanting patients’ own lung cells offers hope of ‘cure’ for COPD
For the first time, researchers have shown it is possible to repair damaged lung tissue in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) using the patients’ own lung…
Older people may have glaucoma without realizing it
It can be hard to know that you have glaucoma. In a study carried out at the University of Gothenburg, almost five percent of 70-year-olds were found to…
Colour of phlegm can predict outcomes for patients with the lung disease, bronchiectasis
Milan, Italy: The colour of the phlegm from patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis can indicate the degree of inflammation in their lungs and predict their future outcomes,…
Bird flu is undergoing changes that could increase the risk of widespread human transmission
A new study from researchers in China and Nottingham has discovered that a subtype of avian flu virus, endemic in poultry farms in China, is undergoing mutational changes,…