During this year’s Respiratory Effectiveness Group (REG) Summit (2016 REG Summit), researchers from around the globe highlighted the urgent need for more research into current therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to a news release, this concern is in line with the announcement by members of the World Health Organization (WHO) who stated that in…
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) recently presented new data from a pre-specified analysis of the SUMMIT clinical trial, showing that once daily treatment with Breo Ellipta (fluticasone furoate/vilanterol) reduced exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients compared to placebo. The presentation was one of two given at the American Thoracic Society (ATS) 2016 International Conference in San Francisco, California. Breo Ellipta is an inhaled corticosteroid/long-acting…
This post was originally published on this site The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that 516 heath partners, including many family practices, have been selected to participate in the Million Hearts Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction Model aimed at preventing heart attacks and strokes. The program is part of the umbrella Million Hearts national…
This post was originally published on this site According to new guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a two-fold simple approach could be used to prevent teenage obesity and eating disorders. The report “Preventing Obesity and Eating Disorders in Adolescents,” published in the journal Pediatrics, advises that parents and health experts should veer from focusing…
This post was originally published on this site Obesity has a greater impact on the risk for diabetes among twins than on the risk for heart disease or death, according to a new study,”Risks of Myocardial Infarction, Death, and Diabetes in Identical Twin Pairs With Different Body Mass Indexes,“ developed by researchers from Umeå University, Sweden, and…
This post was originally published on this site Higher body mass index (BMI) does not increase the risk of heart attacks or death, but does increase the risk of developing diabetes, according to a study of 4,046 pairs of identical twins in Sweden. The study, “Risks of Myocardial Infarction, Death, and Diabetes in Identical Twin Pairs…
This post was originally published on this site The American Heart Association (AHA), with help from heart attack survivor Julie Kubala, of Superior, Wis., is launching a new educational campaign to reduce the number of repeat and recurrent heart attacks. Heart attack survivor Julie KubalaPhoto Credit: PRNewsFoto/American Heart Association Kubala, 48, was struck by heart attack just after…
