In the past few decades, considerable progress has been made in understanding the complex interaction of host and pathogen, and the pathophysiology underlying both meningococcal septicaemia and ...

Pathology is the precise study of the causes and consequences of a disease. The two major components of pathology are anatomical studies of structure and function at levels ranging from the whole ...

Functional dyspepsia is a symptom complex characterised by postprandial upper abdominal discomfort or pain, early satiety, nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, bloating, and anorexia in the absence ...

Dr M R Becklake, Respiratory Epidemiology Unit, Joint Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and of Occupational Health, McGill University, 1110 Pine Ave West, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3A 1A3 ...

In this article, we briefly review current knowledge regarding FGF–FGFR signalling and then focus on the biology, pathology and recent developments regarding the pharmacological applications of ...

Some may relieve factors that contribute to dyspnea, such as bronchospasm (bronchodilators), or fluid overload (diuretics). Others can help provide symptom relief directly, including opioids ...

Pathologists play a crucial role in cancer diagnosis and treatment. Given that it is projected that more than 35 million new cancer cases will be diagnosed in the year 2050 – a 77% increase from the ...

Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA Correspondence to: Dr R B Fogel Division of Sleep Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard ...

Dosage for bronchospasm caused by certain lung diseases Doctors may prescribe albuterol inhaler to treat and help prevent bronchospasm caused by certain lung diseases, such as asthma and COPD.

The effects of equipotent doses of racemic albuterol and levalbuterol on heart rate (HR) in intensive care patients with and without baseline tachycardia were studied. Patients were included if ...

The structural and functional abnormalities that lead to cardiac death are coronary artery disease and left ventricular abnormalities related to remodelling (left ventricular hypertrophy, left ...

A teacher at Drakensburg Secondary School in South Africa is under investigation for allegedly cutting off a Hindu student's religious thread. The South African Hindu Maha Sabha has condemned the ...