GEISINGER HEALTH SYSTEM DANVILLE, Pa. – Geisinger researchers have discovered a link between chronic sinus disease and bronchiectasis, a chronic and progressive lung disease. The findings, published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, are the first to indicate that chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) increases the risk of developing bronchiectasis, and suggest that early treatment of CRS...
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The hand-held breath test that spots lung diseases in just one minute
By ROGER DOBSON FOR THE DAILY MAIL PUBLISHED: 18:15 EDT, 20 May 2019 | UPDATED: 18:27 EDT, 20 May 2019 A one-minute breath test could speed up lung disease diagnosis and help ensure patients get the correct treatment. The hand-held device measures levels of hydrogen peroxide in breath. Hydrogen peroxide is best known as a key bleaching ingredient in hair dye, but it is also naturally produced by the...
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Lung disease bronchiectasis associated with high frequency of allergy
NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY An international research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis also often display sensitivity to airborne allergens, and has highlighted the particular role that fungi appear to play. Their discovery suggests that doctors should examine bronchiectasis patients for a range of allergies, since the treatment for allergies...