Researchers compared the effectiveness of full-length vs brief mindfulness training programs for improving anxiety among patients with rheumatic disease.
Although considerable progress has been observed in countries around the world in reducing the prevalence of smoking tobacco use, a large implementation gap remains with respect to tobacco control.
Airway symptoms may develop in menopausal women with no prior history of asthma following the initiation of hormone replacement therapy.
Patients in the United States who present to their physicians for drug allergy assessments have expressed concerns about their options for medical treatments, experiencing an allergic reaction, and seeking a diagnosis.
The development of asthma was found to be associated with an increased risk for subsequent cancer.
The investigators sought to evaluate the efficacy of MBCL and its consolidation at follow-up in adult patients with recurrent depression who had previously received mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
The use of prenatal vitamin D supplementation alone has no effect on the 6-year incidence of asthma and recurrent wheeze in children considered to be at risk.
Adults with asthma that has persisted from their childhood to adulthood have poorer lung function and more severe disease in adulthood compared with individuals who have adult-onset asthma.
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease experience significant cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
A proinflammatory diet during pregnancy may be associated with early transient wheeze during childhood.
