Respiratory

Under a proposed rule released today, the agency would require new health warnings on cigarette packages and advertisements, which would feature pictures and images depicting some of the lesser-known health risks, including bladder cancer and heart disease.

The FDA ordered 4 companies to stop selling 44 of their flavored e-liquid and hookah tobacco products that lack the required approval for sale; CMS has yet to implement a 2014 law preventing unnecessary, expensive screening tests (magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomagraphy scans and other tests) that could harm patients and waste resources; Amarin, which is seeking FDA approval for an expansion of Vascepa labeling to include data that showed a 25% reduction in the risk of heart attacks and strokes, said the FDA has scheduled an advisory committee meeting for November 14.

Through the study, researchers identified a potential treatment target that could lead to alternatives for preventing the life-threatening condition.

Rutgers University study finds that prescriptions for antihistamines rose after prescriptions for opioid-containing medications started to fall after 2008.

A new study examining the characteristics of patients seen in a cardiac intensive care unit found that the range of acute conditions is diverse, including acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, respiratory insufficiency, and shock, suggesting that optimizing staffing for increased efficiency might be useful.

US District Judge James E. Boasberg ruled that New Hampshire cannot move ahead with work requirements in exchange for Medicaid coverage; a study looking at 8 flavors of Juul e-liquids found the presence of acetals, irritating chemicals formed from alcohol and aldehydes, in the Crème brûlée flavor; Medicaid expansion advocates are petitioning Florida, Missouri, and Oklahoma to include ballot measures asking voters if they want to allow the federal healthcare program to cover more low-income adults.

Researchers said they have identified the mechanics that link a pro-inflammatory lipid in the infant microbiome at birth to the later development of allergies and asthma.

While poor sleep quality is common in patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD), it is unclear which factors other than sleep disordered breathing may contribute to poor sleep quality for these patients. A study published in ERJ Open Research found that providers should target depression and coexisting sleep disorders in order to improve sleep quality and quality of life for patients with ILD.

Researchers said if the findings are confirmed, pregnant women may want to limit their time outdoors when air quality advisories indicate unhealthy conditions.

An anaysis of nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) diagnostic tests for 15 years, water disinfection treatment, and water sources has found that where a city gets it water can increase the risk of NTM infection more than how the water is treated.

Doctors writing for the American Academy of Pediatrics say 80% of the cases of a rare condition, paradoxical vocal fold motion, are confused with asthma.

As President Trump spoke about the environment and the economy, the American Lung Association and the American Public Health Association said that they will sue the administration over its decision to repeal the Clean Power Plan, which was passed under the Obama administration to reduce carbon pollution from power plants.

Early detection and treatment of lung cancer through screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT) has been investigated as a potential tool for reducing lung cancer deaths, the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, for more than 2 decades. Published this week was an extended follow up study to the 2011 randomized National Lung Screening Trial that found a similar number of patients must be screened to prevent cancer deaths as determined in the original analysis.