Today's News

• ATS: Adenotonsillectomy Offers Relief to Kids With Sleep Apnea
  Compared to watchful waiting, early adenotonsillectomy improves some symptoms, but not attention or executive function, in school-age children with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, according to a study published online May 21 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society, held from May 17 to 22 in Philadelphia.
• ATS: Air, Noise Pollution May Raise Cardiovascular Risk
  Long-term exposure to air pollution and high levels of nighttime noise caused by proximity to road traffic are independently linked with calcification of the thoracic aorta, a measure of subclinical atherosclerosis, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society, held from May 17 to 22 in Philadelphia.
• ATS: BAL Findings Tied to Early Bronchiectasis in Kids With CF
  There is a higher chance of early bronchiectasis in children with cystic fibrosis among those patients with neutrophil elastase activity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid early in life, according to a study published online May 21 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society, held from May 17 to 22 in Philadelphia.
• ATS: Dupilumab Safe, Effective for Moderate, Severe Asthma
  Dupilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody, appears safe and effective for the treatment of patients with persistent, moderate-to-severe asthma and elevated eosinophils, according to a study published online May 21 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society, held from May 17 to 22 in Philadelphia.
• ATS: Early Parenteral Nutrition Doesn't Reduce Day-60 Death
  For critically ill patients with relative contraindications to early enteral nutrition, the provision of early parenteral nutrition is not associated with reductions in day-60 mortality, according to a study published online May 20 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society, held from May 17 to 22 in Philadelphia.
• ATS: Injured Women Receive Less Trauma Care Than Men
  A significant gender gap exists in trauma care, with injured women significantly less likely to receive care in a trauma center than men, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society, held from May 17 to 22 in Philadelphia.
• ATS: Nighttime Intensivist Staffing Doesn't Cut ICU Stay
  Nighttime intensivist staffing in the intensive care unit (ICU) on the day of admission is not associated with reduced length of stay in the ICU and does not improve other patient outcomes, according to a study published online May 20 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society, held from May 17 to 22 in Philadelphia.
• ATS: Short Steroid Course Non-Inferior for COPD Exacerbations
  For patients presenting to the emergency department with acute chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations, five days of treatment with glucocorticoids is non-inferior to conventional 14-day therapy for reexacerbation within six months, according to a study published online May 21 in the Journal of the American Medical Association to coincide with presentation at the annual meeting of the American Thoracic Society, held from May 17 to 22 in Philadelphia.
• Case Survival Reflects Hospital Performance in Cardiac Arrest
  Hospitals with high case-survival rates for cardiac arrest tend to have lower incidence rates of inpatient cardiac arrest, according to research published online May 20 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
• CDC Presents Recent Trends in Health Behaviors of U.S. Adults
  In 2008 to 2010, the prevalence of key health behaviors among U.S. adults varied, with about one in five adults current smokers and 62.1 percent overweight or obese, according to a report presented by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics.
• CDC: High Number of Public Pools Contain Microbes
  Three-quarters of public schools in the metro Atlanta area contain microbes, including bacteria indicating the presence of fecal matter, according to research published in the May 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report.
• Comorbidities Up Other-Cause Death for Men With Prostate CA
  Among men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer the risk for other-cause mortality increases with the number of comorbid conditions, particularly in older men, according to a study published in the May 21 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.