Leo Robert

March 08, 2013

Images of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis, Wegener granulomatosis, interstitial lung disease, and other respiratory disorders show up in this photo essay.

February 28, 2013

Acute bronchiolitis, COPD, giant bullous emphysema, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, and pulmonary tuberculosis may present diagnostic challenges.

February 27, 2013

Increased exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in air pollution is associated with certain immune system effects and asthma diagnosis, according to research reported the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

February 21, 2013

Edema of the hands has numerous etiologies: leukocytoclastic vasculitis, puffy hands from HCV infection, DVT, lymphedema, trauma

February 08, 2013

Nervous system disorders are common, but the symptoms often resemble those of other medical conditions, complicating the diagnosis.

February 06, 2013

Stigma correlated most strongly with inability to work and was greater for chronic migraine than for epilepsy or episodic migraine.

January 24, 2013

Treatment of women who have preeclampsia with continuous positive airway pressure therapy for mild sleep-disordered breathing reverses low fetal activity levels and may improve fetal outcomes.

January 23, 2013

The FDA’s recent recommendation that the bedtime dose be lowered came about because new data show that blood levels may be high enough the morning after use to impair activities that require alertness.

January 23, 2013

The relationship between sleep and exercise is the theme of this year’s National Sleep Foundation Sleep in America poll, an annual checkup on Americans’ sleep health practices.

January 08, 2013

Researchers concluded that psychological factors might contribute to the development of this disorder but not ulcerative colitis.