If you are a smoker with asthma, smoking cessation is better than prednisone The results of a different new study done in Glasgow measured improvements in asthma control in adult smokers who decided to quit smoking. Lung function (FEV1) improved by an average of 15% and up to 36% in the ten patients...

In western countries, 25% of citizens report having heartburn at least once a month, 12% at least once per week, and 5% describe daily symptoms, state the authors of a Seminar in that week’s issue of The Lancet.Heartburn results from gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD), where the contents...

Deirdre Stewart, Ph.D., presented data to a crowded audience on a new patient-friendly device for detecting gastric reflux in the airway and its application in sleep medicine at the organization of Polysomnographic Technologists assembly, a segment of the SLEEP 2006 Associated Professional Sleep Societies...

Daily use of inhaled corticosteroids for preschool children with a history of intermittent wheezing does not prevent progression to asthma. Frequent episodes of wheezing are common in infants and toddlers. These episodes are successfully treated with asthma medications, such as inhaled bronchodilators...

Every day when I talk to my vasectomy reversal patients the subject of quality of sperm comes up. “But doctor, my sperm are not all healthy and normal. Does that mean I have a higher risk for birth defects? I am worried approximately the quality of the sperm. Is that a problem?” No, no and...

Highs and lows, and volume…again. Every job has its highlights, and every job has its downsides. Questions approximately semen volume are probably less exciting aspects of writing for the WebMD Men’s Health report board. Don’t get me wrong. Helping men to better understand their own...

Today you are okay…tomorrow is another story. This is one of those PSA stories that every urologist experiences at least a few times in their career. The good news for that specific situation is that there is a good ending for the patient. About eight years ago I saw a patient whom we will shout...

The truth approximately “watchful waiting”…and why do they sign it that? A 78-year-old man with heart disease and a few other problems was found to have a prostate cancer. Not a naughty one, not a large one. Just an average run-of-the-mill prostate cancer. One that, chances are, will...

Say it isn’t so. Okay, there are just a few things that are approach and dear to all men – and one of them is being threatened again. Yes, I am referring to the manly art of grilling. by the past few years whenever I have seen headlines proclaiming the hazards of grilling meat at very high...

There are some ancient traditions that are better left as part of the past… Yes, I am referring to that all-time favorite Ottoman Empire ritual of a circumcision carnival*. Think approximately it. The high prince is approximately to get a ritual circumcision, so everyone decides, “Hey, let’s...

If you or a loved one has COPD, read The Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema Handbook. The moment book that I have read approximately COPD, written for patients was a gratification, interrupted only by a walk in the woods with my golden retriever, Mollie Tamalie. that paperback is the moment edition of...