Research published in the Journal of Physiology sheds new light on sudden infant death syndrome – a poorly understood condition also known as 'cot death'.

Prescribing antibiotics for patients with discoloured phlegm caused by acute cough has little or no effect on alleviating symptoms and recovery, a Cardiff University study has found. 

A drug used to treat asthma has been shown to help reduce the formation of amyloid beta, a peptide in the brain that is implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at Temple University's School of Medicine.

Scientists have long suspected that clinicians' ability to read x-rays can be skewed according to what they expect to find, but a University of Sydney study published in the international journal Radiology did not find evidence to support this theory.

A recent tuberculosis scare at Liverpool Hospital has made many people realise Australia is not a tuberculosis-free nation, with more than 1,100 cases of TB reported in Australia.

A new study published in the journal Clinical & Experimental Allergy reveals that children whose mothers used the popular pain reliever paracetamol during pregnancy were at an increased risk of wheezing when compared to non-users.

Controlling exacerbations is recognised as vital to improving chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) disease progression and patient quality of life, but challenges exist in general practitioners using key tools available to help them, according to a new survey by the Australian Lung Foundation.

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center have found that the FDA-approved drug sirolimus, used primarily to prevent rejection in organ transplant patients, stabilised lung function in women with lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM).

As the 'flu season' begins, new findings released by the Influenza Specialist Group (ISG) have led experts to call upon pharmacists to challenge the risky behaviour of people when it comes to preventing transmission of influenza and seeking vaccination.

During a regular annual physical exam, blood is usually drawn to check the health of a person's heart, kidneys and liver. Now, researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center say a blood test that detects the early development of emphysema – well before symptoms occur – may someday also be offered.