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Health Encyclopedia: Scleroderma Treatment For Lung Complications
- Scleroderma - Treatment for Lung Complications
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Treatment for Lung Complications
Pulmonary Fibrosis
Cyclophosphamide. Cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan), an immunosuppressive agent, may be effective for preventing lung deterioration and is the important agent for treating pulmonary fibrosis. Cyclophosphamide, available in forms that are intravenous and taken by mouth, blocks some of the destructive actions of scleroderma in the lung. Intravenous cyclophosphamide can be life-saving for patients with pneumonia resulting from interstitial lung disease. Si...
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Expert & Community Posts
Pulmonary Hypertension - What You Need to Know
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...dermatomyositis, sarcoidosis, as well as other long-standing lung diseases. According to... Read more »
Heart failure, is it All the Same?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...this diagnosis if there are other problems such as lung disease (asthma, emphysema) present. ... Read more »
What are the effects of taking tadalafil in a person without erectile dysfunction?
By Jay Motola , Health Expert...similar drug for a disease processother than ED, namely pulmonary hypertension without untoward... Read more »
Time to Have Kids Tested, Carefully, for Hypertension
By Craig Stoltz , Health ExpertAn alarming study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that three... Read more »
Is There A Magic Pill for Weight Loss?
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...was later associated with heart valve defects and pulmonary hypertension and was taken off the... Read more »
Health Guide
Scleroderma: Prognosis
...progression slows down.One of the most serious complications of pulmonary fibrosis is interstitial lung disease, which causes breathing difficulties and a decline in lung function. This condition... Read more »Sickle Cell Disease: Highlights
...the household who do not take hydroxyurea should use disposable gloves when handling this medication.Pulmonary HypertensionPulmonary hypertension (high pressure in the blood vessels of the lungs)... Read more »Scleroderma: Resources
...Scleroderma Networkwww.sctc-online.org -- Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortiumwww.phassociation.org -- Pulmonary Hypertension Associationwww.thoracic.org/ -- American Thoracic Society Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Highlights
...ingredient in Viagra) to treat pulmonary hypertension, a serious complication of chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD).A new study found that salmeterol/fluticasone combination (marketed in the... Read more »Scleroderma: Diagnosis
...Systemic ComplicationsDiagnosing Lung Complications. Changes in the lungs may occur early in scleroderma lung disease, and prompt treatment is very important to prevent complications. For this... Read more »
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Artificial Lung Saves Lives
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Antioxidants linked to pulmonary hypertension
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Can stem cells treat pulmonary hypertension?
August 20, 2009A readers who suffers from pulmonary hypertension asks if a stem cell therapy available in the Dominican Republic could help treat her condition. Dr.... Read summary »
New drug approved for pulmonary hypertension
May 27, 2009The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new drug for pulmonary hypertension. The drug, which will be sold under the brandname... Read summary »
Preventing Lung Cancer
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