PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- Biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) increased linearly with severity of sleep-disordered breathing in normal-weight older people, according to a study reported here.

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who also have allergic disease have higher levels of respiratory symptoms and are at higher risk for COPD exacerbations, according to a new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

(MedPage Today) -- The mystery of why a drug for one autoimmune disease can cause another may have been solved. Also this week: a new oral nimodipine formulation aimed at reducing medication errors.

I had never heard of dystonia — until my doctors told me I had it.    

Title: Fruit, Vegetable-Rich Diet Halves Lung Disease RiskCategory: Health NewsCreated: 5/16/2007 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/16/2007 12:00:00 AM