http://www.nursingtimes.net/RSS/RespiratoryNurseSpecialists_Clinical_News_RSS_Feed.xml en-uk People suffering from allergic rhinitis will over time experience a progressive worsening of their nasal passage functioning, Italian study findings suggest. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/Clinical_journal_round_up/2008/06/hay_fever_worsens_lung_function_over_time.html;jsessionid=97C2594D4F1007EF2837252F4E5F262E http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/Clinical_journal_round_up/2008/06/hay_fever_worsens_lung_function_over_time.html;jsessionid=97C2594D4F1007EF2837252F4E5F262E Steve Ford 02 June 2008 11:41 Acute epiglottitis is not rare in adults, despite previously being described as a childhood condition, say Hong Kong researchers. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/Clinical_journal_round_up/2008/05/acute_epiglottitis_in_adults.html;jsessionid=97C2594D4F1007EF2837252F4E5F262E http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/Clinical_journal_round_up/2008/05/acute_epiglottitis_in_adults.html;jsessionid=97C2594D4F1007EF2837252F4E5F262E Steve Ford 12 May 2008 13:23 COPD patients given inhaled corticosteroids are 70% more likely to be hospitalised for pneumonia than other patients with the condition, a study has shown. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/clinicalnews/corticosteroids_increase_admission_risk.html;jsessionid=97C2594D4F1007EF2837252F4E5F262E 02 April 2007 09:01 A five-minute walk is enough to significantly reduce tobacco cravings, according to UK researchers. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/clinicalnews/brisk_walk_cuts_cigarette_craving.html;jsessionid=97C2594D4F1007EF2837252F4E5F262E 14 March 2007 10:00 Off-label asthma prescriptions for children cause increased symptom levels, research has shown. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/clinicalnews/asthma_symptoms_linked_to_offlabel_prescribing.html;jsessionid=97C2594D4F1007EF2837252F4E5F262E 08 March 2007 10:16 Researchers have developed a simple blood test that can predict a patient's risk of head and neck cancer caused by smoking. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/clinicalnews/blood_test_predicts_head_cancer.html;jsessionid=97C2594D4F1007EF2837252F4E5F262E 25 January 2007 11:13 Around 600,000 peer-reviewed research papers were made available free over the internet this week with the launch of UK PubMed Central. http://www.nursingtimes.net:80/mentalhealthnurses/clinicalnews/free_research_archive_goes_online.html;jsessionid=97C2594D4F1007EF2837252F4E5F262E 15 January 2007 10:22