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Therapeutic role found for carbon monoxide

... ?has proven effective in treating the symptoms of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), an extremely debilita...ed that the gas might prove beneficial in treating pulmonary arterial hypertension. To test this hypothesis, the scientists first exposed a PAH mouse model to a...

Combination therapy shows promising results in patients with advanced lung cancer

...tor of UCLA's lung cancer SPORE and a professor of pulmonary and critical care medicine. "Dr. Reckamp's trial is the first to study increasing doses of a COX-2 inhibitor in lung cancer in an attempt to define an optimal biological dose. Larger trials of combination therapies utilizing this dose will now be req...

Clot-busting drug helps revive cardiac arrest patients

...ing patients suffering from acute heart attacks or pulmonary embolism (blockage of an artery in the lungs that can cause heart rhythm problems). Clot-busting drugs aren't typically used in patients with cardiac arrest because of concerns that the chest compressions used during CPR could cause bleeding complica...

Viagra improves high altitude exercise performance up to 45% for some

...s such as acute mountain sickness or high altitude pulmonary edema while others adapt quickly. Studies like this may help identify some of the underlying differences between people and lead to better treatments. In future studies, Friedlander wants to identify: what steps individuals could take to acclimatiz...

Chemical in many air fresheners may reduce lung function

...y the compound 1,4 DCB was associated with reduced pulmonary function and this effect was seen even after caref...0-59 years old who had both VOC blood measures and pulmonary function measures are included in the study published in the August issue of Environmental Health Pe...

New MRI technique shows emphysema in asymptomatic smokers

...orly understood conditions like asthma and chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, leading to better treatments. ...

Efficiency, not more doctors, is the prescription for aging population

... congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Prior studies by CECS, published in the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care, have demonstrated that in some parts of the country, people with severe chronic illnesses receive more physician care in visits, hospitalizations, and procedures than p...

Flu not the only germ threat this time of year

...ions," said William Hall, M.D., a geriatrician and pulmonary specialist at the University of Rochester Medical Center who has studied how respiratory viruses are spread in communities like nursing homes. "RSV lives on objects including faucets, door handles, and change from the coffee shop, for quite awhile, f...

Hantavirus found in African wood mouse

...nited States. The American virus causes hantavirus pulmonary syndrome: fever, chills, and severe muscle pain, followed by respiratory distress. Nearly four in 10 cases are fatal. Initially called "Four Corners Disease," the malady was later traced to a previously unknown hantavirus carried by the deer mouse. ...

Stem cell study for patients with heart attack damage seeks to regenerate heart muscle

...between 21 and 85 years old. Patients are given a pulmonary breathing test, a CT scan and an MRI before the procedure. Patients undergo an MRI at the end of the study to see how much of the diseased heart muscle has been repaired and measure heart function. A patient may stay in the hospital only 2-3 days for...

Chemical warfare agent detection technology used to treat lung disease

...ses such as cancer, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused by smoking. Dr Paul Thomas from the University's School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science, who is leading the research, said: "Our vision is that one day we will be able to detect a previously undetectable tumour metaboli...

Liquid ventilation

... suitable surface tension in order to maintain the pulmonary structure and the fluorine has good properties for the transport of and interchange between blood and the gases, O2 and CO2. The respirator syringes introduce the oxygenated perfluorocarbon to the very last alveola. Here oxygen is released and carbon...

Rare Tibetan antelope listed as endangered

...hers produced real-time 3D images of a dog's right pulmonary veins -?sites that are targeted in treating atrial fibrillation. Similar 3D ultrasound devices also hold promise for minimally invasive abdominal and brain surgery applications, Smith said. Collaborators on the study include research and developmen...

3D ultrasound device poised to advance minimally invasive surgery

...hers produced real-time 3D images of a dog's right pulmonary veins -?sites that are targeted in treating atrial fibrillation. Similar 3D ultrasound devices also hold promise for minimally invasive abdominal and brain surgery applications, Smith said. Collaborators on the study include research and developmen...

Shorter colds, milder flu may follow from newly revealed immune mechanism

...erman Seldin Professor of Medicine and director of pulmonary and critical care medicine. "So the macrophages us...implications for asthma, COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and other chronic lung diseases, according to Holtzman. "We commonly see children, for ex...

Scientists move forward understanding of schizophrenia

...icines for treating asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by inhibiting very similar enzymes to PDE4B. It has been so exciting to work together with the Edinburgh and Merck groups in finding this new link between the gene coding for PDE4B and schizophrenia. This new research has the potential for d...

Smoking damages key regulatory enzyme in the lung

...f smoking, including changes in blood pressure and pulmonary function. Smokers' lungs also held onto the tracer chemical much longer than nonsmokers, and the delivery of tracer into the arterial blood supply was much lower for smokers, particularly for the first few minutes after being injected, Fowler added....

Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatments Highlighted

.... RFA is a safe, minimally invasive tool for local pulmonary tumor control with negligible mortality. Study of note: ?A prospective trial in 106 patients receiving RFA to heat and kill their lung tumor, shows 91% cancer-specific survival at 2 years. The RFA technique successfully killed the tumor inside the l...

Researchers develop gene therapy to reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension

...ey hope will lead to more effective treatments for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)--a deadly form of high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries caused by uncontrolled cell growth. Therapies are currently limited for a disease that can ...

Study: Predatory dinosaurs had bird-like pulmonary system

...such as the sparrow possibly have in common? Their pulmonary systems may have been more similar than scientists...ave fascinated biologists because of their unusual pulmonary system. Pulmonary air sacs prompt air to pass through the lungs twice during ventilation. This syste...

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