http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- People may not be the only ones susceptible to the H1N1 virus this year - family pets also can fall victim to the influenza. http://www.physorg.com/news177329345.html Medicine & Health Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:11:56 EST news177329345 As more Canadians are diagnosed with H1N1 influenza infection, some will be admitted to hospital. The most severely affected may be treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) and placed on a mechanical ventilator to help them breathe while they recover from the infection. http://www.physorg.com/news177248922.html Medicine & Health Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:10:03 EST news177248922 Despite a current suggestion that patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome be positioned lying face down while receiving mechanical ventilation, study results indicate that this positioning does not significantly lower the risk of death compared to similar patients positioned lying face up during ventilation, according to a study in the November 11 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news177100073.html Medicine & Health Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:00:01 EST news177100073 Despite the severity of disease and the intensity of treatment, most patients in Australia and New Zealand who experienced respiratory failure as a result of 2009 influenza A(H1N1) and were treated with a system that adds oxygen to the patient's blood survived the disease, according to a study to appear in the November 4 issue of JAMA. This study is being published early online because of its public health importance. http://www.physorg.com/news174562517.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:40:01 EST news174562517 Critical illness from 2009 influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico occurred among young patients, was associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, and had a fatality rate of about 40 percent, according to a study to appear in the November 4 issue of JAMA. This study is being published early online to coincide with its presentation at a meeting of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news174562247.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:10:01 EST news174562247 Research led by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chairman of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a therapeutic target for acute lung injury resulting in acute respiratory distress syndrome, a highly fatal complication of influenza infection. http://www.physorg.com/news173448577.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:10:31 EST news173448577 In this week's PLoS Medicine, Liza Dawson (National Institutes of Health) and colleagues discuss the scientific and ethical issues associated with choosing clinical trial designs when there is no consensus on what constitutes usual care. http://www.physorg.com/news173419133.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Sep 2009 04:59:22 EST news173419133 After more than 50 experiments in mice, medical scientists at Johns Hopkins have mapped out the basic steps taken by a particular set of white blood cells in setting the pace of recovery after serious lung injury. http://www.physorg.com/news172780032.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:20:01 EST news172780032 Psychiatrists and critical care specialists at Johns Hopkins have begun to tease out what there is about a stay in an intensive care unit (ICU) that leads so many patients to report depression after they go home. http://www.physorg.com/news158584903.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:22:20 EST news158584903 Women choosing repeat cesarean deliveries and having them at term but before completing 39 weeks gestation are up to two times more likely to have a baby with serious complications including respiratory distress resulting in mechanical ventilation and NICU admission. http://www.physorg.com/news150571274.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:21:14 EST news150571274