News tagged with critical care
Common food additive found to increase risk and speed spread of lung cancer
Dec 29, 2008 |
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New research in an animal model suggests that a diet high in inorganic phosphates, which are found in a variety of processed foods including meats, cheeses, beverages, and bakery products, might speed growth of lung cancer ...
Vitamin D levels linked to asthma severity
Apr 23, 2009 |
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New research provides evidence for a link between vitamin D insufficiency and asthma severity.
Love handles put the squeeze on lungs
Mar 06, 2009 |
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There's more bad news for people who carry excess weight around their waists: Not only is abdominal obesity associated with diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease and a host of other health problems collectively known ...
Researchers find new patterns in H1N1 deaths
Dec 23, 2009 |
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Brazilian researchers have performed the first-ever autopsy study to examine the precise causes of death in victims of the H1N1 swine flu.
Mountaineers measure lowest human blood oxygen levels on record
Jan 07, 2009 |
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The lowest ever levels of oxygen in humans have been reported in climbers on an expedition led by UCL (University College London) doctors. The world-first measurements of blood oxygen levels in climbers near the top of Mount ...
'Hygiene hypothesis' challenged: Day care doubles early respiratory problems
Sep 08, 2009 |
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New research hints that the common belief that kids who go to daycare have lower rates of asthma and allergy later in life might be nothing more than wishful thinking. While young children in daycare definitely do get more ...
Study: Fluid buildup in lungs is part of the damage done by the flu
Feb 10, 2009 |
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In a fight against respiratory infections, the body typically produces a little fluid to help the lungs generate a productive cough. But new research suggests that the influenza virus can tip the balance toward too much fluid ...
Patients in US 5 times more likely to spend last days in ICU than patients in England
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Patients who die in the hospital in the United States are almost five times as likely to have spent part of their last hospital stay in the ICU than patients in England. What's more, over the age of 85, ICU usage among terminal ...
New research links platelets to sepsis-related organ failure
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Scientists at Children's National Medical Center have identified a previously unknown contributor to organ failure in patients suffering from sepsis: platelets.
'Difficult-to-treat asthma' may be due to difficult-to-treat patients
Oct 23, 2009 |
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Difficult-to-treat asthma often may have more to do with patients who do not take their medication as instructed than ineffective medication, according to researchers in Northern Ireland.
Less costly, more accessible and as effective: Simplified treatment for sleep apnea
Mar 06, 2009 |
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Diagnosing and treating obstructive sleep apnea may soon become much less expensive and arduous, thanks to new research showing that a simplified program using experienced nurses, home ambulatory diagnosis and auto-titrating ...
Emphysema severity directly linked to coal dust exposure
Jul 24, 2009 |
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Coal dust exposure is directly linked to severity of emphysema in smokers and nonsmokers alike, according to new research from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).
How nurses can better support families of dying children
Dec 22, 2009 |
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Most nurses that work in a children's critical care unit feel prepared and trained to help parents during the final moments of their child's life and the difficult hours that follow.
Quitting smoking can reverse asthma-inducing changes in lungs
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Asthmatic smokers may be able to reverse some of the damage to their lungs that exacerbates asthmatic symptoms just by putting down their cigarettes, according to research out of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands.
Anti-fungal drug offers great benefits to some with severe asthma
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Some patients with severe asthma who also have allergic sensitivity to certain fungi enjoy great improvements in their quality of life and on other measures after taking an antifungal drug, according to new research from ...
