News tagged with trachea
Why measles spreads so quickly
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered why measles, perhaps the most contagious viral disease in the world, spreads so quickly. The virus emerges in the trachea of its host, provoking a cough that fills the air with particles ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Earlier tracheostomies result in better patient outcomes
A tracheostomy performed within the first seven days after a severe head injury results in better overall patient outcome, according to a team of Penn State College of Medicine researchers. This is especially true for patients ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 05, 2011 |
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For common toy breed dog windpipe issue, veterinarians use technology and precision
Jack, a 12-year-old Yorkshire terrier, was lethargic and gasping for air when he arrived at the University of Missouri Veterinary Hospital. His tongue and gums were a bluish-purple. But, just one day following ...
Oct 04, 2011 |
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1st patient with man-made windpipe almost said no
(AP) -- The first person to receive an artificial windpipe says he almost refused the lifesaving operation.
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Sweden hospital in lab-made windpipe transplant
A 36-year-old man who had tracheal cancer has received a new lab-made windpipe seeded with his own stem cells in a procedure in Sweden they call the first successful attempt of its kind, officials said Thursday.
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Novel surgery removes rare tumor, rebuilds trachea
Using a novel surgical approach, it's possible to rebuild the trachea and preserve a patient's voice after removing an invasive throat tumor, according to a new report from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
Jan 28, 2011 |
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Man's best friend helps to solve puzzle of a genetic disorder
(PhysOrg.com) -- Observations in purebred dogs led an international team of scientists from Duke University Medical Center and other institutions to make an important gene discovery in a devastating human genetic condition ...
Dec 06, 2010 |
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Surgeons perform revolutionary transplant operation
(PhysOrg.com) -- University College London scientists and surgeons have led a revolutionary operation to transplant a new trachea into a child and use the child?s own stem cells to rebuild the airway in the body.
Mar 19, 2010 |
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Minn. parents agree to let son undergo chemo
(AP) -- The parents of a Minnesota boy who refused chemotherapy for his cancer told a judge Tuesday they now agree to the medical treatment, and the judge ruled their son can stay with them. Daniel Hauser, ...
May 26, 2009 |
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