Inhaled steroids help young children breathe but do not prevent chronic asthma
...ungest patients." A breathing disease in which the airways are inflamed, asthma is the most common chronic childhood illness in the United States. In 2004, nearly 9 million children had been diagnosed with asthma, including 1.5 million under the age of 5 years, according to the Centers for Disease Control an...H5N1 threat puts human flu back in spotlight
...called cytokines in a "cytokine storm" that causes airways to become inflamed and the alveoli to fill with fluid. The result can be rapid death. According to the investigators, this finding at least partially explains why so many young, otherwise healthy people succumbed to the 1918-1919 pandemic, as do many...JCI table of contents: May 1, 2006
...present on airway smooth muscle cells, causing the airways to relax and the attack to subside. These receptors often exist in identical pairs called homodimers. More recently it has been revealed that some receptor types can exist in a pair with a different receptor, resulting in a heterodimer. In a study ap...The odd couple: Unlikely receptor pair key to failed asthma treatments
...present on airway smooth muscle cells, causing the airways to relax and the attack to subside. These receptors often exist in identical pairs called homodimers. More recently it has been revealed that some receptor types can exist in a pair with a different receptor, resulting in a heterodimer. In a study ap...Rapid lung function decline raises risk of death and hospitalization
... death, results from persistent obstruction of the airways associated with either severe emphysema or chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the tiny air sacs of the lung (alveoli) become enlarged and their walls are destroyed. In chronic bronchitis, the bronchial glands enlarge, causing chronic cough and excess ...Bronchial thermoplasty offers significant improvement for asthmatics in small study
...arate sessions were needed to treat all accessible airways of both lungs. "The procedure was well tolerated,"...responsiveness in asthma. The ability of asthmatic airways to constrict more promptly and excessively to inhaled stimuli than is the case for normal airways is...Endurance walking test distances improved significantly for COPD patients
...e. COPD results from persistent obstruction of the airways associated with either severe emphysema or chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the tiny air sacs of the lung (alveoli) become enlarged and their walls are destroyed. In chronic bronchitis, the bronchial glands enlarge, causing a chronic cough and exces...Combined treatment cuts inflammatory cells in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
...can significantly reduce inflammatory cells in the airways of current and former smokers being treated for moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These findings appear in the first issue for April 2006 of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, published by t...Sleep apnea treatment benefits the heart
... by a tube to a face mask helps keep the patient's airways open during the night. CPAP is a common sleep apnea treatment that often helps patients sleep better and then remain alert during the day. In this study, the 25 sleep apnea patients who were evaluated after six months of CPAP treatment were not only...Advice to children with sleep apnea: Wear that night-time breathing device!
... because of partial or complete obstruction of the airways during sleep due to anatomic and/or neuromotor factors. In children, the leading cause of sleep apnea is enlarged tonsils and adenoids, and the first line of treatment is surgical removal. If untreated, sleep apnea may lead to serious problems in lat...Exposure to fine particle air pollution linked with risk of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases
...e a much greater probability of reaching the small airways and the alveoli (air sacs) of the lung than do larger particles. Evidence is limited on the health risks of this size range of particulate matter. Francesca Dominici, Ph.D., of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and colleagues conducted a study to...Michigan State research sheds new light on health dangers of nanoparticles
...armful to the lung," he said. "It turns out, nasal airways may also be targets of toxicity caused by inhaled nanoparticles." To look into the potential toxicity of these carbon black nanoparticles, Harkema and colleagues exposed laboratory rodents to high levels of the material. They found that rats develope...Indoor pollution from cooking on wood stoves affects women in developing countries
...n. COPD results from persistent obstruction of the airways associated with either severe emphysema or chronic bronchitis. In emphysema, the tiny air sacs of the lung (alveoli) become enlarged and their walls are destroyed. In chronic bronchitis, the bronchial glands enlarge, causing a chronic cough and exces...JCI table of contents, January 26, 2006
... as mucoid conversion, forming a biofilm along the airways in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. In addition, its presence in the lungs of CF patients correlates with markedly reduced lung function. Daniel Hassett and colleagues at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in Cincinnati, Ohio found that t...Penn to test new thermal energy procedure to reduce asthmatic symptoms
...treat asthma. Physicians will actually go into the airways with a bronchoscope, which is a routine procedure,...derlying smooth muscle in the small to medium size airways with a new medical device. The Alair System - which is manufactured by Asthmatx, Inc. - consists of ...Hispanic asthma rates highest among Puerto Ricans
...mong Hispanics. Asthma is a condition in which the airways are narrowed as a result of hyperreactivity from c...r in and out. However, drug treatment can open the airways and allow most asthmatics to lead relatively normal lives Although data on U. S. Hispanics with asth...Didgeridoo playing improves your sleep
...land to test the theory that training of the upper airways by didgeridoo playing can improve these disorders....uthors conclude that regular training of the upper airways by didgeridoo playing reduces daytime sleepiness and snoring in people with moderate obstructive sle...Dentists report on new computerized tomography systems
...ates a wide range of images of the head, teeth and airways in under one minute, reducing radiation exposure to 20 % of convention CT imaging systems. The images taken with CBCT technologies are so swift that they can capture a heart beat. The technology adheres to radiation-level guidelines provided by t...Take a deep breath: UVA health system opens clinical trial of emphysema treatment
... lose their elasticity, which is important to keep airways open. Emphysema doesn't develop suddenly. Years of exposure to the irritation of cigarette smoke usually precede its development.......lly, the lungs were very small and their branching airways were underdeveloped. In addition, there were almost no alveoli--the small air sacs at the end of the smallest airways. Moreover, the kidneys failed to form properly or did not form at all. This showed that Scythe is required for development of both t...