September 27th telebriefing on premature health
...approximately one every 60 seconds. Underdeveloped lungs and weak immune systems leave these fragile patients susceptible to respiratory illnesses. During virus season, which begins in late October, these babies are at a higher risk of developing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a disease that may be up...Study to examine the effects of synthetic steroids
...ts frequently suffer health problems because their lungs are not fully developed. Currently the best treatments are to give the mother synthetic steroids and to prolong the pregnancy for as long as possible. "The kidneys are also in a critical stage of development in the second and third trimesters of preg...Air pollution found to pose greater danger to health than earlier thought
...to health because they can penetrate deep into the lungs and sometimes even enter the bloodstream. In this ...ion-related to insulin resistance-that makes their lungs more receptive to receiving harmful particles." Jerrett notes that findings might have been affected...Leading experts discuss how to protect premature infants against RSV, a potentially dangerous virus
...approximately one every 60 seconds. Underdeveloped lungs and weak immune systems leave these fragile patients susceptible to respiratory illnesses. During virus season, which begins in late October, these babies are at a higher risk of developing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a disease that may be up ...$1.3 million NIH grant awarded to Florida Tech chemistry professor
... which are responsible for allergies affecting the lungs and nose. The availability of these synthetic mediators has opened the field to medical research in the areas of allergy and inflammation. Among his other accomplishments, Rokach was responsible for the development of the drug "Singulair", a leukotri...Researchers identify gene set linked to breast cancer's spread to lungs
...ppear to predict if the disease will spread to the lungs and, once there, how virulent it will become. The...e genes that prompt breast tumors to spread to the lungs are almost entirely different from the earlier set, with only six genes in common. This finding is s...New UC study shows 'stop and go' traffic increases infant wheezing
...ants. "During the first year of life, an infant's lungs and immune system are still developing," said Patrick Ryan, lead author for the study in UC's Department of Environmental Health. "Overexposure to harmful particulates at such a young age may play a role in the development of allergic conditions." T...The Cochrane Library newsletter, 2005, issue 3
... lung function. Asthma is a chronic disease of the lungs where people have periods where their breathing is stable, and other periods where it is restricted. These 'exacerbations' or 'attacks' can be mild or so severe that the person needs hospital treatment. During most episodes people use inhaled beta-2-...Mouse studies of oseltamivir show promise against H5N1 influenza virus
...r period of time can prevent the H5N1 virus in the lungs from gaining a foothold and then spreading to the brain. The researchers are planning additional studies in small animal models in which avian flu infection closely resembles the disease in humans....American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for July 2005 (second issue)
...erial strain called Moraxella catarrhalis from the lungs of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients results in long-lasting, strain-specific protection from reacquisition and has important implications for vaccine development.The investigators assessed 104 adults with COPD for 81 months. The...Benefits of nitric oxide vary in preemies, Stanford/Packard researchers say
...val rate of very premature infants, whose immature lungs are often not up to the task of living outside the...itric oxide works by dilating blood vessels in the lungs to allow the more efficient delivery of oxygen and the elimination of carbon dioxide. It also helps ...Researchers discover novel pathway of inflammation that contributes to lung damage in CF patients
...understanding of their role in inflammation in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis. Dr. Kolls said, "I think that if we can understand the inflammation processes, we can make an impact on their lives." Dr. Kolls and his team's discovery could also have applications with Multiple Sclerosis, as well a...Oral liquid hydroxyurea promising for long-term use in babies with sickle cell anemia
... syndrome (ACS). ACS refers to an infection in the lungs that causes difficulty breathing, pain and other symptoms and can be fatal. The current St. Jude study was an extension of a previous clinical trial, Hydroxyurea Safety and Organ Toxicity (HUSOFT), which was the first in which young babies were trea...African-Americans more prone to higher heart weight than whites, study shows
...tricle which pumps oxygen-carrying blood from the lungs to the rest of the body becomes thicker. Congestive heart failure occurs when the heart's left ventricle fails to pump properly. "These exciting results suggest the extent to which even the early stages of heart disease could be prevented in the Af...Study finds drug works against scleroderma lung disease
...out 80% of patients also have a problem with their lungs that leads to scarring (fibrosis). This scarring is caused by inflammation, in which an abnormal number of white blood cells accumulate in the lungs. The inflammation and scarring make breathing more difficult. More than half of scleroderma deaths ar...Asthma drug fluticasone works as well as other drugs at half the dose
...ount of air that can be forcibly expelled from the lungs in one second after a deep breath. For instance, a dose of fluticasone that was half the size of the beclomethasone or budesonide dose increased the amount of air exhaled in one second by an average of .14 liters, the researchers found. In the studie...Study finds Herceptin may have role in bladder cancer treatment
...re likely to have cancer in their liver, bones and lungs than those with HER2-negative tumors, and the tumors had spread to more organs than in people whose cancer was HER2-negative, suggesting a more aggressive type of cancer. The HER2-positive study participants were given Herceptin along with standard ...Discovery of key inflammation mechanism in COPD could lead to new treatments
...lation between the increase in inflammation in the lungs and a loss of activity in an enzyme responsible for switching off inflammatory genes and cells, called histone deacetylase (HDAC). Professor Peter Barnes, from Imperial College London and the Royal Brompton Hospital, and senior author of the research...Researchers consider possible mechanistic links between obesity and asthma
...k between obesity and asthma. In obese people the lungs are under-expanded and the size of breaths is smaller. These factors make it more likely that their airways will narrow. In addition, there is chronic low grade systemic inflammation in the obese. This systemic inflammation appears to originate in...Breast CT reaches clinical testing: May improve on mammography
... the chance that it has spread to the lymph nodes, lungs or bones, and the greater the chance for a permanent cure and for breast preservation." A mammogram is an X-ray taken through all the layers of the breast at once. The resulting image may not detect a tumor hidden by other structures within the breas...