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Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT en-us http://medicineworld.org/images/blogs/lung-cancer/lung-surgery.jpg http://medicineworld.org/news/lung-news.html 101 85 http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/5-2008/men-at-increased-risk-of-death-from-pneumonia.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/5-2008/men-at-increased-risk-of-death-from-pneumonia.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT Men who come to the hospital with pneumonia generally are sicker than women and have a higher risk of dying over the next year, despite aggressive medical care, as per a research studybeing presented Tuesday, May 20, at the 104th International Conference of the American Thoracic Society. Scientific sessions are scheduled May 16 to 21 in Toronto........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/5-2008/personalized-therapy-for-asthma-and-copd.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/5-2008/personalized-therapy-for-asthma-and-copd.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have defined a new type of immune response that is activated in patients with severe asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Their discovery could dramatically improve diagnosis and therapy of patients with chronic inflammatory lung disease........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/4-2008/asthma-and-smokers-lung.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/4-2008/asthma-and-smokers-lung.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT Dry airways may not only play a central role in the development of the in-herited lung disease cystic fibrosis, but also in much more common ac-quired chronic lung diseases such as asthma and smoker's lung, the ciga-rette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This is the conclusion reached by researchers at Heidelberg University Hospital under the direction of Assistant Professor Dr. Marcus Mall from the Department of Pediatrics at Heidelberg University Hospital and Professor Dr. Richard Boucher of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In ani-mal studies, they observed that insufficient hydration of the airway surfaces leads to pathologies typical of chronic obstructive lung diseases in humans........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/4-2008/smokers-with-lung-disease-need-more.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/4-2008/smokers-with-lung-disease-need-more.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT OHSU Smoking Cessation Center scientists outline key steps for developing and implementing clinic-based systems to provide smoking cessation therapy tailored to smokers with respiratory disorders. Smokers with lung disease require more than brief smoking cessation interventions to successfully quit, scientists in the Oregon Health and Science University Smoking Cessation Center report........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/7-2007/one-cannabis-joint-equal-to-up-to-5-cigarettes.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/7-2007/one-cannabis-joint-equal-to-up-to-5-cigarettes.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT A single cannabis joint has the same effect on the lungs as smoking up to five cigarettes in one go, indicates research published ahead of print in the journal Thorax. The scientists base their findings on 339 adults up to the age of 70, selected from a research study that's ongoing of respiratory health, and categorised into four different groups........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/5-2007/healthy-children-with-smoking-parents.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/5-2007/healthy-children-with-smoking-parents.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT Children of smokers who dont show any signs of respiratory problems may still be experiencing damaging changes in their airways that could lead to lung disease during the later part of life, as per a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/5-2007/sleep-apnea-patients-and-risk-of-car-crashes.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/5-2007/sleep-apnea-patients-and-risk-of-car-crashes.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT People with obstructive sleep apnea have a markedly increased risk of severe motor vehicle crashes involving personal injury, as per a research studypresented at the American Thoracic Society 2007 International Conference, on Sunday, May 20. The study of 800 people with sleep apnea and 800 without the nighttime breathing disorder observed that patients with sleep apnea were twice as likely as people without sleep apnea to have a car crash, and three to five times as likely to have a serious crash involving personal injury. Overall, the sleep apnea group had a total of 250 crashes over three years, compared with 123 crashes in the group without sleep apnea........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/4-2007/breathing-for-better-lung-health.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/4-2007/breathing-for-better-lung-health.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT While working to find novel ways to treat the life-threatening disease of cystic fibrosis, scientists at the University of North Carolina have discovered that the rhythmic motion of the lungs during normal breathing is a critical regulator of the clearance of bacteria and other noxious materials. Their research, funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the National Institute of Health, is reported in the latest issue of The Journal of Physiology........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/4-2007/alcohol-and-sleep-related-breathing-disorder.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/4-2007/alcohol-and-sleep-related-breathing-disorder.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT Increased usual alcohol consumption among men is linked to an increased risk of a mild or worse sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD), as per a research studyreported in the April 15th issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM). The study, authored by Paul E. Peppard, PhD, and his colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, focused on 775 men and 645 women, who were reviewed for alcohol consumption and a sleep-related breathing disorder. It was discovered that, relative to men who consumed less alcohol, for each increment of one drink per day, men who consumed more alcohol had 25 percent greater odds of a mild or worse SRBD........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/3-2007/bacteria-from-patients-dental-plaque.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/3-2007/bacteria-from-patients-dental-plaque.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT Patients admitted to a hospital's intensive care unit (ICU) already are seriously ill, so the last thing they need is a new infection. Unfortunately, statistics show that as a number of as 25 percent of all patients admitted to the ICU and placed on ventilators develop pneumonia, which can be fatal........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/11-2006/go-to-church-to-breathe-easier.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/11-2006/go-to-church-to-breathe-easier.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT Going to church might help you breathe easier. A new study by Temple Universitys Joanna Maselko, Sc.D., observed that religious activity may protect and maintain pulmonary health in the elderly. Pulmonary function is an important indicator of respiratory and overall health, yet little is known about the psychosocial factors that might predict pulmonary function. At the same time, religious activity is emerging as a potential health promoting factor, particularly among the elderly. We wanted to determine whether there was a correlation between the two, Maselko said........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/11-2006/heart-catheters-do-not-benefit-patients.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/11-2006/heart-catheters-do-not-benefit-patients.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT Doctors should probably stop using pulmonary artery catheters because they do not benefit patients, say doctors from Australia in this week's BMJ. The pulmonary artery catheter was invented in 1968. It enabled bedside monitoring in critically ill patients by measuring heart output and capillary pressure in the lungs and became widely used in intensive care units........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/10-2006/tamiflu-reduces-death-from-influenza.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/10-2006/tamiflu-reduces-death-from-influenza.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT Tamiflu (oseltamivir), is effective in reducing the risk of death linked to seasonal influenza in severely ill patients,1 as per new data presented today. Treatment of infected adults was linked to a 71 per cent reduction in mortality.1 These results demonstrate the importance of the role of antivirals in the management of seasonal influenza and highlights the seriousness and risk of mortality linked to it........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/8-2006/nicotine-withdrawal-begins-quickly.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/8-2006/nicotine-withdrawal-begins-quickly.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT Smokers who have tried to quit are well aware of the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal: cravings for cigarettes, mood disturbances, appetite increase and sleep problems. However, it had not previously been known when withdrawal symptoms first appear. Thomas H. Brandon, Ph.D., Director of H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute's Tobacco Research and Intervention Program and his research team from Moffitt and the University of South Florida study examined this and observed that within 30 minutes, the abstaining smokers reported greater cravings for cigarettes. Results have been reported in the most recent issue of Psychopharmacology, authored by Peter S. Hendricks, Joseph, W. Ditre, and David J. Drobes, and Brandon........ ]]> http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/8-2006/ozone-forecaster-unveiled.html http://medicineworld.org/cancer/lead/8-2006/ozone-forecaster-unveiled.html Mon, 19 May 2008 03:09:45 GMT People with asthma or other respiratory problems can breathe a sigh of relief thanks to University of Houston professors who have recently unveiled a forecasting system that provides air quality data on ozone conditions. With the intent to not only increase public awareness, but also help Texas manage air quality issues, the Institute for Multi-dimensional Air Quality Studies (IMAQS) at UH has been operating an air quality forecasting system for a year that has been tested, fine-tuned and now determined ready for public use. Over the course of this past year, the system has been expanded and improved to serve the entire eastern half of Texas, including the Houston and Dallas metropolitan areas........ ]]>