Mountain Medicine And High Altitude Physiology Course

December 5th-7th sees the 10th Mountain Medicine and High Altitude Physiology Course, set in the dramatic scenery of Plas Y Brenin, the National Mountain Centre in Capel Curig, Gwynedd, North Wales. Run by the University of Leicester in association with Medical Expeditions, the three-day course attracts an international panel of speakers, including leading altitude physiologists and physicians from around the world.
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Posted on 08/21/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Medical Students / Training | Trackback | Comments Off

Lung’s Protective Response Against Tobacco Smoke Blocked By Infection

An infection that often goes undetected can block the lung's natural protective response against tobacco smoke, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. The findings, recently published online and scheduled to appear in the October issue of Infection and Immunity, suggest one mechanism that may cause smokers to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Posted on 08/21/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Smoking / Quit Smoking | Trackback | Comments Off

Link Between Low Level Cadmium Exposure And Lung Disease

New research suggests that cadmium is one of the critical ingredients causing emphysema, and even low-level exposure attained through second-hand smoke and other means may also increase the chance of developing lung disease. The University of Michigan School of Public Health study suggests that higher cadmium levels in the body as much as double the risk of developing a pulmonary disease diagnosis such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
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Posted on 08/21/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Lung Cancer | Trackback | Comments Off

Most Deaths In 1918 Influenza Pandemic Caused By Bacterial Pneumonia

The majority of deaths during the influenza pandemic of 1918-1919 were not caused by the influenza virus acting alone, report researchers from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. Instead, most victims succumbed to bacterial pneumonia following influenza virus infection.
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Posted on 08/20/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Flu / Cold / SARS | Trackback | Comments Off

Silver Is The Key To Reducing Pneumonia Associated With Breathing Tubes

People have long prized silver as a precious metal. Now, silver-coated endotracheal tubes are giving critically ill patients another reason to value the lustrous metal. In a study published in the Aug. 20, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the NASCENT Investigation Group, report that the silver-coated tubes led to a 36 percent reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
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Posted on 08/20/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses | Trackback | Comments Off

Pneumonia Risk Lowered By Using Silver-Coated Tubes

Patients in intensive care units who require mechanical ventilation are more likely to develop ventilator-associated pneumonia if they stay in hospitals longer. A new study published in the August 20 issue of JAMA reports that the use of a silver-coated endotracheal tube led to a reduction in the incidence of this type of pneumonia.
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Posted on 08/20/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

College Cocktails Lead To Science Career

If you knew what possessed the young Jim Sacchettini to become a biochemist, you might look upon the "bar scene" more approvingly. But that story's for later. Instead, ponder what Sacchettini calls "the diseases of the poor" - infectious diseases that not long ago were considered wiped from the face of the Earth - tuberculosis and malaria, for instance. Sacchettini saw these maladies firsthand in the Bronx. He had gone there in 1990 from St. Louis, Mo.
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Posted on 08/20/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Tropical Diseases | Trackback | Comments Off

Federation Of Holistic Therapists’ Training Congress - Sunday 21st And Monday 22nd September, UK

The event, which is to be held on Sunday 21st and Monday 22nd September 2008 at Donington Park in the East Midlands, is the UK's largest complementary therapy trade exhibition and educational experience taking place outside of London, and the only event of its kind supported by the Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT).
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Posted on 08/19/2008 | Filed under Complememntary & Alternative Medicine - Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine | Trackback | Comments Off

Dirty Smoke From Ships Found To Degrade Air Quality In Coastal Cities

Ah, nothing like breathing clean coastal air, right? Think again. Chemists at UC San Diego have measured for the first time the impact that dirty smoke from ships cruising at sea and generating electricity in port can have on the air quality of coastal cities.
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Posted on 08/19/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Respiratory / Asthma | Trackback | Comments Off

Many U.S. Public Schools In ‘Air Pollution Danger Zone’

One in three U.S. public schools are in the "air pollution danger zone," according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC). UC researchers have found that more than 30 percent of American public schools are within 400 meters, or a quarter mile, of major highways that consistently serve as main truck and traffic routes.
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Posted on 08/19/2008 | Filed under Respiratory & Asthma - Water - Air Quality / Agriculture | Trackback | Comments Off

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