Archive for the 'Ear, Nose and Throat' Category


Cook Medical Unveils Web Site Designed To Educate Physicians On Balloon Percutaneous Tracheostomy

Cook Medical today further demonstrated its commitment to physician education through the launch of the Ciaglia Blue Dolphin Web site. Accessible through the Cook Medical Web site, this educational microsite is designed to provide physicians with the latest information on a new technique of percutaneous dilational tracheostomy (PDT).
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Sleep Apnoea: The Role Of Throat Muscle Coordination

Sleep apnoea is a common disorder related to snoring. In patients with sleep apnoea, the throat collapses and occludes during sleep, causing cessation of breathing and lack of oxygen. Fortunately, after several breathing attempts without air, the patient wakes up, but the repetitive arousals cause daytime fatigue, as well as heart diseases.
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The Online Cough Clinic’s Spectacular Success: Check Out Your Chronic Cough On The Internet, With Expert Advice At Your Fingertips!

Chronic cough is one of the conditions doctors hate, since it is poorly understood and hard to treat. A British team has set out to improve diagnosis and treatment by providing patients with expert consultation… on the Net! The results of this groundbreaking project, presented in Berlin to the Annual Congress of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), open the way to a new, interactive medical approach to one of the commonest health problems.
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