Cell: A key pathway of acute lung injury-Oxidative

kavin submitted, created time 8 months 2 weeks (www.cell.com)

Multiple lung pathogens such as SARS cause high lethality due to acute respiratory distress syndrome. The researchers, through experiments in mice, indentify oxidative stress and innate immunity as key lung injury pathways that control the severity of ALI.

2 comments | Blog It | Email It | Keywords: lung cells oxidative stress llungs lung cancer non?small-cell lung cancer NSCLC small cell lung cancer cancer ARS Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Sniffling mice raise therapy hope

Sue Wu submitted, created time 11 months 2 days (24hnews.net)

Scientists have created a mouse that can catch a cold - raising hopes of new ways to treat serious respiratory conditions and asthma.

1 comment | Blog It | Email It | Keywords: asthma severe acute respiratory syndrome animal models common cold drug therapy mouse model

PCA-induced respiratory depression simulating stroke following endoluminal repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm

freeman submitted, created time 1 year 5 months (www.jmedicalcasereports.com)

A case report: severe respiratory depression with PCA fentanyl use simulating stroke in a patient who underwent routine elective endoluminal graft repair for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

Submit comment | Blog It | Email It | Keywords: Severe acute respiratory syndrome respiratory death risk

Study Identifies Risk Factors for Spread of Respiratory Infections in Hospitals

BIOBOSS submitted, created time 1 year 9 months (www.idsociety.org)

The 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China has lessons to teach hospitals on how to prevent the spread of other respiratory diseases, according to new research appearing in the April 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, currently available online.

Submit comment | Blog It | Email It | Keywords: Severe acute respiratory syndrome oxygen therapy hospital beds