News tagged with inhalants
Study advises Chinese government to change fuel in millions of households
Scientists in China are recommending that the Chinese government consider phasing out the direct burning of traditional chunks of coal in millions of households. It suggests that the government substitute ...
Jun 19, 2009 |
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New findings awaken age-old anesthesia question
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why does inhaling anesthetics cause unconsciousness? New insights into this century-and-a-half-old question may spring from research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. ...
Mar 21, 2012 |
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Vitamin D levels linked to asthma severity
New research provides evidence for a link between vitamin D insufficiency and asthma severity.
Apr 23, 2009 |
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New smoking cessation therapy proves promising
A novel technology for delivering nicotine to the lungs may soon give smokers a new way to kick the habit.
Feb 27, 2010 |
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Environmental exposures may damage DNA in as few as three days
Exposure to particulate matter has been recognized as a contributing factor to lung cancer development for some time, but a new study indicates inhalation of certain particulates can actually cause some genes to become reprogrammed, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 17, 2009 |
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Discovery opens new avenues for treatment of poorly controlled asthma
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study at the University of Leicester is probing why asthma relief inhalers might actually make asthma worse- and what can be done about it.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 14, 2010 |
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Surprising finding from smoke inhalation study
An award-winning Loyola University Health System study includes some unexpected findings about the immune systems of smoke-inhalation patients.
Apr 01, 2011 |
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The fate of a thin liquid filament (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have solved one of the printing industry's greatest challenges - whether a liquid thread will break up into drops.
Feb 20, 2012 |
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Newly described contaminant sources in Katrina-flooded homes pose health risks
New Rochelle, NY, February 2, 2009—Post-Katrina flooded homes may contain harmful levels of contaminants in addition to sediment deposits. Indoor gases, mold films, and aerosols may also have exposed residents, first responders, ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Trying to inhale: Asthma sufferers say CFC-free inhalers aren't as effective
Months after a federal ban went into effect outlawing a propellant used in most rescue inhalers, some asthma sufferers insist that the replacement inhalers don't work and might even be harmful.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 30, 2009 |
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Small Dutch bars cannot be held to smoking ban: appeals court
A Dutch appeals court ruled Tuesday that small bars with no staff except their owners are exempt from a national smoking ban introduced for the hospitality industry last July.
May 12, 2009 |
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Possible alternate therapy for adults with poorly controlled asthma
A drug commonly used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) successfully treats adults whose asthma is not well-controlled on low doses of inhaled corticosteroids, reported researchers supported ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 19, 2010 |
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GPS- and WiFi-enabled inhaler to help epidemiologists study asthma
(PhysOrg.com) -- Asthma is a serious medical condition that can have life threatening consequences. That is why most asthmatics carry an inhaler. It is small enough to be nestled in a purse, or carried in ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Study uncovers clues to what makes anesthetics work
Physicians use inhalation anesthetics in a way that is incredibly safe for patients, but very little is known about the intricacies of how these drugs actually work in children and adults. Now, researchers have uncovered ...
Dec 22, 2011 |
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Inhaled steroids increase diabetes risk, say researchers
Patients taking inhaled corticosteroids are at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and more so with higher doses, say researchers at the Jewish General Hospital's Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 01, 2010 |
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