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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. ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

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.

Physics / Soft Matter

created Feb 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Forensic research extends detection of cyanide poisoning

Researchers have found a new biomarker for cyanide poisoning, which may extend its detection window in death investigations by weeks if not months.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Nearly one 1 in 12 in US have asthma: study

Asthma cases in the United States have risen 12.3 percent since 2001, and nearly one in 12, or almost 25 million Americans, are stricken with the chronic respiratory disease, the government said Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created May 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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

created Apr 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast weblog

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.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Kids with asthma need more help with inhalers

Fewer than one in 10 children with asthma use traditional inhalers correctly, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lung cancer study finds mentholated cigarettes no more harmful than regular cigarettes

Smokers of mentholated cigarettes are no more likely to develop lung cancer than other smokers, according to a new, very large, prospective study of black and white smokers published online March 23 in the Journal of the Na ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inhaled epinephrine confirmed quick, effective for croup

For more than 30 years, pediatricians have treated children who have croup with inhaled epinephrine to relieve their symptoms quickly. Now, a new review confirms the value of this approach to treat this common respiratory ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Care home error rate of liquid medicine doses 4 times higher than pills

Care home residents are more than four times as likely to get the wrong dose of medicine when it is in liquid form as they are when given pills/capsules provided in a dispenser, indicates research published online in BMJ Qu ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children with severe asthma experience premature loss of lung function during adolescence

Severe asthma in early childhood may lead to premature loss of lung function during adolescence and more serious disease during adulthood, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine report. Early identification and ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Inhaled corticosteroids increase diabetes mellitus risk

Inhaled corticosteroids are widely used in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, these drugs may be associated with diabetes development and progression. In a study published in ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 14, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Asthma exacerbation and large doses of inhaled corticosteroids

There is no evidence that increasing the dose of inhaled corticosteroids at the onset of an asthma exacerbation, as part of a patient-initiated action plan, reduces the need for rescue oral corticosteroids. This is the conclusion ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0