1. Fourth-grade children show a significant decline in lung function growth from polluted air. 2. Habitually sleepy drivers have a 13-fold greater risk of an auto crash. 3. Study shows long-standing asthma causes irreversible reductions in lung function.
1-urban living constitutes the biggest risk for asthma in children; 2-Tuberculosis has become the most common infection in HIV patients; 3-Prenatal steroids increase surfactant production in very premature infants with respiratory distress.
1- Survival rates rise two-fold for HIV-related pneumonia with respiratory failure; 2- New lung function data for Hong Kong-born Chinese children and adolescents; 3- Relapses for cryptogenic organizing pneumonia are part of the disease process and do not affect outcome.
1- A greater rate of hospitalization associated with occupational asthma; 2- A high incidence of clinically silent acid reflux detected among asthma patients; 3- Diesel exhaust tests show tiny particles cause airway inflammation in normal subjects.
1- Prevalence of bronchitis, colds, and middle-ear infections in school children falls after a dramatic drop in air pollution in East Germany; 2- Lung function continues to grow in adolescents after height increases cease; 3- Researchers develop a new diagnostic tool to detect asthma in very young children.
1- Farm adolescents have a much lower prevalence of asthma as compared to non-farm teenagers; 2- A viral disease in infancy is strongly associated with the development of asthma by age 7-1/2; 3- An expert panel publishes its views of asthma as a continuum of disease from symptoms to airway remodeling.
1- Ethnic differences in pulmonary function between Asian Americans and European Americans; 2- State-of-the-art information on molecular and genetic aspects of lung cancer; 3- Lung density changes from smoking and aging (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 4-00).
New guidelines on the testing and treatment of persons with latent tuberculosis infection issued this month by the American Thoracic Society and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend several important changes from previously recommended practices.
1- No auto accidents for high risk sleep apnea patients for two years after treatment; 2- Development of the first biochemical marker for acute lung injury; 3- X-ray screening for tuberculosis is the most cost-effective disease prevention method for immigrants from high-risk countries.
Acutely ill asthmatics have a dramatic but reversible degree of acidity in the water expired from their lungs, reports an article in the March 2000 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
1- Mortality rates from asthma among U.S. Hispanics; 2- Consensus statement directed at patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; 3- ATS statement on health effects from air pollution (American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 2-00).
1- Lung cancer in patients with chronically inflammed air sacs in the lungs; 2- Gastroesophageal reflux causes bronchial constriction in asthma patients; 3- Guidelines on the care of children with an opening in their windpipe.
1. Sleep-related breathing disorder can increase blood pressure and heart rate. 2. Potential problems for sepsis and trauma patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. 3. Moldy buildings cause adverse respiratory health effects.
1. Early warning signal for acute respiratory distress syndrome; 2. questionnaire could form basis for new "vital sign" for asthma management; 3. Risk factors associated with childhood wheeze
1.injection of cold virus causes airway swelling in mild asthma; 2. Lung "cleansing" with surfactant improves outcome for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome; 3. Doctors in the Netherlands improve asthma care, but not in Sweden.
1. Severe asthma is composed of at least two subtypes; 2. Locally-produced interferon prevents tumor growth in a mouse model of mesothelioma; 3. clinical practice guidelines in diagnosing deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.
1. Removing blood clots in pulmonary vessels improves survival; 2. exercise for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease improved breathing. 3. ATS consensus statement on sarcoidosis.
1. Mild vitamin A deficiency can lead to increased risk of newborn respiratory distress syndrome; 2. How asthma is more severe and costly in older persons; 3. ATS statement on a breathing disorder in babies associated with abnormalities of the cardiovascular and/or respiratory systems.
1. Smoking marijuana causes oxidative stress, cell injury and lung dysfunction; 2. doctors demonstrate poor understanding of asthma severity; 3. Normal lung growth takes place in lung transplant recipients less than 3 years old.
1. Patients on prolonged mechanical ventilation show very low one-year survival and functional capabilities; 2. pulmonary rehab as integral to clinical management of respiratory disease, 3. new assessment tool for lung cancer patients undergoing resection of tumors.
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A press briefings associated with the largest annual scientific meeting devoted to new research findings on respiratory disease and critical care medicine.
1.Disrupted and abnormal sleep for patients is endemic to intensive care units. 2.Three large homeless shelters in Los Angeles are major sites for tuberculosis transmission. 3. Long-term exposure to air pollution for Swiss, even at low levels, is associated with a higher prevalence of respiratory symptoms.
1. Breathing diesel exhaust causes acute inflammatory response in healthy young adults; 2. Rhinovirus in infants and respiratory syncytial virus in older children strongly associated with wheezing; 3. How human immunodeficiency virus affects treatment outcome in patients with pulmonary TB.
1. Diminished airway function in infants up to three months predicts wheezing before first birthday; 2. Inhaling micropollutants is associated with death risk for long-term residents in major California air basins; 3. Four consecutive four-hour exposures to nitrogen dioxide cuts harmful effects to lung of a single exposure.
1)Disappointing study data results in call for successful newer short-term TB preventive therapy. 2) Apprentice machinists develop asthma-like symptoms from water-based metalworking fluids. 3) ATS publishes consensus statement on significant breathlessness, emphasizing treatment.
1-Young children four times more likely to screen positive for TB after visiting high risk countries; 2- projected 20 percent of Dutch population has rapid decline in lung function; 3- possible reliable new molecular marker for smoker's lung damage.
1) Research showing vastly different approaches to critical care for university-based versus community-based physicians; 2) reducing occupational asthma among bakery workers; 3) a major ATS report on the respiratory health hazards of agriculture.
Research showing the effect of diet/vitamin E on lung cancer and tumor location; 2. national survey directed at determining life support continuance for terminally ill patients in ICUs; 3.new, faster, 100% predictive way of diagnosing TB from tissue samples.
1.Research showing how preterm infants suffered airway adverse effects from maternal smoking; 2. How maternal smoking caused increased infant airway wall thickness, which may cause SIDS death; how circadian rhythms increase nocturnal asthma, plus a helpful drug.
1-How elevated growth factor affects mortality rates in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS); 2-Gene therapy for a deadly malignant tumor of the lung lining caused by asbestos exposure; 3-Research showing children do not outgrow asthma symptoms.
News tips from June journals published by the American Thoracic Society: 1) Patients with near fatal asthma attacks fail to see their physician prior to hospitalization even though the worsening symptoms leading to the attack general took two to seven before the attack. 2) Older female writers, artists, decorators, and photographers appear to be at increased risk of respitatory problems. 3) Weight loss as compared with weight gain puts many COPD patients at more risk of not surviving the disease.
Much of the suffering from lung disease in children is due to largely preventable causes-air pollution, secondhand smoke and cockroach allergen, suggest studies presented here the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference.
New studies presented here at the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference indicate that there are gender differences in the diagnosis, treatment and response to lung disease. Researchers described gender differences in three common lung diseases--asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and obstructive sleep apnea.
A lighter look at breathing can be found in one of the scientific papers being presented at the 1998 American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference which is entitled: "Do Wines Breathe?"
Even after three years, 25 patients who underwent Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) still showed improvements in lung functioning, according to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Lung disease takes a particularly big toll on women, suggest a number of new studies being presented at the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference April 24-29 in Chicago.
Obesity may increase the risk of asthma, suggest two new studies to be presented at the American Lung Association/American Thoracic Society International Conference in Chicago April 24-29.
1) Much of TB Prevalence Attributed to Race and Ethnicity Now Seen as Result of Low Socioeconomic Status, 2) Twins Study in Finland Shows That Presence of Asthma in Successive Generations Due More to Genes than Environment, 3) Asthma Reported to be Increasing in All Ages Not Just Young Males
1) Weight Gain in Ex-Smokers Impairs Lung Function, 2) Standard Therapy Could Benefit Those with Mild to Moderate Sleep Disorders, 3) Indoor Allergens More Likely to Cause Asthma Than Outdoor Allergens
ATS Journal News Tips for Feb: 1- p21 Protein May Predict Degree of Lung Cancer Malignancy; 2- Study Questions Advantage of Peak Flow Meter in Monitoring Self-Management of Asthma.
News tips from the January issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine: 1) Women suffer from asthma more than men, 2) No evidence of bone density reduction in asthmatic children on long term therapy with corticosteroids, 3) New type of catheter prevents systemic infections associated with prolonged pulmonary artery catherization.
The following are articles appearing in the December issue of the "American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine," published by the American Thoracic Society: 1- Fall Weather Brings Increased Hospitalization For Asthmatics; 2- Dust Mites Appear To Be A Dominant Risk Factor For Asthma; 3- Hospitalization for COPD and Asthma Dramatically Increases With Age; 4- Delirium, Acute Confusion and Malnutrition See As Indicators Of Pneumonia In The Elderly
Smoking crack cocaine and marijuana can damage the lung's immune system more than smoking cigarettes
After a decade of increases, AIDS-related TB appears to be stabilizing.
ATS News Tips From Oct. Journals 1- balancing ethics with limited resources in ICUs; 2- acute lung injury and quality of life; 3- drug resistant bacteria in hospital patients.
The following stories appear in the American Thoracic Society (ATS) September journals: 1) Hospitalization claims more than half of the health care dollar spent on asthmatics; 2) Deaths from lung diseases growing faster in females; 3) Researchers find marker to identify patients with acute lung injury in early stages of disease progression
1) GRP Receptor May Explain Lung Cancer In Ex-smokers, 2) More Benefits Reported From Lung Volume Reduction Surgery, 3) Many Foreign Born TB Patients Get Disease After Entry To U.S.
The following stories appear in the American Thoracic Society (ATS) July Journals: 1) Cost for care of seriously ill elderly patients in ICU more expensive than cost of care for seriously ill pediatric patients; 2) Chronic cough results from several different mechanisms and cannot be ascribed to one or two mechanisms; 3) ATS statement provides guidance on lung cancer treatment and distinguishing between small-cell and non small-cell lung cancers.
ATS Journal News Tips--June: 1) Lack of Health Insurance Shortens Lives of Cystic Fribrosis Patients 2) New Compound May Effective For Treating Asthma 3) Study Raises Implications For Gene Therapy For Cystic Fribrosis
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