New drugs show promise in critically ill patients with vasodilatory shock and...
Two recent Northwestern Medicine clinical trials examined the effects of drug therapies for critically ill patients suffering from vasodilatory shock and respiratory failure.
View ArticleStudy highlights 10 most unnecessary and overused medical tests and treatments
Unnecessary medication. Tests that don't reveal the problem, or uncover a "problem" that isn't really there. Procedures that have more risk than benefit. A new study by researchers at the University of...
View ArticleNew global study finds countries saving more lives, despite a 'triad of...
Countries have saved more lives over the past decade, especially among children under age 5, but persistent health problems, such as obesity, conflict, and mental illness, comprise a "triad of...
View ArticleStudy finds early farm exposure mitigates respiratory illnesses, allergies...
Exposure to dairy farms early in life may dramatically reduce the frequency and severity of respiratory illnesses, allergies and chronic skin rashes among young children according to a collaborative...
View ArticleLive attenuated flu vaccine not effective for children in 2015-16
(HealthDay)—During the 2015 to 2016 season, influenza vaccines reduced the risk of influenza illness, but the live attenuated vaccine was ineffective among children 2 to 17 years of age, according to a...
View ArticleLate premature birth increases risk of recurrent hospitalization for...
A new study of children up to 2 years of age showed that those born late preterm (34-36 weeks) had a significantly greater risk of recurrent hospitalization due to respiratory illness compared to those...
View ArticleQueen's University Belfast co-lead one of world's biggest trials in...
A new technology—'dialysis for the lungs'—which could save thousands of lives in Intensive Care Units is being taken forward by researchers at Queen's University Belfast in one of the biggest clinical...
View ArticleResearchers develop novel flu test to speed up respiratory treatment
Developed by Dr Tristan Clark, an associate professor in infectious diseases at the University of Southampton and colleagues at the NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, the 'point-of-care'...
View ArticleCDC: Influenza vaccine 48 percent effective overall
(HealthDay)—This year's influenza vaccine is a fairly good match for the circulating viruses, according to research published in the Feb. 17 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and...
View ArticleStomach bug, the flu? Several Tennessee school systems shut
Several school systems around Tennessee have temporarily closed because a number of students and teachers have come down with the flu or a stomach bug.
View ArticleCommon pain relievers may increase heart attack risk during respiratory...
Widely used pain relievers may increase the risk of a heart attack when used during a cold or flu-like illness, according to a new study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases. The findings...
View ArticleInterleukin-1α causes people to choke on air
Scientists at the Immunology Frontier Research Center (IFReC) at Osaka University, Japan, have pinpointed specific molecular events that could explain allergic reactions to air pollution. These...
View ArticleTrends in extracorporeal life support
For critically ill patients with heart or lung failure that does not respond to conventional treatments, extracorporeal life support (ECLS) can provide a bridge to survival. Updated analysis of a...
View ArticleGas heater link to child illness
Gas heaters used for home heating have been found to increase the risk of respiratory illnesses in young children, according to the latest research from the University of Auckland.
View ArticleVitamin D reduces respiratory infections
Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have found that high doses of vitamin D reduce the incidence of acute respiratory illness (ARI) in older, long-term care residents.
View ArticleHelmet-based ventilation is superior to face mask for patients with...
A new study shows that using a transparent air-tight helmet instead of a face mask helps critically ill patients breathe better and can prevent them from needing a ventilator. Patients with helmet...
View ArticleCommunication is key for clinicians when it comes to viral illness
Clinicians tend to use language that minimises the severity of viral illness in children with respiratory tract infections (RTIs), a new study has found.
View ArticleBid to beat baby chest infection boosted by immune study
Babies at risk of a serious lung infection could be helped by a therapy based on the body's natural immune defences.
View ArticleLab researchers hunt for clues in transmission of deadly Middle Eastern...
Lawrence Livermore Lab researchers have used new genetic sequencing technology and bioinformatics analysis to define how a novel and deadly respiratory virus changes when it passes from one host to...
View ArticleCan sunshine prevent pneumonia?
In 2008, a study funded by the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the Gates Foundation estimated that Indonesia was among the top six countries in the world for the number of new cases of pneumonia...
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