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Transave Liposomal Technology for Lung Diseases Like Cystic Fibrosis

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2008-04-02 18:14:08 by Michael in Medgadget
...lung diseases, is reporting that its lead product candidate, ARIKACE, a liposomal inhalation formulation of amikacin, "may have the ability to penetrate mucus and biofilms, and decrease the number of Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis, according to results of a study published in the Journal of...
 
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Possible Link Between Viruses and Lung Cancer Shown

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2008-04-25 19:11:26 by Michael in Medgadget
...Lung Cancer Conference showing more evidence that viruses may be responsible for lung cancer development. In one report at the conference (Abstract No. 124PD; Friday 25th April, 09:50)Dr.Arash Rezazadeh and colleagues from the University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA, describe the results of a study on 23 lung cancer samples from patients in...
 
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Online Lung Cancer Mutation Database to Help Oncologists in Decision Making

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2008-04-28 08:33:06 by Michael in Medgadget
...Lung Cancer (IASLC) in Geneva, Switzerland have launched an online database designed to improve clinical outcomes for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer: The online database brings together data on all the known somatic mutations (tumor derived - tumor specific) in a molecule called epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR). Somatic...
 
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New MRI Approach for Lung Imaging

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2008-04-17 08:09:02 by Michael in Medgadget
...lungs which are full of air, leading to low quality images. To address this, Massachusetts researchers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging have developed an open access, low magnetic field MRI that focuses on inhaled helium From the MIT Technology Review : Lung function is...
 
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SPY Intra-operative Imaging System for Graft Assessment

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2008-01-29 08:44:30 by Michael in Medgadget
...lung cancer. Dr. Ross reported the use of real-time autofluorescence bronchoscopy, compared to the gold standard white light bronchoscopy, provides for a more detailed assessment of the patient's anatomy before pulmonary resection, a more accurate assessment for the presence of early lung cancers and the ability to more precisely perform...
 
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In the Works: Inhalable Drug Testing Device

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2008-05-07 17:28:42 by Michael in Medgadget
...lung treatment relies on generating particles of a very specific size - too large and the drug never reaches the deep lung, too small and the drug is exhaled and is similarly ineffective. Methods for accurately measuring particle size are very much laboratory-based, for instance the Anderson Cascade method, which is laborious and can slow the...
 
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Polio Miracle Woman Dies Due to Electricity Failure

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2008-05-29 09:28:15 by Michael in Medgadget
...lung since she was 3 years old. A local power outage, due to a fallen tree in the neighborhood, took the machine offline. Odell was afflicted with "bulbo-spinal" polio three years before a polio vaccine was discovered and largely stopped the spread of the crippling childhood disease She spent her life in the iron lung, cared for by her...
 
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HAMILTON-G5 Ventilator Is a Finalist in 2008 IDEA Awards

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2008-07-22 08:54:11 by Michael in Medgadget
...lung-protective strategies, reduces the risk of operator error and promotes early weaning off the machine More about this product from company's page: The new HAMILTON-G5 ICU ventilator was designed to be simpler for the user and safer for the patient. Rather than bringing you even more curves and loops, its Ventilation Cockpit integrates...
 
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BehindTheMedspeak: World's most technical stethoscope

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2008-02-05 12:01:00 by bookofjoe in bookofjoe
...Lungs: A Few Extra Sets of Ears For doctors, the way to a patient's lungs has always been through the ears the doctor's ears, that is, aided, of course, by a stethoscope. With the right training and experience, a physician can hear whether the lungs are filling with fluid, clogged by pneumonia or constricted by asthma But hearing is often...
 
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