News Stories
NHBLI Survey Results Mark the Beginning of National COPD Awareness Month
The recent survey finds awareness of COPD is rising, but those at highest risk do not talk to their doctors about symptoms.
11/3/2009
superDimension Debuts Second-Generation ENB Tool for Lung Cancer Detection
The iLogic Systems technology extends to distant, previously inaccessible regions of the lungs to enable the detection of small lung legions for diagnostic testing.
11/2/2009
Covidien and Nihon Kohden Expand Monitoring Partnership
Covidiens Nellcor OxiMax pulse oximetry system is now integrated into Nihon Kohdens BSM-9100 series of bedside monitors.
10/30/2009
Vaccine Experts Prepare Swine Flu Guidance for WHO
The World Health Organization will issue new guidance on tackling the H1N1 flu virus next week, based on talks between vaccine experts that began in Geneva on Wednesday.
10/29/2009
American Thoracic Society Names Next President
Dean Schraufnagel, MD, who takes the reins in May 2010, believes this is an exciting time in the respiratory field.
10/28/2009
CDC Live Press Brief on H1N1
The briefing will be led by CDC Director Dr. Thomas Frieden.
10/27/2009
Safety Issues Often Under-Reported in Randomized Controlled Trials
A review of all reports of randomized controlled trials published in 2006 in six general medical journals with a high impact factor found that many do not report harms or do so in a suboptimal way.
10/27/2009
Key Information Missing from US Drug Labels
Important safety information often not included.
10/23/2009
Leakage from Ventilation Masks May Contaminate Hospital Rooms
The masks used for non-invasive positive-pressure ventilation (NPPV) allow dispersion of exhaled air.
10/22/2009
American Academy of Pediatrics Pushes NHLBI Guidelines with New Initiative
A grant from the Merck Childhood Asthma Network is funding a series of quality improvement programs to effectively address childhood asthma.
10/21/2009
Diet and Exercise Improve Symptoms of OSA, But Are Unlikely to Eliminate the Disorder
A recently published study showed weight loss reduced the average apnea-hypopnea index by 25%, but the change was not statistically significant.
10/20/2009
Study to Examine Effects of Exercise on ICU Patients on Ventilators
Whether patients in the study are comatose, semi-comatose, alert, or ready to get out of bed, they will receive some level of exercise.
10/19/2009
Uvopalatopharyngoplasty: an Effective Surgical Choice for Some OSA Patients
By observing a number of patients pre- and post-surgery, researchers identified specific patient characteristics that increase the likelihood of a successful surgical outcome.
10/16/2009
Laryngoscope that Combines Video and Articulation Could Help with Difficult Intubations
The Video Rigid Flexible Laryngoscope, developed at Medical College of Georgia, shows promise in helping intubate difficult airways and bolstering educational experience.
10/15/2009
Study Investigating 2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine Trial in People with Asthma Set to Launch
The NIH study will investigate what dose of the vaccine is needed to induce a protective immune response in patients with asthma, particularly those with severe disease.
10/14/2009
Study Finds ECMO Improves Survival in Patients with Influenza A(H1N1) and Respiratory Failure
Results of a recent study conducted in Australia and New Zealand to be published in JAMA is being published early online because of its public health importance.
10/13/2009
ResMed Introduces a new Nasal Mask as Part of the Company's ConvertAble Series
The ConvertAble Series of masks features interchangeable frames designed to reduce the need for swap-outs and callbacks.
10/12/2009
Respiratory Care Week Begins October 25
This years theme is Respiratory Care: There When You Need Us.
10/9/2009
Obesity Increases Severity of Oxygen Depletion Associated with Sleep Disordered Breathing
A new study finds that a 10-point increase in body mass index predicts a 10% increase in the severity of oxygen depletion associated with SDB events.
10/8/2009
$11 Million NHLBI Grant to Fund National Research Effort on the Biology of COPD, PF
The multicenter study will investigate tissue samples from the NHLBI Lung Tissue Research Consortium biorepository; discoveries will be shared with researchers around the world through a Web-accessible data warehouse.
10/7/2009
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