Pete DeComo, chief executive officer, and Nick Kuhn, chief operating officer of ALung, show off their HemoLung respiratory-assist device that works as an artificial lung for medical patients.
see more info at
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10005/1025746-114.stm?cmpid=news.xml#ixzz195CbJVwV
Friday, December 24, 2010
Pulmonary Reviews is a monthly news magazine
About Pulmonary Reviews
Pulmonary Reviews is a monthly news magazine for physicians who specialize in pulmonary and/or critical care medicine. It provides physicians with information on disorders that affect the lungs and respiratory tract.
Articles cover such topics as asthma, ARDS, pneumonia, influenza, sepsis, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, sleep apnea, AIDS, and pulmonary embolic disease.
Reports on clinical research findings being presented at major American and international medical conferences (including the annual meetings of the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the European Respiratory Society) as well as incisive reports on significant findings presented in the peer review literature are included in each issue.
Also included are a variety of departmental features, including News Roundup, Clinical Trial Update, New Products, and Literature Monitor.
see the website for Pulmonary Reviews
Pulmonary Reviews is a monthly news magazine for physicians who specialize in pulmonary and/or critical care medicine. It provides physicians with information on disorders that affect the lungs and respiratory tract.
Articles cover such topics as asthma, ARDS, pneumonia, influenza, sepsis, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, sleep apnea, AIDS, and pulmonary embolic disease.
Reports on clinical research findings being presented at major American and international medical conferences (including the annual meetings of the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians, the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the European Respiratory Society) as well as incisive reports on significant findings presented in the peer review literature are included in each issue.
Also included are a variety of departmental features, including News Roundup, Clinical Trial Update, New Products, and Literature Monitor.
see the website for Pulmonary Reviews
How about a partial fix/solution for severe COPD / emphysema
How about a partial fix/solution for severe COPD / emphysema....?
The problem is really 2 parts, O2 input is hindered and carbon dioxide output is limited. Oxygen therapy is a partial solution for the input side of this equation/problem. Has there been any research / thoughts on the 2nd part removing carbon dioxide?
Advanced lung disease is characterised by an inability to remove carbon dioxide from the blood and reduced oxygen uptake efficiency. A shortage of donors can mean long delays and high mortality rates for those awaiting a transplant. The only technology available to aid sufferers during this time is an external lung type of machine.
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
what is the National Lung Health Education Program ?
what is the National Lung Health Education Program ?
click to see the offical website National Lung Health Education Program
Who We Are —
The National Lung Health Education Program (NLHEP), was initiated in 1996 as a new healthcare initiative designed to increase awareness of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) among the public and health care professionals and to encourage the use of simple spirometry to make an early diagnosis and monitor ongoing treatment.
The NLHEP initiative is directed to primary care physicians, other healthcare clinicians, government officials, policy makers, health care agencies and especially to patients. Many societies, including governmental agencies support NLHEP, and financial support for our organization comes from a wide range of sources, including unrestricted grants from other non-profit organizations, patient advocacy groups, private donors, along with unrestricted grants from the pharmaceutical and medical support industries.
click to see the offical website National Lung Health Education Program
Saturday, December 18, 2010
UK Lung organization in the UK
1 in 7 people in the UK have some sort of lung problem.
see the UK national website at http://www.lunguk.org/
http://lunguk.org/
see the UK national website at http://www.lunguk.org/
http://lunguk.org/
Flu problems brewing in the UK
Dr Laurence Buckman, chairman of the British Medical Association's GP committee, has written to the Government urging it to step up its publicity campaign telling people at risk that the vaccine is safe and effective.
He said: 'Family doctors are already seeing high rates of influenza and they have been telling us that they are also seeing a lower uptake than usual for seasonal flu immunisation. 'Myths persist about the safety of the vaccine, especially after swine flu. 'The vaccine has been thoroughly tested and we strongly urge patients to make an appointment with their GP and get vaccinated.
'It is only the beginning of winter so we could see many more cases of flu for the next few months - the BMA strongly urges at-risk groups to get immunised, flu can be extremely serious.'
Overall, 17 people, including four pregnant women, with confirmed swine flu have received specialist intensive care treatment - known as extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) - so far this flu season. ECMO is a life support system for the most severe cases and uses an artificial lung to oxygenate the blood outside the body.
During the pandemic, pregnant women who caught swine flu were found to be more at risk of breathing problems than women who were not pregnant. Louise Silverton, Deputy General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, added: 'Pregnant women should not panic, but we do advise them to have the vaccine and practise good hand hygiene to prevent the spread of germs.
see more info at....
UK GPs warn major flu crisis brewing
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1339564/Pregnant-women-urged-flu-jab-GPs-warn-major-flu-crisis-brewing.html#ixzz18R60f6Mu
He said: 'Family doctors are already seeing high rates of influenza and they have been telling us that they are also seeing a lower uptake than usual for seasonal flu immunisation. 'Myths persist about the safety of the vaccine, especially after swine flu. 'The vaccine has been thoroughly tested and we strongly urge patients to make an appointment with their GP and get vaccinated.
'It is only the beginning of winter so we could see many more cases of flu for the next few months - the BMA strongly urges at-risk groups to get immunised, flu can be extremely serious.'
Overall, 17 people, including four pregnant women, with confirmed swine flu have received specialist intensive care treatment - known as extra corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) - so far this flu season. ECMO is a life support system for the most severe cases and uses an artificial lung to oxygenate the blood outside the body.
During the pandemic, pregnant women who caught swine flu were found to be more at risk of breathing problems than women who were not pregnant. Louise Silverton, Deputy General Secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, added: 'Pregnant women should not panic, but we do advise them to have the vaccine and practise good hand hygiene to prevent the spread of germs.
see more info at....
UK GPs warn major flu crisis brewing
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1339564/Pregnant-women-urged-flu-jab-GPs-warn-major-flu-crisis-brewing.html#ixzz18R60f6Mu
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