Anaesthesia & Respiratory Care Feature Articles for Australian Healthcare

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Simple night time airflow control device eases asthma symptoms 11/23/2011

A simple device that filters out airborne asthma triggers during sleep can ease persistent symptoms of the condition during the day and improve quality of life, suggests research ...

Caesarean link to respiratory infections in babies 11/3/2011

A new study from Perth’s Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has found that babies born by elective caesarean are more likely to be admitted to hospital with the serious ...

Computer-based tool to improve cancer diagnosis and prognosis 11/1/2011

A computer-based tool could help GPs to speed up the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from two of the most common forms of cancer, potentially saving thousands of lives ...

Drug regimen for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis found harmful 10/26/2011

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, has stopped one arm of a three arm multi-center, clinical trial studying treatments ...

A new approach to lung cancer treatment 10/11/2011

Scientists have discovered a mechanism that causes an aggressive type of lung cancer to re-grow following chemotherapy, offering hope for new therapies.

Review of stroke treatment could save lives 10/4/2011

Doctors are underutilising crucial medication to prevent deadly strokes in those with a common type of heart condition, new research says, leading to fresh calls for a review of ...

Antibiotic dosage research to help save more lives in ICUs 9/27/2011

New University of Queensland (UQ) research on optimising antibiotic dosages for intensive care patients aims to address the current 50 percent death rate associated with common ...

Breathe easy as you age 9/27/2011

Nearly one in five older adults has been diagnosed with asthma at sometime in their life, according to results from a recent survey conducted by the University of Wollongong’s Centre ...

New discoveries in the genetics of lung health 9/26/2011

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have been involved in the discovery of 16 new sections of the genetic code that relate to lung health — opening up the possibility for ...

Cardiovascular effects of exposure to air pollution 9/22/2011

High levels of pollution could increase the risk of having a heart attack for up to six hours after exposure, finds research published on bmj.com.

Adenoidectomy reduces upper respiratory infections in children 9/7/2011

Children who have their adenoids surgically removed do not get fewer upper respiratory tract infections such as sinusitis and colds, finds research published on bmj.com.

Stopping snoring cuts heart attack risk 9/5/2011

Sleep apnoea patients who are successfully treated have lower blood fat levels and a reduced risk of heart attack than people who are left untreated, University of Sydney researchers ...

New exercise guidelines for asthma patients 8/31/2011

Asthmatics will be better informed of safe and effective exercise with a new position statement released to coincide with National Asthma Week (September 1-7).

'Risk score' spots patients at high risk of serious blood clots 8/16/2011

A new risk prediction tool can identify patients at high risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromboembolism) who might need preventative treatment, says a study published ...

Pre-pregnancy overweight may programme teen asthma symptoms 8/15/2011

Mums who are overweight or obese when they become pregnant may be programming their children to have asthma-like respiratory symptoms during adolescence, suggests research published ...

Concern over intensive treatment for type 2 diabetes patients 7/27/2011

Doctors should be cautious about prescribing intensive glucose lowering treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes as a way of reducing heart complications, concludes a new study ...

Discontinuation of low dose aspirin & heart attack risk 7/19/2011

Patients with a history of heart disease who stop taking aspirin are at a significantly increased risk of heart attack compared with those who continue treatment, finds a study ...

Contact allergies trigger immune system defences to ward off cancer 7/11/2011

Contact allergies (reactions caused by direct contact with substances like common metals and chemicals) may help prime the immune system to ward off certain types of cancer, suggests ...

Sitting for long periods doubles risk of blood clots in the lungs 7/11/2011

Women who sit for long periods of time everyday are two to three times more likely to develop a life threatening blood clot in their lungs than more active women, finds a study ...

Obesity is a killer in non-smoking women 6/29/2011

Obesity is an important contributor to premature death in women who have never smoked, especially among women in low income groups, finds research published on bmj.com.

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