Experts warn that e-cigarettes can damage the lungs
Vienna, Austria: New research has shown that despite electronic cigarettes being marketed as a potentially safer alternative to normal …Read the Rest
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Effects of cannabis on pulmonary structure, function and symptoms
Conclusions: Smoking cannabis was associated with a dose-related impairment of large airways function resulting in airflow obstruction and hyperinflation. In …Read the Rest
High Tidal Volumes in Mechanically Ventilated Patients Increase Organ Dysfunction after Cardiac Surgery
Anesthesiology: May 2012 – Volume 116 – Issue 5 – p 1072–1082 Tissue damage in lungs following high tidal volume …Read the Rest
Asthma risk increased by common antibiotic: Canadian research
The antibiotic vancomycin, when used early in life, can increase the incidence and severity of “allergic” asthma, the common form …Read the Rest
Child Asthma and Vit D
Children with severe therapy-resistant asthma (STRA) may have poorer lung function and worse symptoms compared to children with moderate asthma, …Read the Rest
Statins, Vitamin D, and COPD
Janda and colleagues1 in their review recently published in CHEST (September 2009) highlighted that statin drugs can have a beneficial role in patients …Read the Rest
Nicotine Replacement Therapy
Excellent powerpoint on nicotine replacement therapy. NRT acute presentations 2008, Jane, detailed Nicotine Pharmacy Facts Smoking_and_drug_interactions
Device Training Video-Leoni Plus
Neonatal ventilation video Leoni Plus:
History of Ventilators
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