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Aspiration Control System for Treating Collapsed Lung

The initial treatment for spontaneous pneumothorax is a placement of a small-bore IV or pigtail catheter into the chest in the 2nd intercostal space at the mid-clavicular line, followed by aspiration of air from the pleural space. When up to 4 liters of air in adults are removed, the lung should re-expand itself. Cambridge Consultants think they can make this old process a little… Continue reading

First Real-Time MRI of Moving Organs and Joints

Moving MRI images of the heart and other organs are nothing new. However, up until now these were always reconstructed afterwards by combining signals and images from the same cardiac phase acquired during breath-holding into the resulting images. Researchers at the Max Planck in Göttingen have now proven it is possible to acquire images in real-time with up to fifty frames per second. Previously it… Continue reading

Prescription Drug Vending Machines Go on Trial in the UK

The UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's is running a trial with two different drug vending machines in two of its West Sussex stores. Basically you can drop your prescription at the machine, the pharmacy will collect the prescriptions and deliver the medications which you can later pick up. As the machines are placed in stores with an in-store pharmacy service, the only benefit seems to be… Continue reading

Study to Identify Rural Triggers of Asthma Attacks

Asthma has been looked upon as primarily an urban problem probably exacerbated by air pollution from cars and heavy industry. According to CDC research, it turns out that asthma is just as common in rural areas. To identify triggers that cause asthma attacks, a research study is currently underway that uses GPS enabled inhalers to record when and where medicine was needed… Continue reading

Six-minute walk distance in patients with severe end-stage COPD: association with survival after inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) and survival in a cohort of patients with severe end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who received inpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (IPR) from 1995 to 2007. We retrospectively analyzed 815 patients with severe end-stage COPD who received IPR. 6MWDs before and after IPR (pre-6MWD, post-6MWD) were compared to assess whether 6MWD was significantly changed after… Continue reading

Effects of aerobic training on psychosocial morbidity and symptoms in patients with asthma: a randomized clinical trial.

Asthma symptoms reduce patients' daily activities, impair their health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and increase their reports of anxiety and depression, all of which seem to be related to a decrease in asthma control. Aerobic exercise training is known to improve aerobic fitness and reduce dyspnea in asthmatics; however, its effect in reducing psychologic distress and symptoms remains poorly understood. We evaluated the role of an aerobic training program in… Continue reading

Structured telephone support or telemonitoring programmes for patients with chronic heart failure

The objective of this study was to review randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of structured telephone support or telemonitoring compared to standard practice for patients with CHF in order to quantify the effects of these interventions over and above usual care for these patients. Only peer reviewed, published RCTs comparing structured telephone support or telemonitoring to usual care of CHF patients were included. Unpublished abstract data was included in sensitivity… Continue reading

Bringing best practice to life in COPD

Guidelines in Practice is hosting a series of free half-day workshops to drive implementation of the National Strategy for COPD,* and the updated NICE COPD guideline. The Paper to Patient programme, funded by Allen & Hanburys, the specialist respiratory division of GlaxoSmithKline, and developed in partnership with PCRS-UK, is a major educational initiative, which aims to improve care in COPD. These workshops are intended for healthcare… Continue reading

HPC start consultation on proposed changes to the generic standards of proficiency

The Health Professions Council (UK) are consulting on proposed changes to the generic standards of proficiency. The standards of proficiency are the standards that we consider necessary for the safe and effective practice of professions they regulate. The changes are being proposed to ensure that the generic standards are applicable to all the professions they regulate. There are consultations on a number of changes to… Continue reading

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