Sentences with phrase «on lung infections»

Glassroth, a pulmonologist widely recognized for his work on lung infections, has considerable experience in academic medicine and health care administration.

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For instance, Gupta wondered if a chest x-ray had been performed on Clinton to see how much of her lungs had been affected by the infection.

There Jill received a blur of diagnoses, each more frightening than the next: First she was told she had a serious infection, then grapefruit - sized cysts on her ovaries and, a few hours later and most ominously, masses in her lung, liver, clavicle and one breast.

The AAP Committee on Environmental Health has identified these problems with secondhand smoke exposure: decreased lung growth, decreased lung function, and increased frequency of lower respiratory tract infections and respiratory symptoms.

Now, the team has examined whether sepsis has the same impact on tissue resident memory T cells (TRM), which do not circulate but stick to the skin, lungs, and gut — where infections often enter the body.

«Because the bacterium that causes TB can lie dormant in someone's lung for months or even years before it causes disease, we had no way of knowing whether a TB case we have just diagnosed was a recent infection — suggesting the outbreak is still going on — or whether the person was infected years ago.»

Y. pestis was initially passed from person to person — say, when an infected individual coughed on a healthy person — and most likely caused lung infections known as pneumonic plague or blood infections called septicemic plague, the researchers report October 22 in Cell.

One possibility would be to test the virus on people with cystic fibrosis, to see if it can defeat stubborn Pseudomonas lung infections.

«Long - term observation of these subjects is planned to consider the impact of RSV infection on lung function in later life.»

The researchers» report appears in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology and describes development of this new type of E. coli that can even kill off slimy groups of bacteria called biofilms that are responsible for many hard - to - treat infections, such as those that take hold in the lungs, the bladder and on implanted medical devices.

«Mucosal surfaces, such as the lung, gastrointestinal tract, or female reproductive tract, are where most infections take place,» says Sam Lai, assistant professor of pharmacy and engineering at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and senior author on the study.

Lung infections land him for weeks at a stretch here at Sasan Hospital, Iran's premier facility for chemical weapons victims, which treats as many as 150 such patients on any given day.

Dolly died on February 14, 2003, at age six from a lung infection common among animals who are not given access to the outdoors.

They have been working to combat biofilms for several years, focusing on two of the most common organisms responsible for lung infections: a bacterium called Pseudomonas aeruginosa and a fungus called Aspergillus fumigatus.

An alternative possibility is that successful propagation of TMAdV may depend on infection of a specific host cell type, such as A549 lung, and not BSC - 1 or PMK kidney cells.

Dr van Meel says it will be interesting to examine the long - term consequences in adulthood of respiratory tract infections on lung function and asthma.

In particular, lower respiratory tract infections in early life seem to have the greatest adverse effect on lung function and the risk of asthma.

Research Focus: My research focuses on the Involvement of herpes virus entry mediator (HVEM) in bacterial infection of the lung.

Research focus: My research projects are focused on how invariant natural killler T (iNKT) cells function in the lungs during Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.

When CDHR3 is expressed on cells deep in the lungs, the virus infections can wreak havoc, says Rossmann.

Treatment focuses on managing symptoms and preventing complications such as lung infections and malnutrition.

Lactobacillus Acidophilus is one of the most commonly used probiotic bacteria, due to its studied effects on reducing lung infection and treating of vaginal infections, such as Candida.

The gypsy women told him to make an onion poultice and put it on her feet to draw the infection and congestion out of her lungs.

I got a bad case of lung / sinus infection (unfortunately, every fall or winter) and am on antibiotics, which are helping.

Plus, I had been put on copious amounts of Antibiotics after a severe Eye and Lung infection from contaminated water in a rural living environment.

Lung issues Chronic inflammation in the lungs is a consider several troubles, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary illness (COPD), which includes persistent bronchitis and emphysema, as well as infections, baseding on the Lovelace Respiratory Study Institute.

Thanks to ginger's anti inflammatory and antibacterial properties, it can help clear the lungs and the respiratory system from infections that can lead to more serious problems later on.

If you notice the development of indentations (almost like small «holes») on this area, it may indicate a weaker immune tolerance in the lungs and higher susceptibility to infection including colds and respiratory issues.

Certain strains of the Feline Calicivirus may, if untreated, go on to cause pneumonia - an infection of the lungs.

0 % of dogs vaccinated with VANGUARD CIV H3N2 / H3N8 had evidence of CIV H3N2 infection on a microscopic exam of lungs and trachea

About 50 % of cats with heartworm disease will have evidence of enlarged pulmonary arteries on x-rays of their lungs.14 However, these findings can be found with other parasitic infections such as roundworms (Toxocara) and lungworms (Aelurostrongylus).

Also common are lung diseases associated with infection by feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) and those caused by such parasites as heartworms and lungworms, although the prevalence of those parasitic infections depends to a great extent on geographical, climatic and seasonal factors.

The difficulty may be caused by infection, allergies, laryngeal disorders, tracheal disorders, heart failure among other causes; your Veterinarian will listen to Gizmo's chest (heart and lungs) and may recommend tests based on their findings.

It sounds like you have a very good handle on the etiology of the situation (early infection — > mild lung damage --- >» chronic bronchitis»).

Recovery from respiratory infections can take a long time, whilst I understand that Dunkin seems to be coughing more now without the bronchodilator his lung sounds on auscultation are probably better than before.

Other causes of coughing and gagging maybe due to infection, fluid on the lungs, chemical irritants (did you change cleaning products recently?)

Answer: It depends on what the active ingredient is (and concentration) of the cough medicine that you have but we usually avoid cough suppressants, especially early in the course of the illness, because it can suppress infection down in their lungs that they need to cough up.

A paved road would be good for business and even better for her boyfriend, whom she said has suffered lung infections from the dust, but she would rather see the municipality follow through on a proposal raised at a recent community meeting to put melted sugar cane, or some type of emulsion, on the road to control the dust.

Smoke exposure increases respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and medication dispensations for asthma, bronchitis, chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (commonly known by its acronym, COPD), respiratory infections, and medical visits for lung illnesses.38, 43,160 It has been associated with hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, in an assessment of the global health risks from landscape fire smoke.38, 43,44,141,45 Future climate change is projected to increase wildfire risks and associated emissions, with harmful impacts on health.18, 161,162,10,163,164,36

Human exposure to fine particulate matter increases the risk of acute lower respiratory infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, stroke and lung cancer, while exposure to carbon dioxide — a colorless, odorless, non-toxic gas — produces none of these effects and is in fact essential for life on earth.