trategies to improve lung recruitment in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and respiratory failure can include the use of B-agonists. These drugs are used extensively to treat hypoxemic ventilated patients even without a confirmed clinical benefit. A recent study has investigated whether providing inhaled Salbutamol delivered by Aerogen technology can improve the lung […]
Head and neck cancer is a term used to define cancer that develops in the mouth, throat, nose, salivary glands, oral cancers or other areas of the head and neck. 85% of head and neck cancers are linked to tobacco use and 75% are associated with a combination of tobacco and alcohol use. Here are […]
Bangalore 10th March: 1 in 10 people in India is said to be suffering from some form of chronic kidney disorder (CKD), of which 2,20,000 new cases of kidney failure (stage V CKD) are reported in India each year, severe enough to need dialysis. Chronic kidney disease is a severe public health problem so much […]
Amsterdam, the Netherlands – Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the 2000th installation of its revolutionary patient-centric Ambient Experience solution, together with the results of a comprehensive customer survey that reveals 91% of users are likely, or extremely likely, to recommend Philips Ambient Experience to other hospitals. […]
Aerogen devices are highly efficient vibrating mesh aerosol drug delivery systems which can be used inline during any type of respiratory support including mechanical ventilation, high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV), non-invasive ventilation (NIV), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)1-4, 7, 20, 23. The Aerogen Solo utilises active vibrating mesh technology, […]
A migraine can affect people across all ages ranging from young children to the elderly population. According to research, women are three times more likely to be affected by migraine than men. However many people do not seek proper diagnosis of migraine. This is because a migraine can be unpredictable and difficult to diagnose. There […]
Physicians of a private hospital in Chennai successfully carried out a lung transplant on an COVID-19 patient. The 48-year-old individual from Delhi seriously damaged lungs because of COVID-19-related fibrosis. The hospital maintained that this was Asia’s first known lung transplant on an COVID-19 positive patient. He was proven to be optimistic on June 8 and […]
India has 18% of the global population and an increasing burden of chronic respiratory diseases1. The technique of nebulisation is commonly utilised in the treatment of such diseases including asthma, cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)2. Recent improvements in nebuliser technologies have led to the development of vibrating mesh nebulisers (VMNs) that produce […]
India has witnessed an alarming rise in incidence of diabetes in the last two decades. The country represents 49 percent of the world’s diabetes burden with an estimated 72.9 million cases in 2017, a number expected to almost double to 134 million by 2025. Diabetes, one of the major non-communicable diseases in India, accounts for about half […]
Pneumonia is referred to as the infection that inflames the air sacs (alveoli) in either one or both the lungs. Fluid or pus may get filled in the alveoli, leading to difficulty in breathing and can also cause cough with phlegm or pus, fever, etc. Pneumonia can be mild and even life-threatening. Infants and young […]
