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Chemistry World
November 9, 2006
Richard Van Noorden |
Feeling Ill? Just Breathe Here Scientists have developed a rapid method of analyzing breath to reveal our body's biochemical processes. The technique, which uses commercially available equipment, might be used in the clinic to diagnose a patient's health.   |
Chemistry World
March 7, 2011
Russell Johnson |
Breathe out for personalised medicine A method to analyse drug levels in the body could allow people with epilepsy to avoid weeks of blood tests, claim scientists from Switzerland. |
Chemistry World
August 30, 2009
Nina Notman |
Nanoparticle breath test for lung cancer A sensor that can differentiate between the volatile organic compounds in the breath of lung cancer patients and those of healthy people has been developed by scientists in Israel. |
Chemistry World
March 6, 2013
Ian Farrell |
How healthy is your breath? Breath analysis for healthcare is a hot topic, with the ultimate goal being a device that can identify an illness from a single breath at your doctor's office. Although this is still some way off, breath chemistry is used currently to monitor some conditions. |
Chemistry World
June 13, 2013
Sonja Hampel |
Diabetes breath test overcomes humidity A cheaper and safer to produce a breath test for diabetes has been developed by scientists in Canada. The titanium nanoparticle-based sensor detects acetone, a biomarker of type 1 diabetes, even at 90% relative humidity. |
Chemistry World
July 17, 2013
Laura Howes |
Intelligent knife smokes out cancer All of the cancer needs to be excised, but surgeons want to remove as little healthy tissue as possible. That led Zoltan Takats at Imperial College London, UK, to wonder if mass spectrometry could help. |
Chemistry World
January 3, 2014
Jenifer Mizen |
Exhaled isotopes give hope to spotting sepsis early Measuring 13C isotope levels in the breath of pediatric patients could save lives by giving an early indication of sepsis. |
Chemistry World
March 20, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Super sensitive test hones in on performance enhancing drugs A new technique that increases the sensitivity of mass spectrometry could make it harder for athletes to cheat, by identifying minute traces of banned drug metabolites in urine that would otherwise go undetected. |
Chemistry World
May 2010
Emma Davies |
One extreme to another It takes a mix of ingenuity and engineering expertise to develop mass spectrometers for use in extreme environments. |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2009
Nina Notman |
Monitoring asthma with mobile phones In the future, asthmatic children may be able to monitor their condition using breath analysing sensors built into their mobile phones. |
Popular Mechanics
March 17, 2008
Chris Ladd |
Beyond St. Patrick, Breathalyzer-Like Med Tech Breaks Through A new breath analysis system is capable of detecting molecules in concentrations of around one part per billion. |
Chemistry World
February 28, 2014
Emma Stoye |
Scientists blend standard air The first ever fully synthetic standard air, which can be used as a reference to calibrate atmospheric monitoring equipment, has been produced by researchers in the UK. |
Chemistry World
July 26, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Acetone breathalyzer to help fight the flab The device measures levels of acetone on the breath, a by-product of fat metabolism. |
BusinessWeek
July 18, 2005 |
A Coronary Conundrum Four medical experts weigh in on whether heart surgery prolongs patients' lives or only relieves suffering. |
Nursing
March 2009
Kate J. Morse |
Focusing on the Surgical Patient with Cardiac Problems Learn about the latest guidelines for assessing cardiac risk and protecting his heart during noncardiac surgery. |
Nursing
January 2009
Susan Gallagher Camden |
Shedding Health Risks with Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery More obese patients are turning to bariatric weight loss surgery, which is proving its worth by decreasing or eliminating dangerous comorbidities of obesity. Here's how to help prepare your patient for surgery and care for her afterward. |
American Journal of Nursing
June 2007
Baugh et al. |
Wounds in Surgical Patients Who Are Obese Surgery, whether bariatric or not, puts this population at risk. Review the basics of prevention and care. |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2010 |
Life-Support Interventions at the End of Life: Unintended Consequences Nurses need to be knowledgeable life-support interventions at the end of life and able to communicate what they know about those consequences to patients, family members, and others on the health care team, leading to better decision making at this difficult time. |
Wired
March 2003
Jennifer Kahn |
Stripped for Parts Organ transplants are a brutal business. Just ask the donors. Our reporter spends a dark night with the living dead. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2005 |
Why Am I Short of Breath? Shortness of breath can be caused by many things, from a simply cold to heart failure. While these tips should help ease the anxiety, they shouldn't replace a visit to your doctor. |
Nursing
June 2009
Chris Kallus |
Building a Solid Understanding of Mechanical Ventilation With more ventilated patients on general units, you need to be able to stay in tune with the day-to-day aspects of ventilator care. Here's what you need to know about mechanical ventilation. |
Nursing
October 2009
John J. Gallagher |
Taking aim at ARDS Among many complications that threaten a critically ill patient is a potentially fatal syndrome of lung inflammation and injury: acute respiratory distress syndrome. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2006
Rosen & Hannaford |
Doc at a Distance Robot surgeons promise to save lives in remote communities, war zones, and disaster-stricken areas. |
