http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A routine step in preparing for cleft palate surgery in a child led to an unusual—but not unprecedented—case of lung inflammation (pneumonitis), according to a report in the The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-inhaled-betadine-rare-complication.html Surgery Thu, 21 Feb 2013 10:31:52 EST news280665106 Physicians at Boston Medical Center (BMC) have developed a training video for health care providers about how to effectively use capnography to monitor ventilation and carbon dioxide levels for patients under anesthesia or conscious sedation. This is the sixth video published in the New England Journal of Medicine's Videos in Clinical Medicine section produced by BMC. It highlights the importance of using capnography to increase patient safety. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-capnography-video-bmc-published-england.html Other Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:15:52 EST news271602943 Muscle relaxants given to millions of patients during general anaesthesia are associated with an increased risk of serious breathing problems after surgery, finds a study published in BMJ today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-muscle-linked-problems-surgery.html Medications Tue, 16 Oct 2012 18:30:01 EST news269624317 (Medical Xpress) -- People with Parkinson's disease performed markedly better on a test of working memory after a night's sleep, and sleep disorders can interfere with that benefit, researchers have shown. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-memory-people-parkinson-disease.html Parkinson's & Movement disorders Tue, 21 Aug 2012 11:37:09 EST news264767814 (Medical Xpress) -- Anyone who has seen a newborn in a hospital NICU knows the image is shocking. Wires and electrodes designed to monitor vital signals such as heart rate, brain signals and blood oxygen levels are taped over the frail newborn’s head, face and body. Skin-to-skin contact between mom and baby that doctors say all newborns need to develop a sense of security and bonding becomes challenging, if not impossible. Parents seeing their precious baby this way may also feel terrified and helpless. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-mom-dad-wires.html Medical research Wed, 20 Jun 2012 09:10:01 EST news259401118 Researchers at the University of Hull, in the UK, have just launched a major new trial investigating the effects of home oxygen therapy in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-oxygen-patients-chronic-heart-failure.html Cardiology Mon, 21 May 2012 11:08:53 EST news256817183 Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disorder in which there are recurring episodes of upper airway collapse during sleep with ongoing effort to breathe. OSA is estimated to affect 1 in 5 adults in America. The serious nature of the problem was captured in a landmark study which found that middle-age and older men with even mild levels of OSA were in danger of increased risk of stroke and death. While a link between OSA and stroke is clear, OSA's effect on the cerebral (brain) vessels is not. In an effort to shed light on this relationship, researchers in Texas have developed a novel model that mimics OSA in humans. Their model has found that after just 30 days of OSA exposure cerebral vessel function is altered, which could lead to stroke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-obstructive-apnea-evident-month.html Sleep apnea Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:50:01 EST news254396264 About 1 in every 120 babies are born with congenital heart disease (CHD), of which about 25 percent is critical, requiring special care early in life. CHD is responsible for more deaths in the first year of life than any other birth defect, but often outcomes can be improved with early detection. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-screen-newborns-heart-problems.html Cardiology Mon, 22 Aug 2011 04:12:32 EST news233205109