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More than 1 billion people worldwide smoke tobacco regularly, and it's estimated that more than 20 million Americans have the lung disease asthma. Hundreds of thousands of Americans die every year due to lung-related diseases.
The Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine trains pulmonary physicians, physician-scientists and pre- and postdoctoral basic scientists in physiology, cell biology, and molecular biology of the respiratory system.
The Division enjoys extensive support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the form of numerous individual research grants, program project and SCOR grants, and an institutional training grant that supports graduate students and Ph.D. and M.D. postdoctoral fellows.
The clinical facilities of the affiliated hospital system — Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children's Hospital, both of BJC HealthCare — together with more than 14,000 square feet of research space and a stimulating intellectual environment, provide an ideal setting in which to obtain training in diagnosis and treatment of patients with lung disease and in the basic mechanisms of lung function.
The Division is responsible for a full spectrum of patients with pulmonary disorders. Specific centers of excellence now include asthma, cystic fibrosis, lung transplantation, critical care medicine, pulmonary vascular disease, pulmonary emphysema, sleep disorders and many more.
The stories and experts below provide can more information pertaining to smoking, asthma and lung disease.
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| Ramaswamy Govindan Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical Oncology (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/237.html) Govindan is developing novel Phase II studies for patients with lung cancer and esophageal cancer. He is in the process of developing collaborative studies predicting chemoresponsiveness in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. In addition, he is working with physicians from the Departments of ... Expertise: clinical trials for cancer, Lung cancer, medical oncology, esophageal cancer Media assistance: (314) 286-0141 / ericsong@wustl.edu |
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| Michael Holtzman Selma and Herman Seldin Professor of Medicine (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/179.html)
Holtzman is renowned for his research into the underlying cause of asthma, and has proposed a new model of the disease that incorporates the role of a viral response early in life. Expertise: airway diseases, allergies, asthma, pulmonary disease, respiratory disease, viral response Media assistance: (314) 286-0141 / ericsong@wustl.edu |
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| H. James Wedner Professor of Medicine (http://mednews.wustl.edu/sb/page/normal/163.html) Wedner is known for his clinical treatment and prevention of asthma and allergies. Expertise: allergies, Asthma, mold allergy, cat dander, animal allergy, pet allergy, pet dander Media assistance: (314) 286-0110 / jdryden@wustl.edu |
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| Silver's value goes up for ventilator patients Silver is the key to reducing pneumonia associated with breathing tubes (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/12171.html) Aug. 19, 2008 -- People have long prized silver as a precious metal. Now, silver-coated endotracheal tubes are giving critically ill patients another reason to value the lustrous metal. In a study published in the Aug. 20, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers at the School of Medicine and the NASCENT Investigation Group, report that the silver-coated tubes led to a 36 percent reduction of ventilator-associated pneumonia. |
| Mold, mosquitoes follow flood Flooded areas are now faced with a second wallop of mold, mosquitoes (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/12058.html) July 21, 2008 -- The waters are receding, but the consequences of flooding in surrounding areas are only beginning to surface. These consequences are not just in physical and financial damage, but major indoor and outdoor health threats to children and their families, including disease-carrying mosquitoes and allergy-irritating mold. |
| Allergies and floods Allergy expert has advice for flood victims (http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/11938.html) June 19, 2008 -- As if the emotional and financial impact of flood damage isn't bad enough, floodwaters can also bring health problems. H. James Wedner, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the School of Medicine, says after the water recedes, damp homes and businesses are fertile grounds for mold growth, which can cause allergic reactions and asthmatic symptoms in sensitive people. |
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| China trying different things to improve air quality for Olympics
CBS Evening News July 17, 2008 -- The Beijing Olympics begin in just over three weeks, and the Chinese are trying to clear the air. In a recent test, Beijing's air failed to meet international health guidelines six days out of seven. WUSTL chemical engineering professor Jay Turner comments. |
| Genetic Link Tied to Smoking Addiction
Associated Press and 256 others April 3, 2008 -- The discovery by three separate teams of scientists makes the strongest case so far for the biological underpinnings of nicotine addiction and sheds more light on how genetics and lifestyle habits join forces to cause cancer. This finding could someday lead to screening tests and customized treatments for smokers trying to kick the habit. "This is really telling us that the vulnerability to smoking and how much you smoke is clearly biologically based," said WUSTL psychiatry professor Laura Bierut, a genetics and smoking expert who did not take part in the studies. She praised the research as "very intriguing." |
| Why smoking behind the bike sheds could harm your grades
New Scientist (UK) Jan. 8, 2008 -- Parents may now have another reason to worry about their children smoking. Nicotine may cause the teenage brain to develop abnormally, resulting in changes to the structure of white matter — the neural tissue through which signals are relayed. WUSTL School of Medicine's Richard Todd comments. |
| Smoking link to hearing problems
BBC News online and 3 others Jan. 3, 2008 -- Teenagers who smoke, or whose mother smoked in pregnancy, are at higher risk of hearing problems and understanding what is being said, a Yale University study says. WUSTL psychiatry professor Richard Todd comments. |
| Smoking may boost problem drinking in teens
The Washington Post and 56 others Nov. 29, 2006 -- Teenage smokers face a greater risk of developing alcohol addiction than nonsmokers who drink the same amount, according to a new WUSTL study that found one habit could lead to the other. WUSTL psychiatry professor Richard Grucza, who led the study, comments. |
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