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The latest information adds weight to several reports about the dangers of silicone gel, a substance also sold as a sealant and Silly Putty. If it stayed inside its envelope, the gel would pose little danger. But doctors have found that over the years it can leak into the surrounding...
On campus, you can tell an alpie by their monstrously powerful legs, a nordie by their huge lungs. They're from all parts of the world, and they're always happy to talk about their favorite pursuit to anyone asks. But sadly the chances of seeing your favorite skier in...
"We may be able to use surfactant to distribute other drugs into the lungs," she says. Such applications could be used for adults as well as infants.
In a paper published this year, Avery and other researchers found that surfactant is an effective vehicle for delivery of drugs into the lungs of hamsters. One of the drugs tested, pentamidine, may be of use in combatting a form of pneumonia which often proves deadly to AIDS patients.
What happened, however, was that many of these infants were born with immature lungs that did not produce enough surfactant. By performing autopsies on a large number of stillborn infants as well as those who died of RDS after delivery, Avery found that the lack of surfactant was due to...