http://goldbamboo.com/ Diaphragm News from GoldBamboo.com en-us © 2005, Gold Bamboo LLC, All Rights Reserved http://goldbamboo.com/news-a223514.html Researchers at the Women's Global Health Imperative program at the University of California-San Francisco's Medical Center are conducting a large-scale clinical trial among 4,500 women in Zimbabwe and South Africa to test the effectiveness of diaphragms in preventing the spread of HIV, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has provided $28 million for the study. [click link for full article] Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a204413.html Ventilated, acutely critically ill patients may experience significant diaphragmatic atrophy within the first two weeks of mechanical ventilation, according to a new Mt. Sinai School of Medicine study. Researchers used bedside ultrasound and charts to determine the diaphragm thickness of 20 intensive care unit (ICU) patients, within 48 hours of intubation. [click link for full article] Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a180516.html Two conjoined twins, Abbigail and Isabelle Carlsen, who were joined at the diaphragm and pancreas and whose livers were weaved together, have been successfully separated after seven hours of surgery. Their hearts had to be re-positioned and part of their intestines, which they shared, had to be separated. For the first time in their short lives, the girls are now sleeping in separate beds. [click link for full article] Sat, 13 May 2006 01:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a171026.html When you stop breathing because of closure of the passageway between the back of the throat and the windpipe, the brain works very hard to keep your oxygen levels up. It sends signals to your respiratory muscles, especially your diaphragm, to work harder. This increased work of the muscles of the chest cause pressure changes in the chest, which are felt by the heart muscle... click link for more info. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:00 EST http://goldbamboo.com/news-a134707.html To breathe normally, people need more than just healthy lungs... click link for more info. Fri, 17 Jun 2005 08:00 EST