For Patients with Severe Lung Injury, Less Is More

by Barbara Kram, Editor | May 22, 2006

For more information:

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (for patients and the public)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Ards/Ards_WhatIs.html

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ARDS Clinical Research Network
http://www.ardsnet.org/index.php

To interview Dr. Harabin about this study, please contact the NHLBI Communications Office, (301) 496-4236 or nhlbi_news@nhlbi.nih.gov. To reach Dr. Wiedemann, please contact Kate Nagel at Cleveland Clinic's Department of Media Relations at 216-445-6472 or nagelk@ccf.org. To reach Dr. Bernard or Dr. Wheeler, please contact John Howser at the Vanderbilt University Medical School Public Affairs Office at (615) 322-4747.

Part of the National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) plans, conducts, and supports research related to the causes, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood diseases; and sleep disorders. The Institute also administers national health education campaigns on women and heart disease, healthy weight for children, and other topics. NHLBI press releases and other materials are available online at: www.nhlbi.nih.gov.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) -- The Nation's Medical Research Agency -- includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is the primary federal agency for conducting and supporting basic, clinical and translational medical research, and it investigates the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit www.nih.gov.

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