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TWO IRISH universities are leading clinical trials to investigate whether patients with acute severe respiratory failure may find relief from statins, the drug commonly used to treat cholesterol.
Some 150 patients have been recruited for the trial run by NUI Galway (NUIG) and Queen?s University, Belfast (QUB) in collaboration with the Irish Critical Care Trials group.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome can be caused by lung failure after major surgery, infections such as H1N1 influenza or injury in a road traffic incident.
The condition can affect any age group, and is often fatal.
Those who recover from lung injury can experience a poorer quality of life, the joint research team points out.
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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2012/0515/1224316125479.html
Some 150 patients have been recruited for the trial run by NUI Galway (NUIG) and Queen?s University, Belfast (QUB) in collaboration with the Irish Critical Care Trials group.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome can be caused by lung failure after major surgery, infections such as H1N1 influenza or injury in a road traffic incident.
The condition can affect any age group, and is often fatal.
Those who recover from lung injury can experience a poorer quality of life, the joint research team points out.
...
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/health/2012/0515/1224316125479.html