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In SIDS, Smoking During Pregnancy A 'Double-Edged Sword'

2008-09-03T18:12:00.000-07:00

�Premature infants whose mothers smoked during pregnancy may be at even higher risk for sudden babe death syndrome (SIDS) than preemies whose mothers did not smoke, according to new enquiry out of the University of Calgary. In the first-ever experimental study to compare the breathing reflexes of preemies of smokers versus non-smokers, researchers set up that babies whose mothers had smoked showed a number of signs of impaired respiratory function.

"Smoking during pregnancy is a double-edged sword with respect to SIDS," aforementioned Shabih Hasan, M.D., a staff neonatologist and prof in the department of pediatrics at the University of Calgary, and the principal investigator of the new study. "Not only if does it raise a mother's likelihood of having a preterm baby, world Health Organization is already among the most vulnerable to SIDS, but it increases the infant's susceptibility to SIDS even further."

The research will be published in the first issue for September of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

Studies feature indicated that a combination of hypoxia (low atomic number 8) and hypercarbia (excess of carbon dioxide) may be acute precursors to SIDS. Infants at the superlative risk for SIDS experience been shown to possess both attenuated arousal and ventilatory responses to hypoxia and/or hypercarbia.

"Preterm babies are known to have increased breathing difficulties in proportion to their prematurity and cigarette fume is known to increase apneas in full-term babies," said Dr. Hasan. "But until now, cigarette smoke exposure and preterm birth have non been investigated together with respect to their potential effects on respiratory dysfunction."

To analyze the effects of cigarette smoke exposure on preterm infants' respiratory wellness and their risk of SIDS, the researchers recruited 22 preterm infants wHO had been spontaneously born between 28 and 32 weeks with no early complicating respiratory factors. Twelve of the infants had mothers world Health Organization had smoked five or more cigarettes every day in gestation. The mothers of the other ten infants did not smoke during pregnancy.

They obtained baseline readings on the infants' breathing patterns in normal conditions, assessing breathing rate, pauses in breathing, recovery period and heart rate. Saturation of oxygen in their blood was likewise monitored. After baseline readings were recorded, the infants were challenged with a five-minute period of decreased oxygen delivered through a nasal cannula. During this period they were monitored very closely with babe resuscitation equipment near at hand.

The deuce groups were remarkably similar in some measures: respiratory rates and number of breathing pauses were exchangeable among both groups of infants.

But there were pregnant differences 'tween the deuce groups of preterm babies with deference to ticker rate and recovery period of time. The cigarette-smoke exposed infants showed increased heart rate during the hypoxemic period compared with their baseline values, just there was no divergence in heart rates was observed in control infants, indicating that the o depletion assign their bodies under more stress than the controller groups.

Furthermore, piece blood atomic number 8 levels reduced similarly in both groups during the hypoxemic challenge, infants wHO were open to fag smoke did not recover as easily, as quickly or as often as the infants born to non-smoking mothers.

"Our study shows that preterm infants make incomplete and/or delayed recovery from interruptions in external respiration," said Dr. Hasan. "This has clear implications for their risk of SIDS. But thither is level still some other reason for concern even after the risk of SIDS has passed. Inability or delayed recovery from repeated low-pitched oxygen episodes can as well be prejudicious to wit development. There is increasing evidence that infants uncovered to antepartum cigarette hummer are at high risk for developmental and behavioural disorders."

To explain their findings, the researchers point to evidence that suggests that nicotine interacts with highly selective endogenous neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, which english hawthorn in change state affect development of areas in the central nervous system all-important for respiratory control. Alternatively, alterations in lung development and lung mechanics could contribute to poor gas exchange leading to poorer recovery seen in the group exposed to cigarette smoke.

Regardless of the mechanism, the survey has immediate clinical relevance: "Since preterm infants continue to have significant cardiorespiratory events later on discharge from the hospital, our study may help identify the infants at risk for attenuated retrieval from hypoxemic episodes spell at home," said Dr. Hasan. "Furthermore, it mightiness help recognize the infants, who will arouse in response to hypoxemia. The infants identified to be at danger can subsequently be further investigated and/or monitored at home."

Source: Keely Savoie

American Thoracic Society

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B.B. King heads into fall with more dates, new album

2008-08-14T18:08:00.001-07:00

B.B. King [ ], who simply finished a coast-to-coast summer jaunt, will hit the pavement again next month for a string of US shows that stretches into December.

The 82-year-old vapours legend has added 20 cities to the fall leg since last train, including a two-night bandstand in Houston. The expedition is scheduled to launch Sept. 6 in Laughlin, NV, and visit a mix of clubs, theaters and casinos across the country through Dec. 1. Details are listed below.

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Meanwhile, King is getting ready to release a new album, "One Kind Favor," which features covers of old blues songs that inspired him as a young man. Produced by T Bone Burnett (Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Roy Orbison), the book was made to sound like it was recorded in the '50s. Players include Dr. John on piano, Nathan East on standup bass and Jim Keltner on drums. The set is scheduled to be released Aug. 26 on Geffen Records.

Earlier this year, King offered up "Live," a DVD/CD compendium recorded during several 2006 concerts at his have B.B. King's Blues Clubs in Nashville and Memphis. The DVD comprises 18 classic King tracks, piece the CD features 12 songs from the live sets.

In other news, the blue devils icon testament preside over the Sept. 13 opening of the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in his hometown of Indianola, MS. Also next month, King will begin hosting his possess weekly express on XM Radio's newly relaunched blues channel, "B.B. King's Bluesville."

King, who started his transcription career in the '40s, has released more than 50 albums, won 14 Grammys and been inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His many honors also include the Presidential Medal of Freedom and a "Living Legend" palm from the Library of Congress.

[Note: The following tour of duty dates hold been provided by artist and/or tour sources, world Health Organization verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before go on sale. Check with official creative person websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

September 20086 - Laughlin, NV - Harrah's Laughlin Rio Vista Amphitheatre7 - Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater18 - Bossier City, LA - CenturyTel Center19 - Biloxi, MS - Beau Rivage Resort & Casino20 - Choctaw, MS - Pearl River Resort21 - Huntsville, AL - Von Braun Center25 - Bridgeport, CT - Klein Memorial Auditorium26 - Hartford, CT - The Bushnell Center for Performing Arts27 - Reading, PA - Sovereign Performing Arts Center28 - Peekskill, NY - Paramount Center for the Arts30 - Detroit, MI - MGM Grand Detroit CasinoOctober 20082 - Toledo, OH - Stranahan Theater3 - Joliet, IL - Rialto Square Theatre4 - Carbondale, IL - Southern Illinois University Arena5 - Branson, MO - Welk Resort Theatre7 - Wichita, KS - Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center17 - Albuquerque, NM - Route 66 Casino23 - Mescalero, NM - Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino25 - Boulder, CO - Boulder Theater31 - Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside TheatreNovember 200814 - Norman, OK - Riverwind Casino15 - Thackerville, OK - Winstar Casino16 - Dallas, TX - Meyerson Symphony Center21-22 - Houston, TX - House of Blues 24 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle26 - Alexandria, VA - Birchmere28 - Beverly, MA - North Shore Music Theatre29 - Atlantic City, NJ - House of Blues30 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts CenterDecember 20081 - Hagerstown, MD - Maryland Theatre

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Dropkick Murphys VS Business

2008-08-06T19:29:00.001-07:00

Artist: Dropkick Murphys VS Business

   Genre(s):
Rock: Punk-Rock

Discography:

Mob Mentality

Year: 2000
Tracks: 12

Iannis Xenakis

Spheric Lounge

2008-06-27T16:29:00.000-07:00

Artist: Spheric Lounge

   Genre(s):
Ambient
   Other

Discography:


Session 2006.03.28

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 3


Session 2006.03.23

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 9


Session 2006.03.19

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 5


Session 2006.02.12 Cd2

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 3


Session 2006.02.12 Cd1

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 5


Session 2006.01.30

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 6


Session 2006.01.26

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 6


Session 2006.01.25

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 3


Session 2006.01.22

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 2


20. Session 06.01.2006

   Year: 2006
Tracks: 8


Angelina Und Enzo

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 2


19. Session 27.12.- 30.12.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 11


18.A Session 12.12.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 6


18. Session 01.12.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 9


17.B Session 28.11.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 3


17.A Session 11.11.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 9


17. Session 03.11.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 8


16.C Session 22.10.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 8


16.B Session 16.10.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 7


16.A Session 13.10.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 1


16. Session 06.10.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 1


15.C Session 01.10.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 6


15.B Session 17.09.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 3


15.A Session 09.09.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 3


15. Session 02.09.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 3


14.C Session 01.09.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 2


14.B Session 19.08.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 1


14.A Session 15.08.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 3


14. Session 13.08.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 11


13.A Session 05.08.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 1


13. Session 29.07.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 11


12. Session 24.06.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 6


11.B Session 18.06.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 1


11.A Session 08.06.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 3


11. Session 20.05.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 6


10.A Session 30.04.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 2


10. Session 22.04.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 4


09.B Session 16.04.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 1


09.A Session 28.03.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 2


09. Session 25.03.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 5


08.A Session 18.03.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 4


08. Session 04.- 06.03.2005 Geretsried One

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 11


08. Session 04.- 06.03.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 7


07. Session 12.02.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 4


06.B Session 04.02.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 5


06.A Session 28.01.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 3


06. Session 14.01.2005

   Year: 2005
Tracks: 1


05. Session 19.12.2004

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 1


04. Session 26.11.2004

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 1


03. Session 29.10.2004

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 1


02. Session 08.10.2004

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 1


01. Session 17.09.2004

   Year: 2004
Tracks: 1

Constantine - The Things They Say 8579

2008-06-19T18:56:00.001-07:00

"I won a Best Newcomer award (for CONSTANTINE) actually. It's currently acting as a doorstop in the guest bathroom." Former BUSH frontman GAVIN ROSSDALE finds a practical use for his first acting award.

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Spheric Lounge

2008-06-12T00:35:00.000-07:00

Artist: Spheric Lounge

   Genre(s):
Ambient
   Other

Rapper Big Pooh

2008-06-06T03:28:00.001-07:00

Artist: Rapper Big Pooh

   Genre(s):
Other

Discography:

Sleepers

Year: 2005
Tracks: 14

Liv Tyler - Tyler Thrilled With Horror Film Weightloss

2008-05-27T00:03:00.001-07:00

Actress LIV TYLER has discovered a new way of losing weight - starring in a horror film.

The Lord of The Rings beauty reveals she dropped "about 10 pounds" while making new film The Strangers - because she had to run around, acting terrified throughout the shoot.

And now she recommends the odd weightloss programme to other actresses who are trying to shed the pounds.

She says, "We had to be in that heightened state all the time and when you get scared or you're shocked you kinda have a hard time breathing and you're like hyperventilating and crying and screaming.

"It was a great diet. I actually lost about 10 pounds in two weeks because I was running all day. It was amazing.

"I was like, 'Jeez, I need to do this more often.'"

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New CDs: Duffy, Bryan Adams, Foxy Brown

2008-05-18T21:46:00.001-07:00

New CDs: Duffy, Bryan Adams, Foxy Brown

Duffy

Rockferry

(Mercury)

* * * 1/2

At 23, isaac M. Singer Duffy brings a wizened depth to the songs on her debut album that

Honda Civic Tour Featuring Panic At The Disco Gets the Show on the Road Today

2008-05-06T22:09:00.001-07:00

Honda Civic Tour Featuring Panic At The Disco Gets the Show on the Road Today

Las Vegas Quartet Riding High on Success of Sophomore Release, Pretty.
Odd., #2 Hit on Billboard 200 Album Chart, #1 on SoundScan Current
Alternative Albums

NEW YORK, April 10 -- Finally satisfying fevered fan
anticipation, the Honda Civic Tour featuring Panic At The Disco gets
underway today. The band is now on the road in support of their sophomore
release, Pretty. Odd. (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen), which debuted at #2 on
the SoundScan/Billboard 200 album chart and #1 on SoundScan's Current
Alternative Albums chart.

The Honda Civic Tour (http://www.hondacivictour.com) kicks off with two
sold-out shows at The Warfield in San Francisco (April 10 and 11) and will
subsequently power through sold-out dates in San Diego (April 12), Austin
(April 19), Orlando (April 24), New York (May 7), Toronto (May 14),
Indianapolis (May 19), Detroit (May 20), Chicago (May 23) and St. Louis
(May 30), among numerous other stops, before crossing the finish line June
14 at The Theatre at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. New dates have
just been added, in Charlotte, N.C. (April 27 at Amos' Southend), and Grand
Rapids, Mich. (May 21 at The Orbit Room). The Atlanta show, meanwhile, has
been moved to a larger venue, Masquerade Music Park.

Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound and Phantom Planet -- as well as
the Honda Civic Hybrid customized and autographed by Panic At The Disco --
will serve as the tour's supporting attractions. The 2008 incarnation of
the Honda Civic Tour is also notable for the expanded participation of
Honda's operations in Canada, where the Honda Civic has been the
top-selling car for a decade (and where Pretty. Odd. debuted at #2).
Canadian Honda Civic Tour dates include Montreal, May 13 at Metropolis;
Toronto, May 14 at Sound Academy; and Vancouver, June 6 at PNE Forum.

Panic guitarist-songwriter Ryan Ross reflected on the tour's launch:
"The Civic Tour is a super-big deal for us and we've been looking forward
to it for a while. Plus, the band's totally excited to play the new songs
for the fans. We know the energy at these shows is gonna be amazing. We
can't wait to get onstage."

PATD enjoyed their best sales week ever following the March 25 release
of Pretty. Odd., which racked up 139,000 albums sold, earning it a #2
position on SoundScan's Digital Albums chart in addition to its Billboard
200 #2 and SoundScan Current Alternative Albums #1. First single "Nine in
the Afternoon" is a Top 10 hit at Alternative radio outlets nationwide,
with significant airplay logged at the Top 40, Hot AC and AAA formats as
well.

The buzz surrounding Panic At The Disco is reflected in their
appearance on the current cover of Alternative Press (May 2008 issue). The
follow-up to PATD's platinum-certified debut album, A Fever You Can't Sweat
Out (2005), Pretty. Odd. is receiving acclaim from critics. SPIN gave it
four stars, deeming the disc "blindingly bright" and "optimistically
beautiful." Rolling Stone cited Panic's "broad sense of humor." And
esteemed New York Times scribe Jon Pareles called Pretty. Odd. "the magnum
opus of a talented band."

In 2006 the video for Panic At The Disco's "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"
was named Video of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. That clip was
directed by Shane Drake, who returned to lense the "Nine in the Afternoon"
video, which is #3-most-played on MTV and #10-most-played on MTV2 (#1 on
Fuse). Speaking of MTV love, this week's installment of "52 Bands/52 Weeks"
will feature Panic At The Disco, and PATD recently wrapped a performance at
MTV's Spring Break '08 that will be broadcast today on "TRL." The band
received another small-screen boost when it appeared on "Saturday Night
Live" April 5.

See Panic At The Disco live through June 14 on the Honda Civic Tour.

Honda is committed to offering products with the highest environmental
performance produced at factories with the smallest environmental
footprint. A leader in the development of cleaner, more fuel-efficient
mobility products, Honda introduced the first low-emission vehicles,
America's first gas/electric hybrid car, and the world's first
government-certified hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, among other environmental
achievements. In 2007 Honda was named "greenest automaker" by the Union of
Concerned Scientists for the fourth consecutive year. 2008 marks the fifth
consecutive year the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy has
named the Honda Civic GX natural-gas car "greenest vehicle." For more
information, visit http://www.honda.com.

Produced by Marketing Factory, the Honda Civic Tour brings innovation
and environmental consciousness to the masses by combining the hottest in
automotive technology with the hottest in music.

Leona lines up for Mandela

2008-05-02T22:11:00.001-07:00

Leona lines up for Mandela

LEONA Lewis' meteoric rise since her Pop Idol triumph continues, with news that she is scheduled to perform at Nelson Mandela's 90th natal day concert in Jack London.

The Haemorrhage Sexual love singer has reportedly been added to the star-studded align for the former South Africa President's milepost celebrations in London this summertime. The concert volition be her biggest testify always and would mark the closing of her successful macrocosm tour to advertise her debut album Spirit. Harry Sinclair Lewis, 23, lately became the number 1 Brits solo creative person to big top the US album charts with a debut record, after Spirit sold 205,000 copies in its first week to be issue single in The Billboard 200. Her debut US bingle Bleeding Love life topped The Hoarding Hot one C chart, while her wise man Simon the Zealot Cowell lately revealed she is the biggest-selling newly creative person in the world. Lewis will be joined at London's Hyde Park by Eminem after Queen rocker Brian May persuaded him to hail out of retreat. Troubled singer Amy Winehouse, Razorlight, Sugababes and Keane are as well expected to perform at the case on June 27. Geri Halliwell has promised to afford Nelson Mandela a special care for for his 90th natal day. The singer - world Health Organization is rumoured to be headlining the concert with the repose of the Spice Girls - famously flirted with the revered politician when she met him with the band in 1997.

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Amy Lee denies Metallica collaboration

2008-04-24T17:09:00.000-07:00

Amy Lee denies Metallica collaboration

EVANESCENCE singer AMY LEE has denied reports she is to record a collaboration with METALLICA for the heavy metal band’s forthcoming album.
Lee was rumored to have teamed up with the legendary rockers to rework their classic track Fade To Black, as well as providing vocals for their new LP which is due out later this year (08).

Carlos Montoya

2008-04-21T14:47:00.001-07:00

Artist: Carlos Montoya

   Genre(s):
Latin: Flamenco
   Other

Discography:


Spanish Guitar

   Year: 2000
Tracks: 13


Spanish Guitar

   Year:
Tracks: 13

A Spanish guitar player and composer, Carlos Montoya made a lasting

Nelly and Fergie Split Over Song

2008-04-17T16:16:00.001-07:00

Nelly and Fergie Split Over Song

Rapper Nelly has taken a vocal destined for Fergie's next record album, much to the singer's letdown, however the pair get come to a mutual decision to plowshare the track, and get collaborated to bring about a score called 'Party People'.Fergie had finished the data track, which was recorded more or less the time of her number one solo bingle, 'London Bridge', simply it was shelved because "everyone thought it was excessively street", the isaac M. Singer explains.The song's producer, Polow Da Don, played the song to Nelly during the recording roger Huntington Sessions for his freshly album, 'Brass Knuckles', and the knocker decided to create it his have."I variety of reconstructed it a little scrap, couch just about Nelly in it, rearranged it or so more, and it came out to be the song you listen today," Nelly told MTV News.Fergie explains that she holds no resentment or so the determination, saying, "Polow played it in the studio for Nelly, and [he] flipped out and turned the vocal around and made it into a john Major cabaret firecracker, brought his vitality, and it just became this monster," she says."Merely I can't hatred on it, because it's good! I like it! I like this edition. And wholly the judge heads loved this translation. And Nelly called me like, 'It's loony!'"Pic courtesy of A&M.

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