Everest expedition suggests nitric oxide benefits for intensive care patients

Thursday, October 6, 2011 - 06:30 in Health & Medicine

The latest results from an expedition to Mount Everest that looked at the body's response to low oxygen levels suggest that drugs or procedures that promote the body's production of a chemical compound called nitric oxide (NO) could improve the recovery of critically ill patients in intensive care.

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