According to news reports, Pope Francis I had one lung removed due to an infection when he was a teenager. "A person with two lungs h...
How Can I Clean My Lungs If I Continue to Smoke
Are you suffering with a chronic smoker's cough that won't go away? Have you been smoking for 5, 10, or 20 years and find it difficu...
Signs Of Lung Cancer
Signs of Lung Cancer, the signs and symptoms to check for. It seems as though today more and more people are having pulmonary problems which...
Lung Disease: What Is It and how Can You Prevent It
Did you know about 35 million Americans are suffering from one kind of lung disease or the other? Did you know that lung infections are beli...
An Overview of Lung Cancer
General Information About Lung Cancer Lung cancer, or carcinoma of the lung , is one of the most common forms of cancer today. It is one o...
Living With ARDS
Some people fully recover from ARDS. Others continue to have health problems. After you go home from the hospital, you may have one or more ...
ARDS - Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
What are the Symptoms of ARDS? Signs and symptoms of ARDS may include: Feeling like you can't get enough air into your lungs Rapid b...
Causes of Asbestosis
Exposure to Asbestos Causes of asbestosis are all related to exposure to asbestos. More precisely, what causes asbestosis is the inhalation...
Living with Asbestosis
Asbestosis is a serious disease which can affect quality of life in a number of ways. Claiming asbestosis compensation can help ease the fin...
Preventing Asbestosis
Asbestos is a well recognized health hazard, and is highly regulated by the government. An estimated 1.3 million workers in the construction...
Asbestosis - Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
What are the Signs and Symptoms of Asbestosis? Shortness of breath A persistent and productive cough (a cough that expels mucus) Chest t...
Understanding Asbestosis
What is Asbestosis? Asbestosis is a disease that involves scarring of lung tissue as a result of breathing in asbestos fibers. The disease ...
Asbestosis
Asbestosis is a disease that involves scarring of lung tissue as a result of breathing in asbestos fibers. The scarring makes it hard for yo...
Understanding Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
What is ARDS? Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the sudden failure of the respiratory (breathing) system. It can develop in an...
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is the sudden failure of the respiratory (breathing) system. It can develop in anyone over the ag...
What Is Bronchitis?
Bronchitis (bron-KI-tis) is a condition in which the bronchial tubes become inflamed. These tubes carry air to your lungs. (For more informa...
Acute Bronchitis
Acute bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes, the major airways into the lungs. It may be caused by a variety of bacteria and ...
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Releases Draft Recommendations on Lung Cancer Screening
On July 29, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued draft recommendations calling for annual low-dose CT screen...
A List Of Lung Diseases
The lungs, along with the heart, sustain life with every breath. Hence, diseases of the lung are a serious health concern. Lung diseases can...
CA Bill Against E-Cigarettes Harmful to Consumer Health
SACRAMENTO - The California legislature is considering a bill that would ban the use of e-cigarettes and similar smokeless vaporizers in are...
E-Cigarette – Healthy Option or Too Risky?
You may or may not have noticed a trend in the past few years of smokers who don’t fill the air with harmful smoke, and pollute the air with...
American Lung Association Funded Researcher Makes Lung Cancer Breakthrough
American Lung Association research has yielded an important discovery in the treatment of lung cancer, a disease that causes more deaths th...
Children With Asthma At Greater Risk From H1N1
Parents Advised to Get Children Vaccinated and Watch for Signs of Illness Children with asthma are at greater risk to develop serious symp...
Grabbing a Cigarette to Calm Your Nerves? Think Again!
You’ve probably heard the claim that if it’s been a stressful day, a cigarette will help calm the nerves. Well, several studies now prove th...
Helping Smokers Quit: State Cessation Coverage
Quitting smoking is not easy, but there are many tools that can help smokers succeed. A new American Lung Association report finds that ma...
Short-Term Health Benefits of Quitting Smoking
Most people are aware of the long-term health risks of smoking. From heart disease to cancers, and many things in between, smoking will shor...
Secondhand Smoke Causes Heart Attacks
A new Institute of Medicine (IOM) report, Secondhand Smoke Exposure and Cardiovascular Effects: Making Sense of the Evidence, has confirmed ...
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