Bronchitis
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Emphysema
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Cystic Fibrosis and Exercise-Topic Overview
Regular exercise improves the health of people who have cystic fibrosis. Exercise helps loosen mucus, encourages coughing, improves oxygen flow, and makes you feel better. Upper body exercises, such as swimming or rowing, increase the strength and endurance of the muscles that are used for ...
Prescribing Long-Acting Inhaled Corticosteroids After SMART
Learn more about related prescription patterns after the SMART trial in Germany.
Could Stem Cells Cure Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis?
Small, early study found treatment was safe, possibly more effective than standard antibiotics
Lung Scan
A lung scan is a nuclear scanning test that's usually used to detect a pulmonary embolism, which is blood clot that is preventing normal blood flow to part of a lung.
Breathlessness
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How to Stop Hiccups With Breathing Technique
Hiccups are caused by spasms of the diaphragm, the muscle that controls your breathing. In this way, they are not unlike a facial tic or muscle twitch. The trick is relaxing and 'resetting' the diaphragm, which can be accomplished easily through any of three breathing methods.
Lung Transplantation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Find out more about lung transplantation survival and wait-list survival among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
How to Test for a Mold Infection in Lungs
If you have searched for information on black mold or toxic mold, you have most likely found all sorts of information telling you it can be deadly. According to Johns Hopkins Medical Center, mold is no more than an irritant in a healthy individual. Only those with extended exposure or a weak immune
Popcorn & Lung Disease
Diacetyl-induced bronchiolitis obliterans is a serious and rare lung disease, associated with inhaling a butter flavoring once common in microwave popcorn. Workers in the popcorn industry began developing this disease at significantly higher rates than the general population, leading major manufactu
About Respiration Problems
When you're having trouble breathing, it's difficult for your body to get the oxygen it needs to work properly. Breathing problems can be caused by many things, from strenuous exercise or a minor cold to a serious condition, such as lung disease. If you find you're having trouble breathing, you need
Surveillance Cultures in Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia
Are we getting a good return on surveillance cultures for healthcare-associated pneumonia?
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Why is bacterial resistance in these nosocomial pneumonias more alarming today than ever before?
SARS Cases Soar in China
Chinese officials acknowledged an additional 448 undisclosed SARS cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in China to 1,959 including 86 deaths.
New Tuberculosis Vaccine May Stop Disease
A new vaccine that uses gene therapy to boost the body's defenses against tuberculosis may help completely eliminate the bacteria from the body and prevent the disease from coming back.
Pneumonia-Health Tools
Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health. Actionsets are designed to help people take an active role in managing a health condition. Breathing Exercises: How to Use a Manual Incentive Spirometer ...
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Infection-Credits
A list of authors contributing information on respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Lung Transplantation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Find out more about lung transplantation survival and wait-list survival among patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease
Diffuse parenchymal lung disease is one of 180 different diseases that fall into the category of interstitial lung disease. Even though diffuse parenchymal lung disease is more common in cigarette smokers than non-smokers, one does not need to be exposed to cigarette smoke to contract the disease.