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Safe for Passengers with Lung Disease to Travel by Air
May 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Oxygen levels while flying are substantially less than at ground level. Current guidelines for in-flight oxygen levels are sufficient to support the needs of passengers with non-obstructed lung disease. According ...
The making of mucus in common lung diseases
Sep 14, 2009 |
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In the lung, mucus is produced by cells known as goblet cells, which are present in small numbers in the walls of the lungs and airways.
New genes for lung disease discovered
Dec 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered five genetic variants that are associated with the health of the human lung. The research by an international consortium of 96 scientists from 63 centres in Europe and Australia ...
Advance toward early diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Dec 08, 2008 |
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Researchers in Finland are reporting identification of the first potential "biomarker" that could be used in development of a sputum test for early detection of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). ...
Researchers identify gene variant associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Mar 20, 2009 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have, for the first time, identified a gene variant on chromosome 4 that may be a potential risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). These ...
For children with sickle cell disease, lung disease is part of the package
May 18, 2008 |
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Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) have a significantly sharper decline in lung function with age when compared to other children of the same race and age. Furthermore, that loss of function appears to be linked to a ...
Lung disease linked to flavoring chemical
May 07, 2007 |
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Politicians and health workers in the United States are pushing for a bill to ban the use of a food flavoring chemical that has been linked to lung disease.
Muscle deterioration in patients with lung disease seen connected to CO2
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Muscle deterioration in patients with lung diseases might be a direct consequence of high carbon dioxide levels in their blood, an international team of researchers headed by Prof. Yosef Gruenbaum of the Hebrew ...
Asthma and smoker's lung: dry airways play a key role
Apr 07, 2008 |
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Dry airways may not only play a central role in the development of the inherited lung disease cystic fibrosis, but also in much more common acquired chronic lung diseases such as asthma and smoker’s lung, the cigarette smoke-induced ...
Sleep apnea thickens blood vessels, increases heart disease risk
May 04, 2009 |
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Obstructive sleep apnea, or periodic interruptions in breathing throughout the night, thickens sufferers' blood vessels. Moreover, it increases the risk of several forms of heart and vascular disease.
Helium helps lung patients breathe easier
Mar 09, 2009 |
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New research published in the international journal Chest, by Neil Eves, PhD, finds that people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who breathed a mix of 60% helium and 40% oxygen during a rehabilitation progra ...
Guidelines for care of elderly patients ignored
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Guidelines for the treatment of older patients with respiratory conditions are routinely ignored. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Health Services Research shows that recommended treatments are given ...
Top notch decisions in the developing airways bring insights into lung disease
Jun 08, 2009 |
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In the normal lung, the airways are lined by a balanced mixture of ciliated, secretory and neuroendocrine cells which perform functions as diverse as air humidification, detoxification, and clearance of environmental particles. ...
Study: Infant inhalation of ultrafine air pollution linked to adult lung disease
Jul 22, 2009 |
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Stephania Cormier, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has shown for the first time that early exposure to environmentally persistent free radicals (present in airborne ultrafine ...
Gene associated with reduced mortality from acute lung injury
Jan 16, 2009 |
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Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado Denver have discovered a gene that is associated with improved survival among patients with acute lung injury. Acute lung injury (ALI) is often caused by ...
