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Health Encyclopedia: Health Risks Of Smoking

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Effects on the Lungs

According to the American Lung Association, smoking is directly responsible for about 90 percent of the deaths due to lung cancer. Smoking is also responsible for the majority of deaths due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.

A study in the July 2006 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine showed that smokers with asthma who give up smoking can improve their lung function in as little ...

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Expert & Community Posts

New Guidelines for Low Back Pain Treatment

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...providers regarding the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain. In addition, the Society... Read more »

Dr. Eisner Answers Your Questions About Acid Reflux

By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

...it might be my gallbladder, but an ultrasound was normal. What should I do next? While your... Read more »

Low Back Surgery Can Cause Discitis

By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...her treatment with me, she had a severe episode of low back pain after shoveling snow. She went... Read more »

Anti-Depressants and Chronic Low Back Pain: Not Always a Happy Solution

By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert

...use of anti-depressants in the treatment of chronic low back pain. However, the authors of a... Read more »

Disc Degeneration: What Is It?

By Christina Lasich, MD , Health Expert

...What is disc degeneration? His mother, who has had low back pain for a number of years, was told... Read more »

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Health Guide

Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Acute Low Back Pain

for Acute Low Back PainPatients withshort-term acute low back pain usuallyhavethe best resultswith the least aggressive treatments. The general approach is as follows:Patients with no... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Risk Factors

...pain after such events, however. A number of conditions may make people more or less susceptible to low back pain. In 85% of back pain cases, the causes are unknown.Aging ProcessIntervertebral... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Treatment for Chronic Low Back Pain

for Chronic Low Back PainEvidence strongly suggests that only intensive treatment using a combination of physical and psychological rehabilitation programs can reduce pain and improve... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Surgery

...NSAID may speed resolution of pain.Scar tissue is a significant problem, since it can cause persistent low back pain afterward. Anti-scarring agents or certain devices may help reduce surgical... Read more »

Back Pain and Sciatica: Medications and Alternative Treatments

...routinely prescribing opioids.InjectionsInjections of different substances are sometimes used to treat low back pain caused by nerve impingement. The injection is usually an epidural, which is... Read more »

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