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Evolution of Asthma: More Than Just a Lung Disease
Asthma has traditionally been considered a disorder of the lungs. This makes sense since a tell-tale sign of this disease is difficulty... Read more »
Asthma: The Appendix of the Lungs
It's time for a change of pace and some fun trivia. An asthma attack is caused when exposure to your asthma triggers causes the smooth... Read more »
Lung Anatomy 101: Why Does Asthma Cause Chest Pain?
Anyone who's ever had an asthma attack knows about the chest tightness and why it occurs. Yet what about the chest soreness that occurs... Read more »
Smoking is a starting point for COPD, stroke, lung cancer, heart...
In general, I think, people are aware that smoking is a major factor in lung disease, causing the overwhelming majority of chronic... Read more »
Testing for Lung Disease: Screening Options and Next Steps
I had my first colonoscopy last week. How was it? Well, pretty much just like they say, meaning that the procedure itself (not that I... Read more »
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Lung disease
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Lung disease is any disease or disorder that occurs in the lungs or that causes the lungs to not work properly. There are three main types of lung... Read more »
Heat device may ease severe asthma
An experimental device that heats the walls of the lungs may ease asthma symptoms in patients whose disease can't be controlled by medication,... Read more »
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Diseases with Similar Sympto...
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Diseases with Similar SymptomsSeveral diseases have similar symptoms and may occur with COPD.Acute BronchitisA virus usually causes acute bronchitis.... Read more »
Asthma In Infants
What is asthma? Asthma is a disease in which the airways become blocked or narrowed. These effects are usually temporary, but they cause shortness of... Read more »
What is Asthma?
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The word asthma originates from an ancient Greek word meaning panting. Essentially, asthma is an inflammatory lung condition that makes it difficult... Read more »
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