Lung Conditions
SSRIs increase risk of infant heart and lung condition
October 02, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Microwave Popcorn and Decreased Lung Function
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...heated. It gives off a vapor that's proving to cause lung dysfunction in workers who are exposed... Read more »
Smoking Ban Boon to Asthma Sufferers in France
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...toward public health, and for those of us with chronic lung conditions, the news couldn't be... Read more »
Portable Oxygen - Untethering the Cords That Bind
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertWhen a person with COPD is told that his or her lung condition has deteriorated to the point that... Read more »
Reclaiming Your Life Through Pulmonary Rehab
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...questions. Do you have COPD or another chronic lung disease and are becoming less... Read more »
Asthma and the Olympics: Air Quality May Be A Major Obstacle
By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert...harmful pollutants. It should help, but athletes with lung conditions such as asthma must still... Read more »
Health Guide
Empyema
Empyema is a collection of pus in the cavity between the lung and the membrane that surrounds it (pleural space). Causes, incidence, and risk factors Empyema is caused by... Read more »Asthmatics Should Be Cautious of Swine Flu
...can take a turn for the worse, exacerbating your asthma.”While people with asthma or other chronic lung conditions are at a higher risk for developing complications from influenza, it is... Read more »Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
...Definition Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis involves scarring or thickening of tissues deep in the lung without a known cause. Alternative Names Idiopathic diffuse interstitial... Read more »Rheumatoid lung disease
Rheumatoid lung disease is a group of lung problems related to rheumatoid arthritis. The condition can include fluid in the chest (pleural effusions), scarring (pulmonary... Read more »Bronchoscopy
...is a test to view the airways and diagnose lung disease. Itmay also beusedduring thetreatment ofsome lung conditions. Alternative Names Fiberoptic bronchoscopy How... Read more »
Medications
...improves breathing by opening air passages in the lungs. It is used in the treatment of asthma,... Read more »
...(purr-BYOU-turr-ohl)Uses This drug relaxes the smooth muscle in the lungs and dilates airways... Read more »
...Rarely, nilutamide has caused severe (sometimes fatal) lung problems (interstitial pneumonitis).... Read more »
...wheezing and trouble breathing caused by ongoing lung disease (such as asthma, chronic... Read more »
...by reducing the swelling of the airways in the lungs, and decreasing phlegm and other... Read more »
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FDA wants antidepressant labels to include risks for newborns, migraine patients
October 02, 2008The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked that two new side effects be added to the warning labels of some antidepressants, including Paxil,... Read summary »
Severe asthma may be a different form of the disease
October 03, 2008A new study suggests that people who have severe asthma may actually have a very different disease than people who suffer from mild to moderate... Read summary »
Study Sheds New Light on Lung Cancer
October 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The findings of a multi-institution team of researchers give key insight into genetic changes that take place in the most... Read summary »
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