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Tuesday, November, 17, 2009

What Do The Lungs Do?

Health Encyclopedia: Non Small Cell Lung Cancer Risk Factors

Risk Factors


Before cigarettes became popular in the beginning of the 20th century, lung cancer was rare. This year, lung cancer is expected to strike up to 174,470 Americans, and about 162,460 are expected to die from it. The disease usually appears in people over 50 years old. Men have a significantly greater incidence of lung cancer compared to women. On the encouraging side, the rate of lung cancer in men has been declining significantly over the past decade. While lung cancer rates have been...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Q and A: Acid Reflux and Your Lungs
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert

What effect does acid reflux have on the lungs?   Acid reflux can cause pulmonary... Read more »

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New Treatments for COPD
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert

...they just go in there and do something to open up my lungs?" Or, "Can't they do something to get... Read more »

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Breathe Easier with Diaphragmatic Breathing
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert

...answer is simple. If you have COPD or another chronic lung disease that makes you short of... Read more »

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Testing for Lung Disease: The Cost and Aftermath
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert

What does it cost to test for lung disease? Charges for each of these tests vary across the... Read more »

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Physical Fitness Test - Figuring How Fit You Really Are.
By Kenn Kihiu , Health Expert

...through your nose and expel all the air out of your lungs Importance: Life and all movement... Read more »

Health Guide

Smoking Addiction
When we are born, we gasp our first breath of life-giving air and use our lungs to make our needs known. As we get older, we run and play and use our lungs to capacity to win races and holler to our... Read more »
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Surgical Procedures
...patients cannot be helped by surgery, and no single procedure is ideal for those that can be helped.Lung and Liver TransplantationAdvanced emphysema is responsible for over half of the lung... Read more »
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Introduction
Chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is characterized by a limitation of the airflow in the lung, which develops over time... Read more »
Resources
...Lung Association (800-LUNG-USA) Read more »

Medications

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...improves breathing by opening air passages in the lungs. It is used in the treatment of asthma,... Read more »

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...(purr-BYOU-turr-ohl)Uses This drug relaxes the smooth muscle in the lungs and dilates airways... Read more »

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...Rarely, nilutamide has caused severe (sometimes fatal) lung problems (interstitial pneumonitis).... Read more »

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...wheezing and trouble breathing caused by ongoing lung disease (such as asthma, chronic... Read more »

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...by reducing the swelling of the airways in the lungs, and decreasing phlegm and other... Read more »

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