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How to Protect Yourself from SARS
To control the spread of the disease among close contacts and healthcare workers of recovering SARS patients, the CDC recommends safety precautions....More...
A Deadly Cancer Risk You May Not Be Aware Of
Sadly, suicide in cancer patients is far too common. What are the risks and how can we prevent this tragedy?...More...
Viruses, Not Bacteria, Reponsible for Many Pneumonia Cases: Study
But cause of most cases is never identified, CDC reports...More...
Treating Large Pulmonary Emboli
Treatment of low-risk pulmonary embolism is well established, and there is consensus regarding systemic thrombolysis for unstable patients with pulmonary embolism, but the management of patients with submassive pulmonary embolism is still a matter of debate. . ....More...
What Is a Prognosis?
Your doctor may talk about your prognosis after you are diagnosed with cancer. What is the definition of prognosis?...More...
COPD Flare-Ups-Related Information
Anticholinergics for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Beta2-Agonists for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)Corticosteroids for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Methylxanthines for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (CO...More...
Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis: Important Considerations
Find out about recent data regarding the importance and difficulty of determining causative exposures both for accurate diagnosis and prognosis of hypersensitivity pneumonitis....More...
The Emergence and Impact of Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
The CDC issued its first federal quarantine order since 1963 for a patient with XDR-TB. Where did this disease come from and how can we treat it?...More...
Ways to Have Healthy Lungs
Breathing is something that most of us take for granted yet the exchange of oxygen occurs constantly. The lungs bring in oxygen, which is absorbed and disbursed throughout our entire body. It is important to maintain healthy lung function in order for our vital organs to get the proper oxygen levels...More...
Cholesterol Drugs May Help Lungs
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may slow age-related loss of lung power, even in smokers....More...
Florida MERS Patient Released From Hospital
He's a 44-year-old health care worker from Saudi Arabia, the epicenter of the MERS outbreak...More...
Impact of Air Pollution in Children With Wheezing or Asthma
Learn more about the effects of traffic-related pollution on the exacerbation of asthma and respiratory infections in children suffering from asthma or wheezing....More...
Frequent Flare-Ups a Worse COPD Type?
Frequent COPD exacerbations -- two or more flare-ups requiring extra treatment per year -- may signal a worse type of COPD, even in people with mild disease....More...
Effect of Physical Training in Bronchial Asthma
Is physical training an effective treatment modality for bronchial asthma?...More...
Pulmonary Embolism-Health Tools
Health tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health. Actionsets are designed to help people take an active role in managing a health condition. Eating a steady amount of vitamin K when you take warfarin (Coumadin) ......More...
Rigid Thoracoscopy or Flexi-rigid Pleuroscopy?
Flexi-rigid pleuroscopes are now widely available as an alternative to conventional rigid thoracoscopes. Which is the better instrument?...More...
About Lung Problems in Newborns
While most newborns are brought into this world quite healthy, there can be complications especially among premature babies. It isn't something any parent wants to think about, but the concern is still there. One of these problems is called Respiratory Distress Syndrome. This problem is created wh...More...
Managing Severe Asthma in Adults: ERS/ATS Guidelines
Get an updated definition of severe asthma along with the evaluation steps necessary to reach a diagnosis of severe asthma....More...
Consolidation of the Lungs
Consolidation is a somewhat dated term for what physicians now call pneumonia. To consolidate literally means to make whole, unite or aggregate as in a mass. Because lung tissue is normally very light and delicate, when physicians doing autopsies found dense, heavy tissue in its place, they referred...More...
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