Tips for Smokers Who Have a Family Member With Lung Cancer
As a smoker, how can you be sensitive to your family member with lung cancer?
Category : Lung Health : Health & Medical
How Alcohol Affects Your Risk of Lung Cancer
Can drinking alcohol increase the risk of lung cancer? If so, what kinds of of alcohol and how much?
What Systems Do the Lungs Work With?
An x-ray view of the lungs.thorax x-ray of the lungs image by JoLin from Fotolia.comAs noted at the Neuroscience for Kids website, all of the body's systems are interrelated and dependent upon each other. This is also true of individual organs. The lungs are one of the body's vital...
Lung-Volume Reduction Surgery for Severe Emphysema: Appraisal
The inexorable progression of crippling respiratory failure in patients with end-stage COPD has motivated many well intentioned (but in the end misguided) surgical approaches to alleviate dyspnea over the years.
How to Fix Mouth Breathing
Breathing through the mouth, rather than through the nose, might seem like a minor annoyance at best. But mouth breathing can lead to a host of problems. Mouth breathing is associated with sleep apnea, and its effect on quality of sleep can lead to irritation, weight gain and inability to concentrat
What Are the Treatments for Pneumonia in Children?
When your child develops a cough accompanied by a high fever and breathing difficulties, particularly rapid breathing, pneumonia is a likely cause. If you suspect that your child has this common illness, seek medical attention quickly. Complications can develop, but early treatment can prevent them.
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What is a Radiation Oncologist?
You may see a radiation oncologist as part of your cancer care team. What type of doctor is this?
Impact of Prevalence and Severity of COPD on Lung Cancer
Recent studies suggest that coexistence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) might be independently related to a worse prognosis for lung cancer.
Short Breath Treatments
According to Medline Plus, shortness of breath is attributed to heart, lung and nasal conditions, as well as obesity, anxiety and changes in altitude. Heart conditions include heart attack, arrhythmias, congenital heart disease and heart failure. Lung conditions, like COPD, emphysema, pneumonia, ast
Letter to the Editor on Long-term Management of COPD
A reader questions the outcomes of the TORCH trial.
Lung Fluke in Humans
Human lung fluke disease comes from a food-borne parasite and is most common in South America and Asia. The fluke itself is reddish-brown and is about the size of a coffee bean.
Determinants of Arterial Stiffness in COPD
What's the recipe for prediction of arterial stiffness in patients with COPD?
Do Statins Raise Lung Cancer Survival, Lower Risk, or Improve Treatment?
Do statin drugs like Lipitor increase lung cancer survival? What role might statins play in lung cancer prevention and lung cancer treatment?
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (TB)-References
A list of resources for information on Multidrug.
Venting Negative Feelings When You Have Cancer
Negative emotions are normal when you have cancer. Why should you express them, with who, and how can your venting lead to healing?
Predictors of COPD Exacerbations
Learn more about inflammatory biomarkers and ways to identify patients likely to have frequent exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Air Pollution & Lung Disease
More than 159 million Americans, or over half the population of the United States, live in areas with polluted air. Air pollution is a contributing factor to the development of lung diseases.
What Is a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule?
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is a single abnormality in the lung that could be harmless or could be an early sign of cancer. Find out more from WebMD about causes, diagnosis, and treatment of SPN.
Breathing Treatments
Problems with breathing can arise from asthma, pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or emphysema. Today there are several different types of treatments that are used to treat breathing problems: inhalers, oral medications, and nebulizers. They all work but share one objective: to