News tagged with lung disease

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Noninvasive imaging technique may help kids with heart transplants

Cardiologists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a noninvasive imaging technique that may help determine whether children who have had heart transplants are showing early signs of rejection. ...

Cardiology created Jul 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Rating films with smoking 'R' will cut smoking onset by teens

New research from Norris Cotton Cancer Center estimates, for the first time, the impact of an R rating for movie smoking. James Sargent, MD, co-director of the Cancer Control Research Program at Norris Cotton Cancer Center, ...

Health created Jul 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Lung transplant recipient defies all odds

Meara Schmidt, 28, almost died a few weeks ago. Lying in her hospital bed at UCLA, the seriously ill cystic fibrosis patient felt herself slipping away and her life flashing by. But then the image of her husband ...

Other created Jul 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New data reveals public ignorance about the impact of lung disease

New data released by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) to coincide with World Spirometry Day today has revealed a worrying lack of understanding and concern among the public about the world's biggest ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Time to act on COPD

As leading figures in respiratory health from across the globe gather in Birmingham for the COPD8 conference ahead of World Spirometry Day, the European COPD Coalition (ECC) is calling on policy makers across Europe to recognise ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeted radiation for lung cancer may carry risks

(HealthDay) -- A woman with early-stage lung cancer died recently after highly targeted radiation therapy zapped not just her tumor, but surrounding tissue, fatally damaging her airway.

Cancer created Jun 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

9 in 10 blacks with high blood pressure have early heart disease (Update)

A Wayne State University School of Medicine study has found that an overwhelming majority of African-American patients with hypertension also suffered hidden heart disease caused by high blood pressure even though they displayed ...

Cardiology created Jun 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Growing presence of drug-resistant tuberculosis fuels need for faster development of new combination therapies

Johns Hopkins experts in the prevention and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis are calling for increased screening and more rapid testing of the 9 million people worldwide estimated to be infected each year with ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cell transplantation of lung stem cells has beneficial impact for emphysema

When autologous (self-donated) lung-derived mensenchymal stem cells (LMSCs) were transplanted endoscopically into 13 adult female sheep modeled with emphysema, post-transplant evaluation showed evidence of tissue regeneration ...

Medical research created Jun 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-distance training teaches proper technique for asthma test

(Medical Xpress) -- Virtual, long-distance training can teach primary-care professionals the proper technique for performing a lung-function test, a University of Washington-led study has shown. The breathing ...

Immunology created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Viral infections in infancy are not associated with wheezing symptoms in later childhood

The number of viral infections during infancy is not associated with wheezing later in childhood, according to a new study from researchers in the Netherlands. While viral illnesses with wheezing in infancy predicted wheezing ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tuberculosis increases the risk of lung cancer mortality in the elderly

Tuberculosis independently predicts death from lung cancer in the elderly, according to a new study from researchers in Hong Kong.

Cancer created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study ties secondhand smoke to bladder irritation in kids

(HealthDay) -- Parents who smoke may put their children at greater risk for bladder irritation, according to a small new study.

Health created May 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High prevalence of bone disease in patients referred for pulmonary rehabilitation

There is a very high prevalence of osteopenia/osteoporosis among male patients with pulmonary disease, according to a new study from researchers in California.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First, do no harm: Study finds danger in standard treatment for a serious lung disease

A combination of three drugs used worldwide as the standard of care for a serious lung disease puts patients in danger of death or hospitalization, and should not be used together to treat the disease, called ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast