A new study of more than 10,000 non-smoking adults found that solid lung nodules were present in a considerable portion of study participants. Non-smokers are traditionally thought to be at low risk for lung nodules and lung ...
Aug 13, 2024
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Certain genetic variants that have previously been linked to the lung disease COPD can explain reduced lung function already in children and adolescents, according to researchers at Karolinska Institutet. The results are ...
Aug 13, 2024
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The trillions of bacteria living in our gut have an extraordinary effect on our health. They're in charge of digestion, breaking down the foods we eat and extracting their vitamins and minerals. A healthy, balanced microbiome ...
Aug 8, 2024
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A blood test can help predict which preterm babies will go onto develop chronic lung disease, allowing for earlier diagnosis and more targeted treatments, according to a new study.
Aug 7, 2024
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The interplay of a quartet of sex, marital status, education, and race is linked to an 18 year lifespan gap for US citizens, and while no one factor is more influential than any of the others, the more of these influential ...
Aug 5, 2024
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Many people have gotten used to rolling up their sleeves for flu and COVID-19 vaccines.
Aug 5, 2024
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Among smokers, early menopause is associated with an increased risk for most lung diseases and poor outcomes, according to a study published online June 13 in Thorax.
Aug 1, 2024
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Just as coronavirus transmission fluctuated in waves, so too have our responses to it. The world is four years from the acute phase of the pandemic, but not without lasting impact—including those who have maintained debilitating ...
Jul 29, 2024
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More than 82% of Americans aged 50 to 80 take one or more kinds of prescription medication, and 80% of them say they'd be open to stopping one or more of those drugs if their health care provider gave the green light, a new ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Although research studies have demonstrated an association between military deployment in southwest Asia and lung diseases in veterans—such as asthma, bronchiolitis, or other small airways disease—there are still research ...
Jul 22, 2024
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