Tobacco—more deaths for the disadvantaged
More must be done to help low socio-economic groups stop smoking and close the vast gap in life expectancy between them and those who can afford current support.
Dec 23, 2015
0
11
More must be done to help low socio-economic groups stop smoking and close the vast gap in life expectancy between them and those who can afford current support.
Dec 23, 2015
0
11
(HealthDay)—A more careful selection of patients could help improve the success rate of bronchoscopic lung-volume reduction with the use of one-way endobronchial valves in patients with emphysema, according to a study published ...
Dec 10, 2015
0
1
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) provide important information on the symptoms and exercise capabilities of people with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according ...
Jul 7, 2015
0
26
It's no surprise that smoking is bad for the lungs. But only 10%-20% of long-term smokers will develop serious conditions that affect breathing, such as emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). To understand ...
May 8, 2015
0
29
Like tobacco, e-cigarettes affect a smoker's lungs and long-term exposure could lead to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease – more commonly known as COPD or emphysema – according to the latest research by Central Michigan ...
May 7, 2015
5
904
Elastases of white blood cells are involved in tissue destruction and can thus cause various diseases. Scientists from the Helmholtz Zentrum München have discovered a new isoform which could be involved both in the pathogenesis ...
Apr 13, 2015
0
16
Mutations in a gene that helps repair damaged chromosome ends may make smokers—especially female smokers—more susceptible to emphysema, according to results of a new study led by Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers.
Jan 14, 2015
0
7
(HealthDay)—For individuals without airflow obstruction or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), greater emphysema-like lung on computed tomography (CT) is associated with all-cause mortality, according to a study ...
Dec 16, 2014
0
0
The UK needs to be prepared for a steep rise in the number of young adults affected by a severe form of lung disease due to their regular cannabis and tobacco use - lung specialists will tell the British Thoracic Society ...
Dec 11, 2014
0
0
Scientists at the Helmholtz Zentrum München (HMGU) working in cooperation with the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Hospital (KUM) and the Technischen Universität München (TUM) tested for the first time X-ray dark-field ...
May 27, 2014
0
0