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How vitamin D fights infections in lungs by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Tue 04 Nov 2008 7:03am

4 Comments Vitamin D - a steroid-like vitamin that affects over 200 genes in the body - is essential to good health but needs to be activated to function properly in the human body. Until recently, this activation was thought to happen primarily in the kidneys, but a new University of Iowa study finds that the activation [...] Read on »

Malpractice defense: Lung Infection vs. Chronic Pulmonary Embolism by David W. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 17 Mar 2010 2:10pm . To learn more send an email or call 877-APS-4500. Judgment for the Defense Lung Infection vs. Chronic Pulmonary Embolism PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM The plaintiff... with an infectious process. However, an autopsy revealed that the patient had massive pulmonary emboli within both lungs, pulmonary arteries, inferior vena cava, and the right side Read on »

Lung Infection? by Nathan L. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 19 Nov 2009 10:00pm In case you haven't been following me on Twitter or Facebook the past few days...Tricia was admitted into the hospital on Tuesday evening. An x-ray during her oncology appointment on Tuesday showed something in her lungs...fortunately, he doesn't believe it is lymphoma...it may be a fungal lung infection. Tricia has been coughing for a few weeks Read on »

Lung Infections by CCLCM Student .. Medical Student

Posted Thu 23 Oct 2008 2:03pm when I wanted to say something! I had to leave a few times for uncontrollable coughing fits, but otherwise, the session was great. Ironically, the case this week is entitled, "Another Cough," and our seminars yesterday and today have been about lung infections. Here I am, continuing my class's pattern of someone coming down ill with the pathology Read on »

Low vitamin D levels in newborn babies increase risk of lung infections by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 29 Dec 2010 12:00am their risk of respiratory infections during infancy and the occurrence of wheezing during early childhood, but not the risk of developing asthma. Results of a study in the January 2011 issue of Pediatrics support the theory that widespread vitamin D deficiency contributes to risk of lung infections. “Our data suggest that the association between vitamin D Read on »

June 20, 2009 Lung disorders-coughing-exercises-Pulmonary treatment by Roxlyn Facebook

Posted Sat 20 Jun 2009 10:02pm , pet dander can trigger allergic rhinitis and coughing. Short-term fume exposure can result in cough, phlegm, lung irritation. How to tell acute bronchitis from a more serious... no matter how small. I am playing the part of a "slug" by not doing much of anything, but I did have an extra nice breakfast, thanks to my sweet husband. My cough is a little less Read on »

Cough, cough - get back here lung! by Gabriela R. Health Maven

Posted Thu 18 Dec 2008 7:48pm

2 Comments " doesn't work for these type of yuckies. I've been dealing with a cough that I seriously think is trying to expel a lung from my body. I think I'd like to keep my lungs within my chest cavity, thank you very much. So, in other words, not much posting over here until I can make sure I won't end up with a lung on my keyboard. Read on »

Home Remedies for cough and cold by Ayurvedic Physician- Dr. Maulik BV Posted Mon 25 Jan 2010 8:57pm There are many different home remedies for cough and cold around the world, and many passed down from generation to generation. These home remedies for cough and cold often being called the secret recipes from grandma for cough and cold. Some of the popular home remedies for cough and cold are honey, raisins and almond. [...] Read on »

Just a Cough, or Lung Cancer? by Karen Bastille Health Maven

Posted Thu 15 Jul 2010 8:04am New York Times Consults What’s the best way to catch lung cancer early when doctors are most likely to be able to cure it? Several readers had questions on the Consults blog about early symptoms and testing of lung cancer. Dr. Derek Raghavan, director of the Taussig Cancer Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, responds. Q Read on »

Think I'll Stop and Cough up a Lung... by Glenn Jones Posted Fri 25 Sep 2009 3:32pm . It was a nice drive though! Yesterday I laced up my shoes and ran north out of the NAC. I did put in an hour, but had to stop and cough up a lung a couple of times en route. Bottom... thought I had been able to avoid it, but no such luck. I started feeling bad on Sunday, and by Monday I was congested and coughing. To be sure, I did not have it as bad Read on »