New study: Mediterranean diet may reduce lung cancer
Mediterranean foods may reduce the risk of developing the lungdisease known as Chronic Obstructive PulmonaryDisease, according to a new study published in the journal Thorax. The range of antioxidants found
Study: Lung cancer screening doesn't save lives
A new study suggests that screening smokers and former smokers for lung cancer doesn't save lives or prevent advanced disease and may lead to unneeded and harmful treatment.
But it's not the final word
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of people who know what its like to live day by day -- and live well -- with chronic lungdisease. Please... myself. I'm Jane M. Martin and I'm a respiratory therapist with a passion for helping people with lung
Women and small vessle disease
Any women that has been diagnosed with small vessle disease , please comment An interesting article on mayoclinic.org about women and small vessel disease.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Information
Inflammatory bowel disease or IBD includes Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, which causes inflammation in the digestive tract. The causes of IBD are unknown. Inflammatory bowel disease symptoms include
Hirschsprung's Disease
Hirschsprungs Disease (congenital aganglionic megacolon) is a birth defect in which nerve cells.... In Hirschsprung's disease, the muscles in the wall of the large intestine do not relax, which prevents waste from
Get in Shape and Prevent Heart Disease at the Same Time
Heart disease may very well be America's number one health problem, but in the American... at a significantly higher risk for heart disease than American men overall. But it's actually fairly easy to take
Obesity in Children Leads to Early Signs of Heart Diseasedisease, much like obese adults with heart disease. Today, childhood obesity is a major epidemic...--in other words, early signs of heart disease. Research is still being done to determine whether
