Sunday, November 8, 2009

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Stem Cells May Offer Alternative to Lung Transplants

Novel protocol could provide new lung tissue for certain patients, researchers say more >>

Wood Fires Can Harm the Youngest Lungs

Exposed infants more susceptible to bronchiolitis, study finds more >>

Stem Cells Repair Acute Lung Injury in Mice

Study findings may lead to way to prevent this cause of death in people more >>

Americans Gaining Awareness of COPD: Survey

Yet half of those with lung disease symptoms remain undiagnosed, experts say more >>

World Trade Center Workers Twice as Likely to Have Asthma

Rates continued to rise for several years after the attacks, study shows more >>

Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More

Finding defies belief that resistance wears thin much sooner more >>

Repairing Injured Lungs May Boost Organ Donations

Researchers also identify immune cells involved in tissue damage caused by smoking more >>

Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery

Deaths also more common among those with chronic diseases, study finds more >>

Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma

Gleevec improved skin and lung function in patient study more >>

Timing of Oxygen After a Stoke May Matter

Treatment while blood flow is blocked protects tissue, animal study finds more >>

Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs

Health-care workers should take precautions, especially given H1N1 pandemic, experts say more >>

Sinus Infections Push Millions to U.S. Doctors Each Year

But researchers find significant geographical differences in patients and treatment more >>

Pre-Birth Exposure to 1918 Flu Raised Heart Risks, Study Finds

Whether same will hold true for current H1N1 strain remains a mystery more >>

CDC Links Infections With Swine Flu Deaths

Nearly a third of U.S. victims were also infected with pneumococcus or other bacteria, agency reports more >>

Swine Flu Virus Not Mutating, Making Vaccine a Good Match

Head of CDC calls that 'really good news' more >>

Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away

Hygiene, masks, quarantines all work to halt spread of viruses, review finds more >>

Gene 'Switch' May Help Drive Excess Fluid in Lungs

Finding could lead to treatments for bronchitis, asthma, researchers say more >>

Showerheads Harbor a Bounty of Germs

But only people with weakened immune systems should worry, study says more >>

Young People at High Risk of Death Worldwide

Teens in low- and middle-income countries fare the worst, statistics show more >>

Swine Flu Burrows Into Lungs: Study

Unlike seasonal flu, H1N1 goes deep into respiratory tract, researchers confirm more >>

New Vaccine May Work Better Against Lung Disease

Different formulation seems to thwart pneumonia in high-risk group with COPD, study finds more >>

Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics

Could lead to better treatment decisions for respiratory infections, experts say more >>

Gene Linked to Liver Disease in Cystic Fibrosis

Screening for the variation could help identify risk factors early on, researchers say more >>

Health Tip: Keep Mold Out of Your Home

Suggestions to reduce exposure more >>

Zenpep Approved for Pancreatic Disorder

Makes up for lack of digestive enzymes more >>

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