Swine Flu May Hit Kids With Asthma Harder
Health - November 20, 2009
Canadian study finds more severe cases than with seasonal flu
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Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Health - November 19, 2009
Findings may not apply to blacks, researchers note
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My 10-Day Ordeal With the Swine Flu
Health - November 12, 2009
Reporter recounts her bout with H1N1, made all the worse by chronic asthma.
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Ventilation Positions Comparable in Lung Syndrome Patients
Health - November 10, 2009
Face up or down doesn't affect death risk for acute respiratory distress, study finds
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Stem Cells May Offer Alternative to Lung Transplants
Health - November 6, 2009
Novel protocol could provide new lung tissue for certain patients, researchers say
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Wood Fires Can Harm the Youngest Lungs
Health - November 6, 2009
Exposed infants more susceptible to bronchiolitis, study finds
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Stem Cells Repair Acute Lung Injury in Mice
Health - November 5, 2009
Study findings may lead to way to prevent this cause of death in people
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Americans Gaining Awareness of COPD: Survey
Health - November 4, 2009
Yet half of those with lung disease symptoms remain undiagnosed, experts say
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World Trade Center Workers Twice as Likely to Have Asthma
Health - November 3, 2009
Rates continued to rise for several years after the attacks, study shows
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Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More
Health - October 30, 2009
Finding defies belief that resistance wears thin much sooner
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Repairing Injured Lungs May Boost Organ Donations
Health - October 28, 2009
Researchers also identify immune cells involved in tissue damage caused by smoking
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Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery
Health - October 21, 2009
Deaths also more common among those with chronic diseases, study finds
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Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma
Health - October 20, 2009
Gleevec improved skin and lung function in patient study
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Timing of Oxygen After a Stoke May Matter
Health - October 19, 2009
Treatment while blood flow is blocked protects tissue, animal study finds
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Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs
Health - October 9, 2009
Health-care workers should take precautions, especially given H1N1 pandemic, experts say
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Sinus Infections Push Millions to U.S. Doctors Each Year
Health - October 5, 2009
But researchers find significant geographical differences in patients and treatment
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Pre-Birth Exposure to 1918 Flu Raised Heart Risks, Study Finds
Health - October 1, 2009
Whether same will hold true for current H1N1 strain remains a mystery
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CDC Links Infections With Swine Flu Deaths
Health - September 30, 2009
Nearly a third of U.S. victims were also infected with pneumococcus or other bacteria, agency reports
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Swine Flu Virus Not Mutating, Making Vaccine a Good Match
Health - September 25, 2009
Head of CDC calls that 'really good news'
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Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away
Health - September 22, 2009
Hygiene, masks, quarantines all work to halt spread of viruses, review finds
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Gene 'Switch' May Help Drive Excess Fluid in Lungs
Health - September 15, 2009
Finding could lead to treatments for bronchitis, asthma, researchers say
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Showerheads Harbor a Bounty of Germs
Health - September 14, 2009
But only people with weakened immune systems should worry, study says
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Young People at High Risk of Death Worldwide
Health - September 10, 2009
Teens in low- and middle-income countries fare the worst, statistics show
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