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Vaping Can Hamper Breathing in the Young
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- August 16, 2023
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When teens vape, their lungs pay a price, researchers report.
The warning stems from a detailed analysis of smoking habit histories shared by just over 2,000 U.S. teens during a series of recent annual surveys.
The upshot: When compared with teens who've never vape...
Pope Francis Discharged From Hospital, Leads Palm Sunday Service
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2023
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Pope Francis was back delivering Mass on Palm Sunday, just one day after he was released from the hospital following a three-day stay for bronchitis.
Francis, 86, celebrated in St. Peter's Squ...
Pesticides at Work Could Raise Odds for COPD Lung Disease
- Robert Preidt
- January 31, 2022
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Workplace exposure to pesticides may boost a person's risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds.
COPD is a group of lung diseases that cause airflow blockage and breathing problems. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis are the two main types of ...
'Secondhand Vaping' May Be Unhealthy -- Could Public Bans Be Coming?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 11, 2022
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Secondhand vapor from electronic cigarettes is harmful to others, causing bronchitis symptoms and shortness of breath in young bystanders, a new study reports.
Secondhand exposure to vapor increased teens' risk of bronchitis symptoms by 40% and shortness of breath by 53%...
Two-Fifths of Americans With COPD Live Far From Lung Rehab
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- May 19, 2021
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Pulmonary rehab can improve the quality of life for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but as many as 40% of U.S. seniors with COPD lack access to these programs, largely because there are none nearby.
COPD is an umbrella term for chronic lung dise...
Doctors' Group Says Antibiotics Can Be Taken for Shorter Periods
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- April 6, 2021
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Millions of Americans have at some point in their lives gotten a long course of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. But according to new recommendations from a major U.S. doctors' group, some of the most common bacterial infections can now be treated with shorter cou...
Pulmonary Rehab Can Help People With COPD, So Why Do So Few Get It?
- Rasna Kaur Neelam
- May 18, 2020
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Roughly 16 million Americans have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but only a fraction have access to a lifesaving treatment called pulmonary rehabilitation.
COPD is a family of diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, that make breathing di...
In Nonsmokers, COPD May Up Lung Cancer Risk
- Robert Preidt
- April 8, 2020
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Nonsmokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a greater risk for lung cancer, a new study indicates.
In fact, their risk is similar to that of smokers without chronic lung disease, researchers found.
COPD includes respiratory conditions ...
Got Flu? Deal Quickly With Complications
- Kayla McKiski
- February 2, 2020
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Fighting the flu can be an unpleasant experience -- but the misery may not stop there.
When you have the flu, your immune system is under attack, making complications common. Other infections can weasel their way into your body, according to Libby Richards, an assoc...
Heavy Smog as Bad as Pack-a-Day Smoking for Lungs
- Serena Gordon
- August 13, 2019
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Living in a more polluted area of the United States may be as damaging to your lungs as a pack-a-day cigarette habit, according to a new long-term study.
Ozone air pollution -- the type that's increasing due to climate change -- leads to more emphysema-like changes ...
Fitness in Middle Age Cuts Men's Odds for COPD Later
- Robert Preidt
- June 19, 2019
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Having good heart-lung fitness in middle age could lower men's long-term risk of developing and dying from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a new study finds.
COPD includes respiratory conditions that narrow the airways, such as emphysema and bronchitis....