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• Immune cell activity linked to worsening COPD

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 648
  ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A new study links chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, with increased activity of cells that act as sentinels to activate the bodys immune system. Link:  http://www.med.umich.edu
  22 hours ago

• VIDEO: Dr. McPherson - What Is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 568
  Dr. McPherson describes the symptoms associated with obstructive sleep apnea . Embed Code:  Transcript:  Dr. McPherson: Obstructive sleep apnea involves, you know, the definition involves cessation of ...
  1 day ago

• What is Emphysema? Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 568
  How our Lungs Work Our lungs are responsible for providing our body with oxygen and expelling the carbon dioxide thats left over once our body has used the oxygen. The lungs do this through a series of clusters of small air sacs called, alveoli. These clusters are separated by a very thin membrane that allows the ...
  1 day ago

• Potential therapeutic targets for lung diseases discovered

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  London, December 14 (ANI): Scientists have found five genetic variants that are linked to the health of the human lung. A total of 96 scientists from 63 centres in Europe and Australia have been successful in shedding new light on the molecular basis of lung diseases.The significance of the finding lies in the hope it ...
  2 days ago

• Responding to TB, HIV, COPD and tobacco smoking needs coordinated approach

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  By Bobby Ramakant, CNSTobacco smoking, TB, HIV and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are all burgeoning problems in resource poor settings. The evidence of their potentially devastating effects on global public health is increasing and they require a coordinated approach for control. These diseases all ...
  1 week ago

• New medical innovation exactly what our health system needs

  
  Blogs — Authority: 161
  What would you say if you heard about a new test for a common yet serious and largely underdiagnosed medical disorder which can accurately identify children in need of treatment at a fraction of the cost of the existing test, and can be done on a urine sample instead of requiring an overnight stay at a laboratory as ...
  1 week ago

• Urine test for sleep apnea in children

  
  iHealthBulletin News — Authority: 133
  Researchers have discovered a new technique that is able to determine whether a child has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or habitual snoring by taking a urine test.“These findings open up the possibility of developing a relatively simple urine test that could detect OSA in snoring children. This would alleviate the ...
  1 week ago

• The year 2010 is declared as Year of the Lung

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  By Bobby Ramakant, CNSThe Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) convening at the 40th Union World Conference on Lung Health in Cancun, Mexico, declared the year 2010 as the Year of the Lung. This was done to recognize that hundreds of millions of people around the world suffer each year from treatable ...
  1 week ago

• Urine test for pediatric obstructive sleep apnea possible

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 648
  Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered a technique that is able to determine whether a child has obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) or habitual snoring by screening their urine. Link:  http://www.thoracic.org
  1 week ago

• Experts recommend call for greater caution while prescribing inhaled corticosteroids

  
  Anabolic Steroids Blog - iSteroids . com — Authority: 141
  Lung disease experts at Johns Hopkins have recommended a call for following greater caution while prescribing inhaled corticosteroids to people suffering from COPD ( chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ). The call was made immediately after it was found that some of the most commonly used anti-inflammatory ...
  1 week ago

• Weight loss reduces obese men’s sleeping problems

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 726
  London, Dec 4 (ANI): Obese men with obstructive sleep apnoea can reduce their problem by losing weight, a new study suggests.Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common sleep apnea caused by the collapse of the upper airways during sleep. It is characterized by pauses in breathing during sleep. Each episode (apnoea) ...
  1 week ago

• Information About Sleep Apnea Treatment

  
  Health Resources — Authority: 144
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea is most common kind of sleep apnea which involves obstruction of upper airway occurring during sleep resulting in lack of oxygen in blood and lungs. This can lead to excessive daytime sleepiness, loud snoring , morning headache, irritability, high blood pressure, depression, difficulty in ...
  1 week ago

• Sleep Apnea And Snoring

  
  Tired of Insomnia? Rest Easy Tonight... — Authority: 149
  Of all the snoring related physical ailments, arguably the most severe and ironically least understood is a condition called Sleep Apnea. These two words should be emblazoned in the minds of every snorer, and anyone who lives with or cares about the safety and well being of a snorer. The word apnea in the term sleep ...
  2 weeks ago

• Can workers have it both ways? Man gets disability, then sues employer

  
  HRMorning.com — Authority: 477
  There are signs everywhere workers are getting more aggressive about squeezing all they can out of their employers. The latest piece of evidence: An Illinois man filed for a disability pension, claiming he was unable to do any work — and then he turned around and sued his employer for failing to accommodate his ...
  2 weeks ago

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked To Type 2 Diabetes

  
  Battle Diabetes Blog — Authority: 117
  Two recent studies have now been published showing that Obstructive Sleep Apnea increases the sufferer’s chances of developing type 2 diabetes . But what does a sleep disorder have to do with diabetes? For anyone who is not familiar with Obstructive Sleep Apnea, it is a disorder which a person’s upper airway ...
  2 weeks ago

• Can workers have it both ways? Man gets disability, then sues employer

  
  Work Fanatic — Authority: 145
  There are signs everywhere workers are getting more aggressive about squeezing all they can out of their employers. The latest piece of evidence: An Illinois man filed for a disability pension, claiming he was unable to do any work — and then he turned around and sued his employer for failing to accommodate his ...
  2 weeks ago

• Snoring Device

  
  Mayo Clinic Podcasts — Authority: 111
  Some people may laugh about it, but snoring is really not that funny. It can disrupt your sleep and that of your spouse. And if you have sleep apnea and you stop breathing during the night, you have an increased risk of cardiovascular problems such as high blood pressure or even heart attack. Doctors at Mayo ...
  3 weeks ago

• Where there’s smoke: Apple warranty stance raises troubling questions

  
  The Mobile Fun Blog — Authority: 145
  By Carmi Levy , Betanews I’m the last person who would ever come out in support of smoking. It’s a noxious, nasty habit that according to the US Centers for Disease Control kills 443,000 Americans every year. The CDC says smoking is the root cause of over 30% of all cancer-related deaths, 80% of all lung ...
  3 weeks ago

• 10 Interesting Links From November 20th

  
  Greg In The Desert — Authority: 133
  9NEWS.com | Colorado’s Online News Leader | Huge ball of ice crashes through woman’s roof – Then she heard a huge explosion after something fell out of the sky right into her kitchen. Thankfully Hagan was not sitting in the room. The two of them had just left the kitchen and no one in the home was injured. "It ...
  3 weeks ago

• John Hopkins experts advise greater caution for COPD sufferers

  
  Anabolic Steroids Blog - iSteroids . com — Authority: 141
  Lung disease experts at Johns Hopkins have advocated for greater caution in prescribing inhaled corticosteroids for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) sufferers. This call for caution came after evidence suggested that inhaled corticosteroids , one of the most widely used anti-inflammatory ...
  3 weeks ago

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