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Pigs Bred With Cystic Fibrosis Provide Model To Mimic Human Disease
Cystic fibrosis continues to
be a lethal disease for
humans despite the
identification of the
problematic gene two decades
ago. Many humans born with
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COPD? Eat Your Veggies
You know it's good for you
in other ways, but could
eating your broccoli also
help patients with chronic
lung disease? It just might.
Broccoli is known to contain
a compound that prevents the
degradation of a key
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Breaking The 'Mucus Barrier' With A New Drug Delivery System
Chemical engineers have
broken the "mucus barrier,"
engineering the first
drug-delivery particles
capable of passing through
human mucus -- regarded by
... > full story
Aerosol Toxins From Red Tides May Cause Long-term Health Threat
An algal toxin commonly
inhaled in sea spray,
attacks and damages DNA in
the lungs of laboratory
rats. The findings document
... > full story
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Red Wine May Lower Lung Cancer Risk
October 7, 2008 — Moderate consumption of red wine may decrease the risk of lung cancer in men. The most substantial risk reduction was among smokers who drank one to two glasses of red wine per day. The researchers ... > full story -
Novel Lung Cancer Vaccine Trial Launched At Moores UCSD Cancer Center
October 7, 2008 — Oncologists are hoping to stave off the relentless march of advanced lung cancer by treating patients with a novel kind of cancer vaccine. While many vaccines attempt to pump up the immune system to ... > full story -
Smoking And Solid Fuel Use In Homes In China Projected To Cause Millions Of Deaths
October 6, 2008 — If current levels of smoking and biomass and coal fuel use in homes continues, between 2003 and 2033 there will be an estimated 65 million deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 18 ... > full story -
Beta-blockers Reduce Mortality In Patients With COPD After Vascular Surgery
October 3, 2008 — In the first study to directly examine the effects of beta-blockers on surgical patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), researchers have found that, contrary to previous thought, ... > full story -
TB Bacterium Uses Its Sugar Coat To Sweeten Its Chances Of Living In Lungs
September 30, 2008 — Common strains of tuberculosis-causing bacteria have hijacked the human body's immune response to play tricks on cells in the lungs, scientists say. The results of this takeover are mixed. The cells ... > full story -
Popular COPD Treatment Increases Risk For Cardiac Events, Cardiac Death
September 29, 2008 — The use of the most commonly prescribed once-a-day treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease for longer than one month increases the risk of cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke by ... > full story -
Lung Cancer: Radiation, Immunotherapy Gives Greater Effectiveness, Study Suggests
September 27, 2008 — Scientists have found the right formula of radiation and immunotherapy for fighting lung cancer tumors in mice, which they hope will translate to better treatment in human lung ... > full story -
Social Class Dictates Cancer Risk
September 26, 2008 — Cervical and lung cancer are more common in poor people while rates of breast cancer and melanoma are higher in the wealthy. A detailed analysis of the incidence of these four different kinds of ... > full story -
Exhaled Nitric Oxide Monitoring Does Not Improve On Guidelines-based Asthma Management, Study Finds
September 24, 2008 — New research indicates that adolescent and young adult patients whose asthma is managed according to the latest NIH guidelines do not benefit from the addition of nitric-oxide monitoring. Nitric ... > full story -
Potential Treatment Option For Severe Emphysema Under Study
September 24, 2008 — Researchers are participating in a nationwide study to explore an investigational treatment for advanced widespread emphysema. The EASE (Exhale Airway Stents for Emphysema) Trial focuses on airway ... > full story
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