Five years after her middle son was diagnosed with the chronic lung condition, country singer Jessie James Decker has learned ...
Many thanks to reporter Camilo Fonseca for his reporting on the growing incidence across the country of silicosis, which has reached the Massachusetts stone countertop industry in the case of a worker ...
It’s time to clear the air. While staying inside seems like a safe way to avoid the harmful effects of air pollution, it turns out that nitrogen dioxide, a toxic gas that primarily comes from cars, ...
A hidden danger may be lurking in your kitchen. Many Americans are breathing in nitrogen dioxide—a harmful pollutant that’s been linked with asthma and lung cancer—from fumes emitted by their gas ...
Monthly injection with tezepelumab helped 90% of patients with severe asthma reduce intake of daily steroid tablets. The corresponding study was published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. “In this ...
A monthly injection has helped 90% of severe asthma patients reduce daily steroid tablets, which are associated with long-term side effects. More than half of the participants who had received the ...
Christy Houvouras exercises daily, eats right and has smoked fewer than 20 cigarettes in her lifetime. That’s why she was shocked when she was diagnosed with lung cancer at just 36 years old in July. ...
Pope Francis has been in hospital in Rome since Friday, when he was diagnosed with a polymicrobial respiratory tract infection. Given he is 88 and has one lung, he faces greater risks from the ...
CHICAGO -- A fixed-dose inhaler combining an inhaled corticosteroid, long-acting muscarinic antagonist, and long-acting beta agonist (ICS/LAMA/LABA) improved lung function and reduced exacerbations in ...
Asthma affects around 260 million people worldwide, making it one of the most common chronic respiratory conditions. Despite advances in treatment, it still contributes to hundreds of thousands of ...
If you’re looking to reduce your chances of developing lung disease, say experts at UC San Francisco, then it may be smart to avoid inhaling cannabis. A new study in the Journal of General Internal ...
Sept 17 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca (AZN.L), opens new tab said on Wednesday its asthma drug Fasenra failed to control the rate of flare-ups in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) ...