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Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema
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Aggressive Therapy May Stem CF Progression in Infants
Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
Air Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea
Airway Transplant Aided by Stem Cells a Medical First
Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun
Almost Half of Kids Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
Americans Gaining Awareness of COPD: Survey
America's Top Allergy Capitals
Antibiotics Being Prescribed Less for Respiratory Infections
Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD
Are Candles Making You Sick?
Assisted Breathing Eases Lung Symptoms for Heart Patients
Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts
Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
Babies Born in High Pollen Months at Wheezing Risk
Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
Beta Blockers May Cut Mortality in COPD Patients After Surgery
Blacks With Lung Disease Face Increased Cancer Risk
Blood Test Narrows Down Need for Antibiotics
Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys
Breathing Exercises Can Help Ease Asthma
Breathing Muscles Atrophy Quickly During Mechanical Ventilation
Broccoli Compound May Help COPD Patients
Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
Cancer Drug May Help Scleroderma
Car Seats Can Limit Kids' Oxygen Supplies
Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention
Children's Neck Size Associated With Sleep Disorders
Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life
Cleaning House May Be Risky for Women With Asthma
Cleaning Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk
Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers
Climate Change Linked to Longer Pollen Seasons
Climate Change May Boost Contact With Pollutants
Coconut Oil May Help Fight Childhood Pneumonia
Cold, Flu or Pneumonia? Answer May Lie in Blood Test
Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies
Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations
CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes
Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
Creon, a Pancreatic Enzyme Substitute, Approved
Cystic Fibrosis Treatment May Cause Hearing Loss
Delivery-Related Infant Deaths Decline in Scotland
Device Helps Spinal Patients Breathe Without Ventilator
Doctors Discover Marker for Meconium Passage During Delivery
Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss
Drug Effective Against Heart-Lung Disorder
Drug for Deadly Lung Disease Shows Promise
Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease
Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus
Drug Resistance Is Slowing Global Fight Against TB
Drug Shields Mice From Emphysema
Dust Mites Trump Asthma Prevention Guidelines
Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths
Early Childhood Factors Raise Risk for Snoring
Elective Early Deliveries Pose Risks for Babies
End-of-Life Advice Not Always Welcome
EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
Estrogen May Explain Why Women With Cystic Fibrosis Suffer More
Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks
Exhaust From Railroad Diesel Linked to Lung Ailments
Experimental Drug May Dampen Severe Asthma
Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
Experts Call for FDA Regulation of Tobacco Products
Face Masks for Patients May Leak, Spread Germs
First Family Will Have Tough Time Finding Hypoallergenic Dog
Flu Vaccine Could Prevent 357,000 Deaths in Pandemic
Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia
Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby
Food Allergies Up 18% Among U.S. Children
Free Asthma Screenings Offered in May
Gas Stove Emissions Boost Asthma in Inner-City Kids
Gasping Is Good When It Comes to Cardiac Arrest
Gene Linked to Liver Disease in Cystic Fibrosis
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease
Gene 'Switch' May Help Drive Excess Fluid in Lungs
Gene Tied to Infants' Lung Maturation
Genes May Boost Harm to Kids From Secondhand Smoke
Genes May Decide Which Smokers Get Lung Disease
Genetic Breakthrough Spells Hope for Lung Fibrosis Patients
Global Warming May Bring More Respiratory Woes
Going Back to School With Asthma Takes Extra Work
Group Urges Public to Take Free Asthma Tests in May
Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away
Health Hazards in Household Cleaners Exposed
Health Tip: Coping With COPD
Health Tip: Breathe Fresh Air at Home
Health Tip: Breathing Polluted Air
Health Tip: Exposure to Secondhand Smoke
Health Tip: Help Reduce Your Risk of Lung Disease
Health Tip: Keep Mold Out of Your Home
Health Tip: Keep Your Lungs Healthy
Health Tip: Prevent Mold in the Home
Health Tip: Taking Cough Medicine?
Health Woes Not Always to Blame for Chronic Cough
Healthier Lifestyle Can Cut COPD Symptoms
Higher Fitness Levels Tied to Lower Heart, Death Risks
Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
Human Nose Too Cold for Bird Flu Virus
Inhaled Corticosteroids Boost Pneumonia Risk in COPD
Insights Give New Hope Against Cystic Fibrosis
Kick the Habit
Kids Who Wheeze With Rhinovirus at Higher Asthma Risk
Leading COPD Drugs Tied to Stroke, Heart Attack
Living Near Major Road May Boost Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
Long-Term Erythromycin Cut COPD Complications
Long-Term Exposure to Incense Raises Cancer Risk
Low Vitamin E, C Intake Tied to Asthma Risk
Lung Association Urges Back-to-School Asthma Checklist
Lung Capacity Declines Faster With Diabetes
Lung Disease Tied to Increased Risk for Cardiac Events
Lung Problems Persist for 9/11 Responders
Lung Transplant Outcomes Better at High-Volume Hospitals
Lymph Node Shots Tested for Grass Pollen Allergy
Major Illnesses in U.S. Seniors Cost $196 Billion Annually
Mom Was Right: Eat Your Broccoli
Mom's Diet Can Alter Genes to Raise Babies' Asthma Risk
More Sweat Equals Lower Risk of Exercise-Induced Asthma
My 10-Day Ordeal With the Swine Flu
Napping Habits Tied to Sleep Disorders
Nearly 1 in 3 Asthma Cases May Be Misdiagnosed
'Net, Video Tools Successful in Lung Disease Management
New Factors Join Kids' Sleep Disorders, Cognition
New Spray Could Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Patients
New Treatments Improve Control for Severe Asthma
New Vaccine May Work Better Against Lung Disease
Newly Discovered Air Pollutants May Cause Lung Problems
Nitric Oxide Monitoring of Little Benefit for Kids' Asthma
No Link Between Coarse Air Pollution, Hospitalizations
Occasional Smoking Still Does Damage
Old, Fat Mice Blamed for Virus Transmission
One-Third of Schools Built in Air Pollution Danger Zones
Ozone Pollution Taking Toll on American Lives
People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma
Pollution Particles Impair Blood Vessel Function
Poor Mental Health May Boost Asthma Risk
Pot, Cigarette Smoke Wreaks Havoc on Lungs
Problems Tied to Obesity Also Seem to Affect Sleep
Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma
Public Smoking Bans Work Across the Board
Refusing Shots Puts Kids at Higher Risk for Whooping Cough
Repairing Injured Lungs May Boost Organ Donations
Research Yields Clues to Severe Form of Sinusitis
Researchers Develop Pig Model for Cystic Fibrosis
Researchers Find Gene Mutation That Increases Asthma Risk
Researchers Suspect Genetic Link to COPD
Resistance to Tamiflu Growing
Respiratory Issues Linger for Smallest Babies
RSV to Blame for 1 in 13 Pediatrician Visits
'Safe' Ozone Levels May Not Be for Some
School Program Helps Cut Asthma Risks
Secondhand Smoke Worse for Children
Secondhand Smoke Boosts Asthmatic Boys' Behavior Woes
Secondhand Smoke Leaves Kids Prone to Severe Infections
Secondhand Smoke Quickly Affects Blood Vessels
Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline
Severe Obstetric Complications on the Increase
Showerheads Harbor a Bounty of Germs
Silver-Coated Ventilator Tubes Cut Risk of Pneumonia
Simple Case Management Cuts Pulmonary Disease Admissions
Simpler Sleep Apnea Treatment Seems Effective, Affordable
Sleep Apnea Seems to Wear Down the Brain
Smallpox Drug May Protect Against Common Cold
Smog's Origins Get Clearer
Smokers' Cars Loaded With Nicotine
Smokers Struck by Influenza Face Higher Mortality Rates
Smoking Ups Infection Risk for Lung Disease Patients
Some Iraq War Vets Suffer Breathing Problems
Soy in the Diet May Protect Lung Function
Spiriva Safe, Effective for COPD Patients
Spring and Pollen Are in the Air
St. Louis Ranked America's 'Asthma Capital'
Stem Cells May Offer Alternative to Lung Transplants
Stem Cells Repair Acute Lung Injury in Mice
Steroid Inhalers Raise Pneumonia Risk for Lung Disease Patients
Study Pinpoints New Gene for Cystic Fibrosis
Super Obesity Ups Risk of Dying After Weight-Loss Surgery
Swallowing-Breathing Dysfunction Worsens Lung Disorder
Swine Flu Burrows Into Lungs: Study
Swine Flu May Hit Kids With Asthma Harder
Swine Flu Tied to Rise in Pneumonias Among Young
Teens' Lung Health Is Linked to Their Diet
Timing of Oxygen After a Stroke May Matter
Too Little Vitamin D May Mean More Colds and Flu
Too Many High-Risk Teens Not Getting Flu Shots
Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Life Span
Traffic Jams Harm the Heart
Traffic Pollution Puts Kids at Higher Allergy Risk
Treating COPD Early Improves Outcomes
Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates
Tuba Spells Trouble for Young Musician
Two Asthma Meds May Be Too Risky, FDA Panel Says
U.S. Air Pollution Standards Don't Protect Asthmatic Kids
U.S. Flu Season Off to Slow Start
U.S. Immigrants Bearing More of the TB Burden
UV Lights, Fans May Curb TB Spread in Hospitals
Ventilation After Breathing Tube Removal May Alter Outcomes
Ventilation Positions Comparable in Lung Syndrome Patients
Vest Monitors 'Individual' Air Pollution
Viagra Trial for Sickle Cell Lung Problems Halted
Vicks VapoRub Linked to Infant Breathing Problems
Vitamin D Guidelines Too Low for Cystic Fibrosis Kids
When It Comes to Flu, the More Who Get Vaccine, the Better
When It's Cold Outside, Be Careful Inside With Heaters
Whooping Cough Immunity Lasts 30 Years or More
Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span
Women's Peripheral Artery Disease Tied to Secondhand Smoke
Wood Fires Can Harm the Youngest Lungs
World Trade Center Workers Twice as Likely to Have Asthma
Young People at High Risk of Death Worldwide
Young Pop Star's Emphysema Startles Experts