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Light touted as replacement for X-ray in examining lungs of babies
By C. Tordesillas | Mar 25, 2016 02:57 AM EDTResearchers in Sweden found light can be used to examine the lungs of premature babies without exposing them to radiation, according to a recent study.
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Immunotherapy Better Than Chemotherapy In Treating Patients With Advanced Stage Of Lung Cancer
By Jenn Loro | Dec 23, 2015 09:49 AM ESTA UCLA-led study confirmed that immunotherapy drug Keytruda demonstrated greater effectiveness with less treatment-linked side effects than the standard chemotherapy medicine docetaxel.
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Terminally Ill Wife Pursues Wedding In Hospital Bed In Her Last Few Days To Live
By Jenn Loro | Nov 27, 2015 01:24 PM ESTThere's no stopping Maggie and Mark Batt-Rawden from finally getting married even on the brink of death.
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700 Texan Infants at risk of Tuberculosis: Tests are Underway
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 23, 2014 09:47 AM EDTAccording to health officials, more than 700 infants from Texas might have been exposed to tuberculosis.
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Two Companies Team up to Create Human Lungs from Pigs
By Cheri Cheng | May 06, 2014 02:31 PM EDTSynthetic Genomics Inc. has joined a multi-year partnership with a unit from United Therapeutics Corporation to create viable human lungs from pig lungs.
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WHO Warns: Poor Diagnosis Tied to Multidrug-Resistant TB
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 20, 2014 03:32 PM EDTWHO stated that poor diagnosis is behind the recent surge in multi-drug resistant TB.
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Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Pneumonia Risk
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 05, 2014 11:24 AM ESTA new study reported that people with sleep apnea have a greater risk of pneumonia.
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Odor Receptors Discovered Inside Human Lungs
By Kamal Nayan | Jan 05, 2014 01:12 AM ESTNoses are not the only part of the body that can sense odors, but lungs also have receptors that can perform the same job as nose, researchers have found.
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California High School Tests 1,500 for TB
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 21, 2013 09:53 AM ESTA southern California high school has tested over 1,500 students and staff for TB.
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Study Reports Pregnant Women who Smoke Increase Asthma Risk in Great-Grandkids
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 20, 2013 09:33 AM EDTIn mice models, researchers found that mice who were exposed to smoke during pregnancy increased the risk of asthma for their great-grandchildren.
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Fuel Smoke Tied to Cardiovascular Complications
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 06, 2013 12:15 PM EDTResearchers report that people from developing nations that are forced to breathe fuel smoke have a greater risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
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Toddler Who Received an Experimental Windpipe Has Passed
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 08, 2013 02:23 PM EDTHannah Warren, who was the youngest patient to receive an experimental windpipe, has passed away three months post surgery.
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Study Confirms that Tobacco Ads Can Lead to Teenage Smoking
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 13, 2013 03:39 PM EDTA new study found that exposure to tobacco ads could be responsible for teenage smokers.
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Sleep Apnea Tied to Sudden Cardiac Deaths
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 11, 2013 04:21 PM EDTStudy found that people who have sleep apnea might be at a higher risk of sudden cardiac deaths.
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Dying Girl Who Needs Lungs Gets Another Chance
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 06, 2013 09:40 AM EDTA federal judge's order has moved 10-year-old Sarah Murnaghan up on the lung transplant list, hoping to give her a fighting chance.
