Posts Tagged ‘lung disease’
How To Prevent Lung Diseases From Affecting Your Life
June 29, 2012
Lung diseases are common medical conditions across the globe. Genetics, infections and smoking are the most common causes for lung diseases. Lungs are the most complexly formed part of the human body relaxing and expanding several times while inhaling oxygen and exhaling carbon dioxide every day. The windpipe branches into many smaller tubes throughout the ...
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Donna Summer, Another Victim of Lung Cancer
May 21, 2012
I am sure many of you were saddened by the news this week that the queen of disco, Donna Summer passed away at the age of 63. The family made a statement that Summer died from lung cancer, but it was not related to smoking. It is just a terrible that such a talented, beautiful ...
What Is Cystic Fibrosis
December 27, 2011
Cystic fibrosis is one of the most common diseases to affect the lungs of adolescents and young adults. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes the buildup of sticky mucus in the respiratory tract, the digestive tract and a variety of other areas of the body. This genetic disease is caused by an abnormal ...
Pneumonia: An Overview
November 29, 2011
Pneumonia is a lung disease, during which a person’s lungs become infected. There are many different types of pneumonia. Some types of pneumonia are viral diseases, and some are bacterial diseases. These germs can spread to a person’s lungs from their nose, mouth and throat, or they can be inhaled directly to your lungs. The ...
Pulmonary Embolism
November 21, 2011
A pulmonary embolism occurs when one or more of your lung’s arteries are blocked. Pulmonary emboli are caused by blood clots that come to the pulmonary arteries from other portions of the body. These clots most often originate in the veins of your legs, but, in some cases, the blockages can be caused by parts ...
Cystic Fibrosis Genes
October 7, 2011
Cystic fibrosis genes cause mucus builds up in areas such as your pancreas and your lungs. The mucus becomes very thick and the individual will have problems breathing. Other related issues will include growth, digestion and nutrition issues. Unfortunately, there is no cure for the disease and the cystic fibrosis life expectancy varies among individuals. In ...
SMOKE DETER: A REVIEW
September 16, 2011
Cigarettes might well be the plague of modern society. The evidence is overwhelming, as any medical authority will happily attest. Known risk factors of smoking and tobacco use, in general, are numerous: lung diseases and cancer, emphysema and chronic bronchitis, for example. Lesser-known dangers include mouth, bladder and uterine cancers, possible infertility, stillbirth, SIDS, and ...
Different Types Of Lung Diseases
September 15, 2011
Lungs help deliver oxygen to blood so it can be transported to every place in the body including the lungs itself. The average human can take up about 20,000 breathes every day, and people with lung diseases sometimes struggle to get half of that. Lung diseases have a relatively high fatality rate, especially in the ...
