More Lung Health News

• Great American Smokeout '09: Time to Quit

  Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The less you smoke, the more birthdays you'll have, says ...

• Toddlers, Obese Kids Suffer Most From Smoke

  Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Secondhand smoke harms the cardiovascular health of children, especially toddlers ...

• Progress in Stamping Out Smoking Has Stalled

  Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- After decades of progress, the number of Americans who smoke ...

• Quitting Smoking Simplifies Surgical Recovery

  Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Want to boost the odds that you'll thrive after surgery ...

• Ventilation Positions Comparable in Lung Syndrome Patients

  Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Lying face down instead of face up while receiving mechanical ...

• Stem Cells May Offer Alternative to Lung Transplants

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Belgian scientists who used embryonic stem cells to create lung ...

• Wood Fires Can Harm the Youngest Lungs

  Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- That picturesque wood-burning stove ranks alongside auto traffic as a ...

• Stem Cells Repair Acute Lung Injury in Mice

  Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Adult stem cells from bone marrow can prevent acute lung ...

• World Trade Center Workers Twice as Likely to Have Asthma

  Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- World Trade Center rescue and cleanup workers have asthma rates ...

• Switch to 'Light' Cigarettes Makes Quitting Tougher

  Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Experts have long known that "low-tar" and "light" cigarettes aren't ...

• Repairing Injured Lungs May Boost Organ Donations

  Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- A new type of gene therapy for injured lungs that ...

• Is Smoking Tougher on Women?

  Oct. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Women may be more vulnerable than men to the carcinogens ...

• Immune Cells Offer Hope for Injured Lungs

  Sept. 21 (HealthDay News) -- New research in mice is shedding light on how a ...

• Gene 'Switch' May Help Drive Excess Fluid in Lungs

  Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The discovery of a genetic switch that makes mucus production ...

• Showerheads Harbor a Bounty of Germs

  Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- If your immune system is weakened, you may want to ...

• Treating COPD Early Improves Outcomes

  Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Although there is no cure for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

• Ventilation After Breathing Tube Removal May Alter Outcomes

  Aug. 12 (HealthDay News) -- People with chronic respiratory disorders who receive early non-invasive ventilation ...

• 'Safe' Ozone Levels May Not Be for Some

  July 27 (HealthDay News) -- Ozone levels considered safe under current standards can have a ...

• Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline

  July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease appears linked to lower cognitive ...