More Lung Health News

• Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline

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

• Genetic Breakthrough Spells Hope for Lung Fibrosis Patients

  July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Genes that can help doctors predict when patients with idiopathic ...

• Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease

  June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with interferon gamma-1b (Ifn-g1b) does not improve survival in ...

• Soy in the Diet May Protect Lung Function

  June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming lots of soy foods such as tofu and soy ...

• Obama Signs Tough New Anti-Smoking Law

  June 22 (HealthDay News) -- President Barack Obama signed into law Monday the nation's toughest ...

• Health Organizations Cheer Senate Vote on Tobacco Control

  June 11 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Senate's historic vote late Thursday to give the ...

• Two Ways to Tackle Tuberculosis

  June 3 (HealthDay News) -- In the minds of most Americans, tuberculosis is a disease ...

• 'Micro' Spreading of Breast Cancer Needs Treating, Study Urges

  June 1 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are now recommending that doctors treat women with breast ...

• Adcirca Approved for Lung Disorder

  May 26 (HealthDay News) -- United Therapeutics has received approval from the U.S. Food and ...

• Healthier Lifestyle Can Cut COPD Symptoms

  May 20 (HealthDay News) -- A lifestyle intervention program that promoted exercise, healthy eating and ...

• 'Nanotechnology' May Simplify Antibiotic Treatment

  May 19 (HealthDay News) --So-called "nanotechnology" may improve the effectiveness of antibiotics by allowing the ...

• Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure May Damage DNA

  May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Breathing polluted air for even a short period of time ...

• Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies

  May 13 (HealthDay News) -- A combination of commonly used medications may ease the symptoms ...

• Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks

  May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born just a few weeks premature still have a ...

• More Than Half of Americans Living with Dirty Air

  April 29 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of the nation's population, 186.1 million people ...

• Double-Lung Transplant Better for Long-Term Survival

  April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Lung transplant patients who receive two lungs are twice as ...

• Pot, Cigarette Smoke Wreaks Havoc on Lungs

  April 13 (HealthDay News) -- People who smoke cigarettes and marijuana increase their risk of ...

• Secondhand Smoke Affecting Millions of New Yorkers

  April 9 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of New York City residents who do ...

• New TB Vaccine Passes Safety Trial

  April 8 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental tuberculosis vaccine called MVA85A proved safe in a ...