Air Travel May Be Risky for Lung Disease Patients
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For people with lung problems, the air quality found in commercial airliners can produce a drop in blood oxygen below recommended levels, Australian researchers report.
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The basic medical warning about the dangers of smoking is especially important for anyone with a relative, however distant, who has had lung cancer, a new Icelandic study shows.
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Asking for bottled water or a canned drink aboard an airliner might be the safest way to fly. Coliform bacteria are showing up in more airliners than last summer when the government first took steps toward requiring sanitation improvements.
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A leading expert says patients with breathing problems are being forced to travel too far for rehabilitation services.
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A new study shows that impaired pulmonary function is linked with an increased occurrence of diabetes.
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The man potentially exposed several hundred airline passengers to a dangerous and hard-to-treat form of tuberculosis.
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A new study suggests that screening smokers and former smokers for lung cancer doesn't save lives or prevent advanced disease and may lead to unneeded and harmful treatment.
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Anger can damage lung function, according to research.
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People who snore are more likely to develop chronic bronchitis, the hacking cough most often associated with cigarette smoking or breathing polluted air, Korean researchers reported on Monday.
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A new study suggests that screening smokers and former smokers for lung cancer doesn't save lives or prevent advanced disease and may lead to unneeded and harmful treatment
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Feeling a little achy, lightheaded or short of breath on a long plane flight? A new study suggests you might be suffering from a mild form of altitude sickness.
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Paris - Churchgoing may be good for the soul but it could also be dangerous for the lungs, according to a study published on Friday in the specialist European Respiratory Journal.
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The air you breathe inside a church could be doing you more harm than the air beside a major congested road, say researchers. Church air seems to have alarming levels of polycyclic hydrocarbons, these are carcinogenic.
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Â· Study suggests common process in combined cases  Â· Rise in weight problems and respiratory condition
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Using computerized scans to screen for lung cancer can help save lives and should be part of a regular checkup for people who have a high risk for the disease, a new study says.
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Churchgoing may be good for the soul but it could also be dangerous for the lungs, according to a study published in the specialist European Respiratory Journal.
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NEW YORK  - A smog-filled sky can make it hard to breathe, but air pollution in the home may also be hard on people with lung disease, researchers have found.