Much lung disease 'undiagnosed'
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Four out of five adults with long-term lung disease do not know they have it, research suggests.
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Multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease and other neurological diseases may be far more common than most people had believed, according to new estimates published on Monday.
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NEW YORK  - In a recent U.S. survey of asthma patients, more than half reported that their disease is uncontrolled and that they have never received an asthma action plan, according to a report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
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NEW YORK  - Farm workers seem to have an elevated risk of developing a serious lung condition more typically seen in smokers, a study has shown.
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Ten of the 19 patients were diagnosed with acute eosinophilic pneumonia, a rare type of pneumonia. Symptoms include fever, respiratory failure, and infiltration of the lungs.
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NEW YORK  - Testing exhaled breath with a small sensor array can detect lung cancer with moderate accuracy, researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) is higher and stages of disease are more advanced than has previously been reported, according to findings from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease initiative.
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A mystery respiratory illness that is plaguing a local hospital is likely to be the result of a viral, and not bacterial, infection.
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NEW YORK  - Blacks with chronic lung disease on the waiting list for lung transplantation before 2005 were more likely to die or be removed from the list than were white patients, according to New York investigators.
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WASHINGTON Oct 21, 2004 - A study of a closely knit family with several members suffering from a rare illness is providing what researchers say may be important clues to the cause of diseases ranging from high blood pressure to high cholesterol and even
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Eye problems are going undiagnosed in some children, partly because of a low uptake of free tests, a report says.
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Children who live in polluted communities are five times more likely to have clinically low lung function - less than 80 percent of the lung function expected for their age.
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There are wide variations in the care provided to sufferers of cystic fibrosis, a new study suggests. A survey conducted by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust found that nearly one-third of patients face problems obtaining adequate life-saving treatment.
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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. But it's not the final word on CT scans.
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Black lung disease is posing a greater threat to coal miners in far southwest Virginia, and scientists aren't sure why.
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YASSER Arafatâs nephew last night said the lack of a diagnosis, despite extensive tests, into his uncleâs death last month raised suspicions that the late Palestinian leader died of &quot;unnatural&quot; causes.
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TWELVE Tasmanians will receive letters telling them they may have been exposed to a disease for which there is no known cure. The 12 have all had brain or spinal surgery at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in the past 18 months.