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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of people with moderate or severe lung disease, taking large amounts of vitamin D was not linked to any symptom relief, researchers from ...

  Vitamin D doesn't ease lung disease symptoms: study

  on January 16, 2012 - 2:00pm
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  In late autumn, emergency medical teams enter into what they call the “CO season”— a time when the number of carbon monoxide (CO) poisonings spikes due to faulty furnaces, space heaters, ...

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  Cold Weather Brings Spike in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

  By Lynette Summerill HERWriter on November 14, 2011 - 8:45pm
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  In February 2003, a viral respiratory illness known as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) was first reported in Asia. SARS is caused by a coronavirus. A coronavirus is an airborne ...

  Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS): Overview

  By MC Kelby HERWriter on November 14, 2011 - 10:32am
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  Have you heard of resveratrol? It’s a potent antioxidant that is being touted all over the news, in magazines, and in research.

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  5 Benefits of Resveratrol

  By Dr. Carrie Jones Expert HERWriter on November 2, 2011 - 10:08pm
• Patient Story: Bessie: From Hospital to Home

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  For more information about Kindred Healthcare Click Here Kindred's presence across the post-acute spectrum of care means that our pat

  By Kindred on November 1, 2011 - 1:12pm
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  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly every smoker hospitalized in the United States is given advice or counseling on how to quit, according to a new study of hospital records.

  Do hospitals do enough to help smokers quit?

  on October 13, 2011 - 9:54am
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  New York (Reuters Health) - Urban cyclists may be exposed to more than twice as much black carbon from vehicle exhaust as pedestrians, a small new study suggests.

  City cyclists breathe in twice as much soot: study

  on October 7, 2011 - 1:08pm
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  The lungs are central to the human respiratory system and the only internal organs that are constantly exposed to the external environment.

  The Lungs: Conditions and Diseases

  By Maryann Gromisch RN Guide on September 21, 2011 - 12:43pm
• How Was Your Thorascopic Surgery At Saint John's Health Center?

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  Marcella shares her lung cancer story and her thorascopic surgery experience at Saint John's Health Center.

  By Saint John's Thoracic Center on September 21, 2011 - 8:35am
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  The lungs are a pair of air-filled organs which are suspended on either side of the heart in the chest cavity. These comprise a matrix of tubes with specific functions in the process of ...

  The Lungs: Anatomy and Function

  By Maryann Gromisch RN Guide on September 19, 2011 - 8:38am