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15 Million in U.S. Have COPD, a Lung Disease
A Few Extra Pounds May Harm Lung Function in Black, Hispanic Kids
Abraxane Approved to Treat Advanced Lung Cancer
Acupuncture May Help Ease Hay Fever
Airport Smoking Areas Expose Travelers, Workers to Risk: CDC
Allergies May Boost Severity of Lung Disease
American Cancer Society Celebrates 100 Years of Progress
Antibiotic Linked to Heart Problems in COPD Patients
Asthma Common Among Olympic Athletes
Asthma Linked to Increased Risk of Dangerous Lung Blockage
Asthma Rates Higher Near Busy Highway
Asthma Rates Higher Near Busy New York Highway
Breath Test Might Predict Obesity Risk
Breathing Problem Sometimes Misdiagnosed in Athletes
Breo Ellipta Approved for COPD
Campaign Urges Smokers to Enlist Doctors' Help in Quitting
Cancer Overtakes Heart Disease as Top Cause of Death Among U.S. Hispanics
Cancer Patients May Face Higher Bankruptcy Odds
Cancer Rates Vary Widely by State, Race: CDC Report
Cancer Society Suggests CT Lung Screening for Heavy Smokers
Cancer-Related Fatigue Often Overlooked, Study Finds
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Hazards Rise in Colder Weather
CDC Launches New Graphic Antismoking Ads
Certain COPD Meds Might Raise Heart Risks, Study Says
Child's Use of Certain Asthma Drugs Could Shorten Adult Height
Cleaner Air in U.S. Boosting Life Expectancy, Study Finds
Combo Therapy May Help Ease Sleep Apnea at High Altitude
Common Heart Drug Might Improve Lung Cancer Survival
Common Pesticide Linked to Birth Defect, Study Suggests
COPD Deaths Highest in Rural, Poor Areas: CDC
COPD May Be Over-Diagnosed Among Uninsured
COPD May Contribute to a Bad Night's Sleep
COPD Patients May Do Fine With Shorter Course of Steroids
CT Scans Reduce Lung Cancer Deaths, Study Confirms
Differences Seen in Lung Microbes of Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Emerging SARS-Like Virus Well-Suited to Attack Humans: Study
EPA Lowers Permissible Soot Levels in Air
EPA Proposes Cleaner Fuel, Car Standards
EPA Proposes New Cuts on Levels of Soot in Air
Even Light Smoking Boosts Women's Risk of Sudden Heart Death: Study
Exercise Program Boosts Health After Lung Transplant: Study
Exercise, Meditation Can Beat Back Cold, Flu, Study Finds
Experimental Drug Shows Benefits Against Melanoma in Early Study
Expert Tips for Spring-Cleaning Your Bathroom
Ex-President George H.W. Bush Remains Hospitalized
Fatigue in COPD Patients Often Precedes Hospitalization: Study
Fitness in Middle Age May Help Shield Men From Cancer Later
For Mild Asthma, Daily Steroids May Not Be Needed, Study Says
For Pregnant Smokers, Vitamin C Might Help Babies' Lungs
Former President George H.W. Bush Hospitalized With Bronchitis
Former President George H.W. Bush to Stay in Hospital Through Weekend
Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study
Genes and Early Wheezing Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk
Got Asthma? Odds Are You Have an Allergy Too
Great American Smokeout Is Thursday
Harvest Season Can Be Hazardous for Farmers
Health Tip: Don't Breathe Outdoor Smoke
Health Tip: Don't Neglect Warning Signs of Lung Disease
Health Tip: Help Keep COPD in Check
Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Wildfire Smoke Exposure
Health Tip: Treating Bronchitis
Healthy Lungs May Keep Brain Running Smoothly
Honey a Sweet Treatment for Kids' Night-Time Cough
Hookah Effects as Harmful as Cigarettes, Study Finds
Human Airways' 'Brush' Mechanism Gives Clues to Lung Diseases
Hurricane Isaac Could Stir Up Allergies, Asthma
Incan Girl's Mummy Yields Evidence of Respiratory Woes
Inhaler Approved for Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Inserting Breathing Tube May Not Be Best for Victims of Cardiac Arrest
Is 'Improved' Vaccine Causing Whooping Cough Outbreaks?
Kids May Be at Slightly Higher Asthma Risk If Parents Had Infertility Treatments
Little-Known Respiratory Infection Sends Many Kids to Hospital
Living Near Major Roadways in Pregnancy Tied to Respiratory Woes in Children
London Smog May Be Tough on Olympians
Long-Term Use of Antibiotic May Help Those With COPD
Longtime Smokers Lose a Decade of Life
Lower Lung Function in Infancy Linked to Wheeze in Adulthood
Lung Cancer Deaths Rise Among 'Boomer' Women in South
Lung Cancer Scares Vary by State, Study Finds
Lung Function Recovery Seen in People Exposed to World Trade Center Site
Lung Transplant Hazard May Rise With Obese Recipients, Smoking Donors
Many Americans Breathing Cleaner Air: Report
Many Mistakenly Think Radiation Might Cure Terminal Lung Cancer
Many Parents Give Kids Cold Medicines When They Shouldn't, Survey Finds
Many Smokers Light Up With Kids in Car: Study
Many Terminal Cancer Patients Put False Hope in Chemo, Study Finds
Materials in Some Household Products Tied to Lung Damage
Medicare Spending Not Linked to Longer Cancer Survival
Midlife Fitness May Mean Healthier Old Age, Study Finds
Millions of Healthy Years of Life Lost to Cancer Worldwide
Millions of Nonsmokers Exposed to Smoke From Neighbors' Apartments: Report
Monkey Research Gives Insights Into New SARS-Like Virus
Most Americans Say 'No' to Smoking in Their Homes, Cars
Most Doctors Don't Help Lung Cancer Patients Quit Smoking: Survey
Nearly 14 Million Cancer Survivors in U.S.: Report
New Drug May Help Fight Certain Advanced Lung Cancers
New Drug May Help Immune System Fight Cancer
No Cancer Risk From Long-Acting Insulin: Studies
Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Tied to Risk for Other Cancers
Obese Pregnant Women With Sleep Apnea May Have More Delivery Complications
Obesity Complicates Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
One in 600 Flights Involves Medical Emergency, Study Says
One in Six Cases of Adult Asthma May Be Linked to Workplace
Pain a Common Problem for People With COPD
Patient Education Helps Prevent Overuse of Antibiotics for Cough, Study Finds
Plastics Chemical BPA Tied to Higher Asthma Risk in Kids
Popular Cinnamon Stunt Can Have Serious Lung Effects
Postoperative Program Prevents Respiratory Complications: Study
Quality of Life After Cancer May Depend on Tumor Type
Quitting Smoking Before Cancer Surgery Best, Study Finds
Quitting Smoking Even in Old Age Prolongs Life: Study
Racial Disparities Seen in U.S. Lung Cancer Treatment
Reducing Ozone Limits Would Save Lives, Report States
Reducing Respiratory Virus in Preemies Lessens Wheezing: Study
Reductions in U.S. Teen Smoking Stalled: CDC
Reductions in Wood-Burning Stoves Tied to Lower Death Rates
Scientists Find Gene Differences in Nonsmokers With Lung Cancer
Scientists Focus on Factors Behind Asthma Attacks
Scientists Link Gene to Lower Risk of Lung Cancer
Secondhand Smoke May Impair Children's Cough Reflex
Serious Mental Illness Tied to Higher Cancer, Injury Risk: Studies
Shorter Hospital Stays Don't Compromise Care, Study Finds
Sinuses Near Nose Not Just 'Evolutionary Leftover'
Sleep Apnea Therapy Might Ease Depression, Too
Smokers, Nonsmokers Alike Urged to Learn About Lung Cancer
Smoking During Pregnancy May Cause Asthma, Wheezing in Kids
Smoking Raises Asbestos Workers' Cancer Risk, Study Says
Smoking Rates Much Higher Among the Mentally Ill: CDC
Some Blackboard Chalks Might Spur Allergies in Kids: Study
Some Kids Abusing Common Baking Ingredients
Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report
Stroke Risk Rises in Seniors With COPD: Study
Study Gives First Evidence That Adult Human Lungs Can Regrow
Study Hints of Links Between HPV and Lung Cancer
Study Supports Using Low-Dose CT Scans to Spot Early Lung Cancer
Study: Lungs From Heavy Smokers OK for Transplant
Study: Older Whooping Cough Vaccine More Effective
Supportive Spouse May Extend Cancer Survival
Targeted Radiation for Lung Cancer May Carry Risks
TB Drug Shortages Put U.S. Patients in Peril, Study Finds
Test Approved to Detect Faulty Lung Cancer Gene
Testing Lung Cancer Patients for Gene May Aid Treatment, Study Finds
Trees Plus Man-Made Pollution Creates Smog, Study Suggests
U.S. Abandons Effort to Place Graphic Labeling on Cigarettes
U.S. Appeals Court Backs Ruling Against Graphic Images on Cigarette Packs
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall: Report
U.S. Cancer Death Rates Have Dropped 20 Percent Since 1991
U.S. Lung Cancer Deaths Highest for Blacks in Segregated Areas: Study
Using Marijuana to Treat Pain? A Pill May Outlast a Puff
Valley Fever Fungal Infection on Rise in Southwest
Virus Patterns Where Kids Live May Affect Asthma Risk
Vitamin D May Delay Deterioration of Smokers' Lungs: Study
Vitamin D May Thwart Kids' Winter Colds
'Wake-Up' Cigarette May Raise Risk for Lung, Mouth Cancers
What's Good for the Heart May Also Prevent Cancer
When Adults Smoke in Cars, Child Passengers Suffer: Study
When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival
When Trees Die Off, Human Health May Also Suffer
Whooping Cough Vaccine Protection Fades Over Time: Study
Winter Holds Many Hazards for Seniors, Expert Warns
Women Who Quit Smoking May Gain Up to 10 Years of Life: Study
Women's Respiratory Symptoms May Vary With Menstrual Cycle
Women's Smoking Deaths at All-Time High in U.S.

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