]> http://www.healthedia.com/latest Lungs Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/926850?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Tuesday s WSJ has this headline which is meant to scare readers - Obama Will Ration Your Health Care Given the opportunity, Mr. Daschle would likely charge the board with determining which treatments and drugs are cost effective and therefore per... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:50:43 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/926850?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/926884?rsstype=latest&cid=94 The 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic killed between 20 and 50 million people worldwide. Many of the dead were young and healthy, an unusual pattern for influenza related deaths. As well, victims often succumbed quickly to this Influenza A (H1N1) infection... Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:00:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/926884?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/927075?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Barbara Duck from The Medical Quack blog shared a link with me yesterday and I was surprised to see how strong the connection is between personalized medicine and the world of microRNAs. MicroRNAs (miRNA) are single-stranded RNA molecules of about 21... Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:51:20 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/927075?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/927119?rsstype=latest&cid=94 A new study in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine claims phosphates, a common food additive, may help speed the growth of lung cancer tumors. Testing in mice determined phosphates, often found in soda and processed cheese ... Wed, 31 Dec 2008 07:56:42 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/927119?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-health-with-drgabe/927112?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Fish are heart-healthy foods because they usually have high levels of omega-3 fatty acids and low levels of omega-6's.. However, researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine show that farm-raised tilapia and catfish contain less than one-... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:37:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitness-health-with-drgabe/927112?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/926897?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Haemair Ltd., a Welsh company out of Swansea, has won this year's Stopford Projects Award for Bioprocess Innovation from the UK's Institution of Chemical Engineers. The company says that it is working on a compact prosthetic lung capable of doing the... Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:00:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/926897?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/whats-new/927192?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Millions of people have blue circles under their eyes. Blue skin color under eyes is normal for most people. However some people have very dark blue under their eyes. This is often referred to as dark blue circles under the eyes. Below I explain how ... Sat, 27 Dec 2008 14:55:36 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/whats-new/927192?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/allergy-moms/926547?rsstype=latest&cid=94 The following is our interview with NHL Star Tom Poti, who also happens to suffer from severe food alleriges. This article originally appeared in our December Newsletter. You can read the entire newsletter here. As Tom Poti skates by you at lightenin... Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:43:05 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/allergy-moms/926547?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/926621?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Just weeks after receiving happy news that for the first time in decades, cancer rates in the US have declined, a not-so-happy report from the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) brought the bad news tha... Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:03:31 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/926621?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/927151?rsstype=latest&cid=94 It s been a wild and wooly holiday season in the greater Seattle area this year with temperatures below freezing and lots of snow on the ground - both distinctly unusual phenomena in this neck of the woods. The roads have often been impassable and... Thu, 25 Dec 2008 13:40:08 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/927151?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/effect-measure/926353?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Sneezes occupy the attention of flu mavens because the aerosol created is likely one of the chief ways the virus finds a new host. So it's a selective advantage to a respiratory virus to make someone explosively expel air from the lungs through the n... Thu, 25 Dec 2008 07:21:25 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/effect-measure/926353?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/926328?rsstype=latest&cid=94 The research on lung transplants being developed in Toronto CA. is one of the most exciting developments in transplant research in years. Dr. Shaf Keshavjee, and his colleagues at the Toronto General Hospital created a bubble to place damaged lungs... Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:34:52 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/926328?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/926379?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Via The Guardian: Flu outbreak is worst for eight years. Excerpt:Britain is in the grip of a flu outbreak greater than anything seen in the last eight years, with soaring numbers of people falling ill, new figures show. The last big flu outbreak oc... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 23:20:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/926379?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/926329?rsstype=latest&cid=94 From 1999 to 2006 the death rate of heart attacks and strokes fell about 30%. A cardiologist from UCLA said this is one of the outstanding achievements of modern history.Even with this amazing news, the death count for Americans in 2006 from heart at... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:55:49 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/926329?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/complete-running-network/926332?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Most runners, at some point in time, have had some sort of injury to the ribcage. Usually this limits our ability to take those nice deep breaths we all enjoy while running. This article will discuss some of the more common rib injuries.What is it?Pa... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:02:59 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/complete-running-network/926332?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/926527?rsstype=latest&cid=94 On New Year s they drop the ball. But some people shoot off fireworks too. And sure, they look cool, but they hurt the environment and your health. A new study shows that fireworks aggravate respiratory conditions, like asthma, because they rel... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 07:18:59 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/926527?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-maos-secrets-of-longevity/926603?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Studies show that lifespan is directly proportional to lung capacity. Take these tips to increase your lung health, expand your longevity, and quit your coughing.... Tue, 23 Dec 2008 03:08:07 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-maos-secrets-of-longevity/926603?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/926593?rsstype=latest&cid=94 The Christmas holiday spirit is just around the corner and everyone is now busy preparing for reunions with family and friends. And what better way to prepare the celebration is to have a feast! What is Christmas anyway without the parties? The... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:09:58 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/926593?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-gwenn-is-in/926343?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Time Magazine's Health Year In Review is always interesting. From A to Z, TIME covered the health stories of 2008 that made a difference in our lives at the time and may make a difference moving into 2009.Reading the list from the perspective of kids... Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-gwenn-is-in/926343?rsstype=latest&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/926415?rsstype=latest&cid=94 Would you have a baby knowing that it could make your cancer come back or get worse? This decision may seem foolhardy to some. To others, it s a natural desire and one of those things that tells us that life goes on, no matter what. I m in the se... 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