]> http://www.healthedia.com/popular/articles/lungs Lungs - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/885357?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 BBC News- Spraining your ankle may increase your risk of a potentially deadly blood clot by threefold, Dutch researchers warn. They looked at nearly 2,500 patients who had been treated for a deep vein thrombosis or blood clot in the lungs.In the thre... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:05:55 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/foot-blog/885357?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/885230?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Wide Squat is a great pose that opens your hips, but if you want to open your shoulders, chest, and increase flexibility in your spine as well, then you're going to love doing Bound Wide Squat. The prep for this pose makes you feel an incredible sens... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/885230?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/884934?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Filed under: Media, 8-9 years, Teenager, Music, Monitoring your kidsWhile driving my son to school, a morning radio show host was talking about his 8-year-old son and how his son had asked him to bring home the clean version of the song, Soulja Boy.... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/884934?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-check-blog/884837?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 If your kid brought this report card home, you would not be a happy camper. Florida got two failing grades, one B and one C for its tobacco-related policies. Every state was evaluated by the American Lung Association for the...... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:57:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-check-blog/884837?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/884639?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 VARICOSE VEINS NONSURGICAL AND SURGICAL TREATMENT POSSIBLE COMPLICATIONS AND SECOND WAVE RADIO FREQUENCY CATHETERS FOR TREATING VARICOSE VEINSYet another story about varicose vein treatments with and without surgery as well as some possible complicat... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 01:01:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/884639?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884316?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Genentech, a star of the ailing drug business, couldn t quite match analysts stellar growth expectations for 2007.Its biggest selling drug, the cancer treatment Avastin, had sales growth of 23% in the fourth quarter, to $603 million, the company... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:25:56 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884316?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/884213?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Filed under: Sleep, 2 years, ToddlerSay, does anyone else's kid sort of, well, lose their damn mind about an hour before bedtime? I've been noticing that right around 6:30 or so, Riley will start galloping around like Seabiscuit, rampaging up and dow... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/884213?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/884005?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 There are sites all over the internet suggesting that animal testing is an abomination and should be halted immediately. They make all sorts of claims that implying that science is a lot further along than it really is.For example, this site called ... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 01:12:07 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/beauty-brains/884005?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/884003?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 SYMPTOMS OF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS DVT TESTS FOR DVT AND PULMONARY EMBOLISM A BLOOD CLOT IN THE LUNGSSymptoms of a blood clot in the leg can be swelling of the leg, warmth and redness of the leg, pain in the leg that is noticeable, or worse when standi... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:50:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/884003?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/884004?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 BLOOD CLOT WHILE FLYING: DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS DVT and PULMONARY EMBOLISM THE LITANY OF AIRPLANE PASSENGER WOES GROWS: HIDDEN DANGER OF LONG FLIGHT ECONOMY CLASS SYNDROME Long Airplane Flights and the Reports of Blood Clots Economy Class Syndrome and ... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:45:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/884004?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/883923?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Hey, you wanna see an operation? Uh, sure. Look, when we go in, just tell em you re a fourth year. They ll think you re a fourth year medical student, rather than a senior in college. Really? You sure that s okay?... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:15:47 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/883923?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/883804?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Apparently the United States is coming up short in anti-smoking efforts. Maggie Fox of Reuters reports:The U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush have stymied efforts to tighten regulation of tobacco and discourage smoking and states have not spe... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:48:19 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/disease-proof/883804?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/883704?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Via Xinhuanet: Indonesia records 117 bird flu patients_English_Xinhua href= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/11/content_7404600.htm Indonesia records 117 bird flu patients. Excerpt:A 16-year-old Indonesian girl from an outskirts city of Ja... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:05:09 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/883704?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/883614?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 According to Wildon Farwell, M.D., of the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System and colleagues, patients that are on cholesterol-lowering drugs statins may be at a lower risk for developing cancer especially lung and colorectal cancer... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:00:58 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/883614?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/effect-measure/883557?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Whenever confirmed human cases of bird flu appear in an area there usually follows heightened sensitivity to new cases of severe pneumonia. Are they bird flu too? Severe pneumonia is pretty common, so you can't automatically assume that if it quacks... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:05:39 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/effect-measure/883557?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/883483?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 The Atlantic uses their archives to offer a little historical perspective on tobacco in the U.S.. Here's the lede:For decades, scientists have noted a strong correlation between smoking, lung cancer, and high death rates. But only recently has govern... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:55:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/883483?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/883295?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Coca-Cola is partnering with the National Institutes of Health s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to use the company s famous diet cola to warn women about the risk of contracting heart disease.Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of Americ... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 16:38:16 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/883295?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/883286?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Many women worry obsessively about developing cancer, particularly breast or ovarian cancer. But, while these are obviously of concern, their actual risk of having either of these is far lower than is their major risk of having or dying from cardiova... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:58:13 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-zs-medical-report/883286?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/chinese-medicine-news/883285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 CM NEWS - The two active ingredients of the bark of magnolias that have generated research interests to their anti-tumour and anti-inflammatory activities also exhibits antidepressant-like effects, a new study says.Honokiol ( ) and magnolol (... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:26:34 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/chinese-medicine-news/883285?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/daily-diabetic/883149?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Have you quit smoking yet? If not, you should put that stick now, because smoking also can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.Such were the findings of University of Lausanne (Switzerland) researchers:Smokers faced a 44 percent increased... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:28:26 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/daily-diabetic/883149?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/883142?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Via Antara: Suspected bird flu sufferer dies in Bandung hospital.Arlan Tamrin (35) who was Indonesia s 108th suspected bird flu sufferer died while being treated in an isolation room of Hasan Sadikin Hospital here Monday. The hospital s director, Pro... Mon, 07 Jan 2008 18:49:54 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/883142?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-razavis-good-to-know-info/883003?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 A recent study from the University of California Los Angeles Departments of Medicine and Neurology concludes that fish oils may help prevent Alzheimer's disease. The researchers found that omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), which is foun... Sun, 06 Jan 2008 23:57:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-razavis-good-to-know-info/883003?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/882946?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Better said, how bird flu catches humans. Via the Times of India: How humans catch bird flu. Excerpt:The findings, published in the British journal Nature, overhaul scientific understanding of how viruses attach themselves to cells inside human lungs... Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:09:31 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/882946?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/882866?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Last year, I came up with a list containg 10 tips on how to search for genetic conditions. Now, after weeks of tagging and browsing, I d like to improve that list with some new tips. But this time, I d like to show you databases dedicated not onl... Sat, 05 Jan 2008 15:01:14 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/882866?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/882924?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 During normal breathing, air passes through the throat on its way to the lungs. The air travels past the soft palate, uvula, tonsils, and tongue. When a person is awake, the muscles in the back of the throat tighten to hold these structures in pla... Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:01:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/882924?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/882872?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Filed under: Pregnancy and Birth, MomsHere are some things I am not going to miss about being pregnant:o. The sensation of having the only upper quarter inch of my lungs available for the task of processing oxygeno. Having to hold my arms out for cou... Sat, 05 Jan 2008 08:01:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/882872?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/882823?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports: China's latest bird flu patient discharged from hospital.The latest bird flu patient was discharged from an unidentified hospital on Dec. 26 in the eastern province of Jiangsu, local heal... Fri, 04 Jan 2008 23:04:20 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/882823?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/882550?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Via Xinhuanet: Dutch medical center confirms vaccine on animals against deadly bird flu virus_English_Xinhua href= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/03/content_7361147.htm Dutch medical center confirms vaccine on animals against deadly bird... Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:27:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/882550?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/882462?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Via Xinhuanet: Wild birds might be involved in bird flu death in Vietnam_English_Xinhua href= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-01/03/content_7358596.htm Wild birds might be involved in bird flu death in Vietnam. Excerpt:The four-year-old chil... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:55:08 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/882462?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/882269?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Yellow teeth is a risk factor for lung cancer. Of course, the soundest evidence clearly shows us that yellow teeth is not the cause of lung cancer, so no one would seriously suggest extracting healthy teeth to prevent lung cancer. Instead, the on... Wed, 02 Jan 2008 00:19:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/882269?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/882276?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 It is very difficult to stop an addiction. Smoking is one problem that we almost always encounter among our male patients who come in with Diabetes. Seldom do many realize that smoking in itself doubles or triples the harm that high blood sugar e... Tue, 01 Jan 2008 22:37:26 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/882276?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/all-ears/882785?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 It's another New Year. If you are a smoker, perhaps you have entertained stopping once again. I hope you do it this time. Smoking cessation, like controlling any chemical addiction, is not easy.I have never been a voluntary smoker. Both of my parents... Tue, 01 Jan 2008 17:29:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/all-ears/882785?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/882238?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Filed under: DadsBeing an ex-smoker, portly and a bit deviant, I have been through countless countdowns to midnight on December 31st with a list of resolutions firmly planted in my brain - or even one year written out in long hand and attached by mag... Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:01:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/882238?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sexual-health-sex-matters/882157?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 This is a bit of a departure from the usual focus of my blog. Some of these thoughts brush up against aspects of sexuality, but not in the usual way you have found them here.Last week, I found myself talking to some new clients who had entered therap... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 18:42:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/sexual-health-sex-matters/882157?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/allergizer/882119?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Cursing your allergies? Don't. A new study involving allergy patients in Canada indicates that a history of allergies or hay fever may protect you from developing pancreatic cancer.A total of 276 pancreatic cancer cases and 378 controls were included... Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:29:22 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/allergizer/882119?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/882008?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Such were the highly positive results reported from the first nationwide clinical study showing the benefits of an antiangiogenic agent in breast cancer therapy.The study enrolled 722 women with metastatic disease from the United States, Canada, Peru... Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/882008?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/881823?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 An AFP story: No sign of bird flu mutation after Pakistani dies: WHO. Excerpt:The World Health Organisation on Friday ruled out any mutation of the potentially fatal H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus after a case of inter-human transmission of bird f... Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:41:41 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/881823?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/881872?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 December 28, 2007 (USDA) - Pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes and many other holiday favorites are rich in vitamin A, a nutrient essential for good health. Now a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) nutrition scientists has shown, for the first time... Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:59:49 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diabetes-news-from-dlife/881872?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/881718?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Via Viet Nam News: 4-yr-old boy dies of bird flu a day after Gov't gives all clear. Excerpt:Tests have shown that a four-year-old child in Moc Chau District of Son La Province died of the H5N1 virus on Tuesday, head of the Preventative Healthcare Dep... Thu, 27 Dec 2007 12:06:51 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/881718?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/881696?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 How can a drug slow the spread of cancer but not extend a patient s survival? The authors of a much-discussed study of Genentech s Avastin in patients with advanced breast cancer wrestle with that question in an article published this week in t... Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:21:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/881696?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/881734?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 I suppose I should be basking in holiday cheer today, but I think I'm wallowing in post-Christmas letdown instead. The tree, which was beautiful and sparkly and beloved by all just hours ago now lurks shamefacedly in the corner, hoping to hide its ob... Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/881734?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/881633?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 A new study suggests that increased intake of dietary fiber (from cereal and fruit sources) may be able to boost lung health and could reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).COPD mainly affects smokers, and is the number five... Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:29:06 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/881633?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/881619?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Via Australia's The Age: Vietnam confirms bird flu death.Vietnam's Health Ministry has confirmed that bird flu virus killed a four-year-old child in the country's north, the country's first human case in nearly five months, state-run radio said on Th... Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:59:08 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/881619?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/881497?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 This Christmas is ending as sadly as it began. Via the Sydney Morning Herald: Vietnam suspects bird flu killed child . Excerpt:Doctors suspect bird flu may have killed a four-year-old child in northern Vietnam, state-run radio said, while a woman who... Tue, 25 Dec 2007 21:02:33 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/h5n1/881497?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/881458?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Hopefully we can all agree, when you don't have a grade riding on them, quizzes are fun. I love to make quizzes and the year 2007 was full of some good ones. If you are in the mood to test your health smarts check out these fun quizzes. Match the Cel... Tue, 25 Dec 2007 06:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/881458?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/weighting-game/881435?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 (Caveat: I do not speak Spanish so I have no idea what Viva la Mexico means, if anything, but it sounds good so there ya go.)So, I'm in Nueva Vallarta, Mexico, which is supposed to me the new school area of town but is actually just a gigantic co... Mon, 24 Dec 2007 18:31:47 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/weighting-game/881435?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/881281?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 In cancer, sometimes I wonder which one s gotta give. Less of something may reduce risk of one cancer but will increase risk of another cancer type.Like sunlight. It is already a given that more exposure to its bad rays will most likely give you sk... Sun, 23 Dec 2007 06:49:45 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-commentary/881281?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/881138?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 Many of us hate going to hospitals, even to visit sick loved ones. We find ourselves walking fast down the corridor, unconsciously holding our breath, sensing the energy and smell of disease in the air. Now a new report from the Environmental... Fri, 21 Dec 2007 11:38:12 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/baseline-of-health/881138?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/881120?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 With fianc e Wiande on his arm, last Friday was a walk in the park for Kevin Everett.Buffalo Bills tight end Kevin Everett, who suffered a spinal cord injury during a tackle in a game on September 9, may show up at his team's home game against the N... Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:46:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/paging-drgupta/881120?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-doc/880963?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94 It's been a while since I wrote anything. I'm not sure why. I suppose I could feed some bullshit about the emotional toll of being an oncologist ... the reality is I probably am just a combination of fried and lazy. I'm sitting here in my living ... Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:11:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cancer-doc/880963?rsstype=populararticles&cid=94