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19/10/2007 Poor indoor air quality may worsen lung disease
A smog-filled sky can make it hard to breathe, but air pollution in the home may also be hard on people with lung disease, researchers have found.
More...18/10/2007 High-dose ibuprofen may slow cystic fibrosis lung disease -- especially in children
The most important clinical problem for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) is inflammation of their lungs. The inflammation then plays a role in further damaging the tissues.
More...18/10/2007 Measuring ambient air quality through air pollution annoyance
Air pollution has been one of Europe's main political concerns since the late 1970s, especially as it is a risk factor in respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
More...15/10/2007 Housework 'can cause asthma'
Giving your house a weekly clean could be enough to give you asthma, according to research.
More...09/10/2007 Menstrual irregularity linked with lung function
Women who have irregular menstrual periods with unpredictable flow are more likely than other women to have abnormal lung function and asthma, according to a new report.
More...08/10/2007 New initiative to address TB drug shortage
Stop TB Partnership and UNITAID to supply drugs to 19 countries
More...08/10/2007 Three new genes involved in lung cancer discovered
Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have discovered three genes that interact with cancerous results in 20% of lung cancers.
More...05/10/2007 Smokers 'need more help to quit'
Nicotine should be freely available in products that do not carry cigarettes' health risks, to help smokers who find it impossible to quit, say doctors.
More...04/10/2007 Space technology to hunt down tuberculosis
A device developed for a mission to Mars could help spot signs of life closer to home - by identifying the bacterium that causes TB.
More...02/10/2007 UK to reconsider lung cancer drug Tarceva
Lung cancer sufferers could be given access to a new treatment after the Government's health watchdog agreed to review a previous decision to deny NHS patients the drug.
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