- Air pollution
- Allergy
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)
- Asthma
- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiolitis
- Chronic cough
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- Cystic fibrosis
- Emphysema
- Influenza
- Lung cancer
- Lung disease
- Lung infections
- Lung injury
- Lung transplants
- Obesity
- Pneumonia
- Premature babies
- Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)
- Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
- Sarcoidosis
- Sleep apnoea
- Smoking
- Treatment
- Tuberculosis
- Viral infection
- Work related
Air pollution
01.02.10 Effects of air pollutants on lung function
01.06.09 Vehicle exhaust fumes and the development of asthma in adults
01.03.09 Air pollution during pregnancy and how it affects babies’ lungs
01.06.08 Air pollution in urban areas causes inflammation in the airways
01.05.07 Breathing in traffic pollution affects childrens’ respiratory health
01.04.07 Traffic air pollution causes asthma
01.02.12 Warning over cost of asthma caused by traffic-related air pollution
Allergy
01.09.08 Pregnant mothers who live on farms may be protecting their children from asthma and allergies
01.10.08 Swimming in chlorinated outdoor pools may increase the risk of asthma and allergies
01.05.08 A dog in the home may reduce the likelihood of allergy in children
01.03.07 Both your genes and your environment influence allergy and asthma
Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency (AATD)
01.06.09 Lung function deterioration in alpha 1-antitrypsin deficient patients
Asthma
01.06.11 Stressful life events and asthma development
01.01.11 Mass of muscles and organs better predicts asthma in females
01.05.10 Parents’ workplace exposure may increase asthma risk in their children.
01.12.09 Can regular swimming increase asthma risk in children?
01.01.09 Healthy eating may help to prevent asthma attacks
01.06.09 Vehicle exhaust fumes and the development of asthma in adults
01.04.09 Asthma in the workplace
01.12.08 New asthma guidelines may improve patient health
01.10.08 Swimming in chlorinated outdoor pools may increase the risk of asthma and allergies
01.09.08 Pregnant mothers who live on farms may be protecting their children from asthma and allergies
01.08.08 What causes continuing respiratory illnesses in infants?
01.04.08 Advice from pharmacists may improve asthma control
01.03.08 Household cleaning products may trigger wheezing in children
01.10.07 The influence of leisure activities and smoking on teenage asthma
01.10.07 Asthma patients need new alternative treatment to overcome the side-effects of current therapies
01.06.07 Apple juice could protect children against asthma
01.04.07 Swimming pool air damages the lungs
01.04.07 Traffic air pollution causes asthma
01.04.07 Overweight girls increase risk of adult asthma
01.03.07 Smoking mothers increase asthma risk in children
01.03.07 Both your genes and your environment influence allergy and asthma
Bronchiectasis
01.03.07 Self-management in bronchiectasis
Bronchiolitis
01.07.10 Can swimming pool chemicals damage your child’s lungs?
Chronic cough
01.10.09 Online cough clinic could pave the way to better healthcare
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
01.03.12 Cured meat consumption and lung problems
01.02.11 Variability of symptoms in patients with severe COPD
01.11.10 Rehabilitation can improve quality of life for COPD patients despite other existing problems
01.08.10 Eating a sensible diet may help prevent COPD
01.03.10 Panic attacks and anxiety in COPD patients
01.02.10 Patients on home ventilation benefit from regular support
01.08.09 Smokers with COPD may have an increased risk of lung cancer
01.07.09 Genes may be responsible for worsening COPD
01.03.09 COPD: who survives for longer, men or women?
01.02.09 COPD patients exercise less as their condition worsens
01.02.09 Antibiotics may improve COPD survival
01.10.08 Patients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are also at risk from diabetes or heart disease
01.07.08 Chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) may not only be a disease of the lungs
01.07.08 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients may become easily depressed if they are not regularly monitored
01.06.08 Undiagnosed obstructed airways can lead to work loss and reduced quality of life
01.04.08 Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) needs to be better understood
01.03.08 The 6-minute walk test is useful to assess the levels of fitness in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
01.12.07 Relatives of COPD patients have an increased risk of COPD
01.06.07 Inhaled steroids may protect hearts of COPD patients
01.05.07 COPD patients with low levels of red blood cells struggle to breathe and find it harder to exercise
01.08.11 Talking about end-of-life care
Cystic fibrosis
01.01.08 Data collection from cystic fibrosis centres may help improve the standard of care
01.03.07 Cystic fibrosis sufferers living longer due to modern disease management
Emphysema
01.12.08 Emphysema patients’ lives improved by a valve
Influenza
01.12.07 Should all individuals be offered the influenza vaccine?
Lung cancer
01.01.10 Lung function predicts lung cancer risk in smokers
01.08.09 Smokers with COPD may have an increased risk of lung cancer
01.04.09 Improving lung cancer diagnosis
01.02.08 Cannabis smokers may have a greater risk of lung cancer than tobacco smokers
01.07.07 Can your risk of lung cancer be influenced by your blood group?
01.07.07 Differences in how lung cancer cells spread to the lymph nodes may affect your chances of survival
01.06.07 A new technique detects lung cancer during its early stages
Lung disease
01.05.09 Rheumatoid arthritis and lung disease
01.09.08 Khat leaves may offer new benefits for lung diseases
01.12.07 Is it safe to fly if you have a lung disease?
Lung infections
01.05.07 A new tool will help doctors to treat elderly patients with lung infections
Lung injury
01.11.08 Treatment to slow deterioration in brain function may also prevent lung injury
Lung transplants
01.12.09 Are metallic stents really safe?
01.01.08 The use of a natural growth factor may make lung transplants more successful
Obesity
01.08.07 Breathing problems in overweight patients may be linked to a particular protein in the body
01.04.07 Overweight girls increase risk of adult asthma
Pneumonia
01.10.10 Early recognition of community-acquired pneumonia may improve survival
01.03.10 Antibiotics used to treat community-acquired pneumonia may hide tuberculosis
01.06.08 Avoid catching pneumonia in the community
01.03.08 Statins reduce the number of Pneumonia deaths
01.11.07 The addition of steroids to standard antibiotic treatment may benefit patients with community-acquired pneumonia
01.05.2012
How does pneumonia differ in different age groups?
Premature babies
01.08.08 Premature babies may suffer lung problems as adults
01.05.11 Study sheds light on lung health of premature babies
01.11.11 Life support for babies: the long-term effects on ability to exercise
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)
01.04.10 Quality of life in patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)
01.06.12 European audit of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) care for children
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
01.04.09 A new drug may improve high blood pressure
01.08.07 Bosentan is safe to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)
01.11.07 Long-term treatment with Sidenafil may help patients with pulmonary embolism
Sarcoidosis
01.06.10 Techniques in succession can aid the diagnosis of sarcoidosis
Sleep apnoea
01.11.12 Electronic nose could be used to detect sleep apnoea
01.03.11 Reducing the side-effects of CPAP treatment for sleep apnoea
01.10.09 If your partner snores, you may not sleep any better when alone.
01.09.09 Sibutramine – a potential sleep apnoea treatment?
01.05.09 Sleep apnoea patients may still feel tired despite treatment
01.12.08 Job loss may be caused by sleep apnoea
01.08.08 Inflamed airways may worsen the condition of sleep apnoea patients
01.05.08 Patients with severe sleep apnoea may be at risk of diabetes
01.02.08 10% of children are thought to snore regularly
01.09.07 Problems with hormone levels could explain why sleep apnoea patients feel sleepy during the day
01.06.07 Patients with heart failure may have problems breathing whilst asleep
Smoking
01.01.10 Cannabis and tobacco affect the lungs in different ways
01.08.09 Smokers with COPD may have an increased risk of lung cancer
01.02.08 Cannabis smokers may have a greater risk of lung cancer than tobacco smokers
01.10.07 The influence of leisure activities and smoking on teenage asthma
01.09.07 The effects of tobacco smoking may damage your lungs even after you stop
01.03.07 Smoking mothers increase asthma risk in children
01.07.11 High levels of smoking among people with suspected TB in South Africa
Treatment
01.02.10 Patients on home ventilation benefit from regular support
01.07.07 Who decides when your treatment should stop if you have a terminal illness?
Tuberculosis
01.03.10 Antibiotics used to treat community-acquired pneumonia may hide tuberculosis
01.01.09 How has the number of people with TB been reduced in Romania?
01.08.09 Linezolid may help patients with extremely drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB)
01.10.07 A wider choice of treatment for tuberculosis patients may improve their state of health
01.11.07 French study highlights the importance of monitoring tuberculosis
01.07.11 High levels of smoking among people with suspected TB in South Africa
01.09.11 New guidelines on drug-resistant tuberculosis
01.04.12 New guidelines on tuberculosis care in Europe
01.07.12 How cost-effective is treating multi-drug resistant TB?
01.10.12
A new TB drug shows hope for difficult-to-treat cases
Viral infection
01.08.08 What causes continuing respiratory illnesses in infants?
Work related
01.03.11 New guidelines released on work-related asthma
01.12.11 Cement production workers and lung diseases
01.04.11 Farmers at higher risk of poor lung health
01.04.09 Asthma in the workplace
01.07.08 Wood smoke exposure can cause inflammation in the lungs of fire-fighters
01.04.08 Regular exposure to milk powder can affect your breathing
01.02.08 Female workers are more susceptible to wood dust than male workers
01.09.07 Firefighters are at a greater risk of lung disease