The livestock department has issued an alert over a seasonal rise in fog fever, a sudden and severe respiratory disease ...

Emphysema is a lung disease that damages the air sacs, making it difficult to breathe, especially during physical activity. Smoking is the primary cause of emphysema, but exposure to irritants, ...

Adventitious breath sounds are abnormal sounds resulting from unusual airflow through the lungs. They can be due to conditions, such as asthma or bronchitis. Anything that changes the normal airflow ...

Bronchoscopic lung-volume reduction with the use of one-way endobronchial valves is a potential treatment for patients with severe emphysema. To date, the benefits have been modest but have been ...

Researchers at National Jewish Health evaluating computerized tomography (CT) scans of emphysema progression in the COPDGene ® study showed that, during a span of 10 years, participants with ...