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Pulmonary function tests are a group of noninvasive breathing tests that measure how much air your lungs can hold, how quickly you can move air in and out and how efficiently your lungs transfer ...

Indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools is a critical but unevenly addressed public health issue. Poor IAQ negatively impacts asthma, absenteeism and learning outcomes. Yet state laws addressing school ...

Anyone can get lung cancer. Lung cancer happens when cells in the lung mutate or change. Various factors can cause this mutation (a permanent change in the DNA sequence of a gene) to happen. Most ...

Today, the American Lung Association announced the official start of Fight For Air Climb season, which centers around 30 premier stair climb events in iconic buildings and stadiums from Los Angeles to ...

The American Lung Association is ‘deeply concerned’ about recent changes to the childhood immunization schedule, including ...

There are different types of medicines and delivery devices to treat COPD. A nebulizer is a device that turns the liquid medicine into a mist which is then inhaled through a mouthpiece or a mask.

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Just now, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill that provides funding for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for the rest of the federal fiscal year. This follows the House passage of ...

Due to electronic medical records, it is not uncommon for patients to receive their radiological reports before their physicians do. The terms on results reports are often complex and advanced, as the ...

Teen tobacco use has long been linked to lifelong dependency, with 9 out of 10 cigarette users claiming they picked up their first cigarette before the age of 18. The introduction of e-cigarettes has ...

Radon and smoking are both known causes of lung cancer, but when someone is exposed to both, the results can be deadly.