Chronic Bronchitis (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, COPD, Emphysema) (ThirdAge)

Chronic bronchitis is a condition in which the airways in the lungs become inflamed. In chronic bronchitis, the condition lasts for a long time or continues to recur.

Breathing disorder puts blacks at high cancer risk (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Blacks with a history of the chronic breathing disorder COPD have a far greater risk of developing lung cancer than whites who have the lung disease, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

Suspected tuberculosis case found at Corona Regional Medical Center (The Press-Enterprise)

About 150 people were notified last month that they may have had contact with someone who is suspected of having an active case of tuberculosis at a health care facility in Riverside County.

Bernie Mac's death turns spotlight on a rare disease: sarcoidosis (Belleville News-Democrat)

She had this chest cold she couldn't seem to shake. Days turned into weeks, and yet it lingered. Over-the-counter medicine wasn't helping.

Bernie Mac's death turns spotlight on a rare disease: sarcoidosis (The San Luis Obispo Tribune)

She had this chest cold she couldn't seem to shake. Days turned into weeks, and yet it lingered. Over-the-counter medicine wasn't helping. Friends told Rancho Cordova, Calif., resident Denise Pena, 37, that, hey, feeling tired and nursing a weeks-long cold was a consequence of rearing two active young children born 22 months apart. Sick of being sick, Pena finally went to her doctor in January. ...

African Health And Environment Ministers Join To Defend Health From Environmental Harm (Medical News Today)

Health and Environment Ministers in Africa have resolved to build a strategic health and environment alliance to reduce environmental threats to human health and well-being.

Treatment Of Lung Hypertension Does Not Help Patients With Chronic Bronchitis (Medical News Today)

Patients with chronic smoker's bronchitis often suffer from increased pressure in the blood vessels supplying the lung (pulmonary hypertension). The blood pressure increases further during exercise and can lead to severe limitation of physical activity.

Virginia Air Quality Improves, EPA Says (The Harrisonburg Daily News-Record)

HARRISONBURG - Virginians can breathe a little easier now than they could several years ago, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

AFRICAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERS JOIN TO DEFEND HEALTH FROM ENVIRONMENTAL HARM (Thaipr.net)

Health and Environment Ministers in Africa have resolved to build a strategic health and environment alliance to reduce environmental threats to human health and well-being. Following the conclusion o

Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease (MedicineNet.com)

Title: Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease Category: Health News Created: 8/29/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2008

Bernie Mac's death turns spotlight on a rare disease: sarcoidosis

She had this chest cold she couldn't seem to shake. Days turned into weeks, and yet it lingered.

Is it the flu?

Have you ever had a cold and wondered if it might be the flu? Well, if you have, you wouldn't be alone.

Heather Eliminated By Entertainer

Silly Entertainer, bills are for banks! With 12 Pack's ousting, the Orgy Room alliance is just down to two and that's no way to have an orgy.

Treatment Of Lung Hypertension Does Not Help Patients With Chronic Bronchitis

Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma Also Included In: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Patients with chronic smoker's bronchitis often suffer from increased pressure in the blood vessels supplying the lung .

Living with sarcoidosis

Denise Pea with her children, Nichos, 7, and Arissa, 5, at home in Rancho Cordova.

Asthma risk in office

Paban Yadav , in his 20s, came to the city from Dhanbad to work in an MNC. But he started suffering from acute asthma and had to quit his job within three months.

Soma Celebrity News: Beyonce and Shakira's Playboy Vote 02/13/08

Barron Hilton, Paris little Brother, gets a DUI. Car problems as stars leave The Grammy's. Britney Spears teaches dance classes.

Green Living with Essential Oils

Green Living with Essential Oils The use of essential oils for green living. View more &raquo Essential oils are all natural products that come from berries, herbs, leaves, plants, roots, seeds and trees.

Bayer Welcomes The Proposed EMEA Labeling Changes For Moxifloxacin

Bayer is pleased to announce that today the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use proposed a labeling change for oral moxifloxacin for the treatment of Acute Exacerbations ...

Staying indoors isn't just about beating the heat

High temperatures and excessive heat at the end of last week kept many people indoors, but there was another reason to stay inside - ground-level ozone.