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E-cigarettes Can Damage the Lungs
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[04/09/2012] New research has shown that despite electronic cigarettes being marketed as a potentially safer alternative to normal cigarettes, they are still causing harm to the lungs. A new study has added new evidence to the debate over the safety of alternative nicotine-delivery products. E-cigarettes Can Damage the Lungs - Read more
“Bruce Lee helps us to fight lung tumors”
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[22/08/2012] In many movies, Bruce Lee fights against different villains with Asian fighting methods. Even though scientists at the GSI Helmholz Center for Heavy Ion Research (GSI Helmholzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung) use other techniques to fight lung cancer, they work at least as effectively as the 70’s movie icon with their thorax model “Bruce Lee”. “Bruce Lee helps us to fight lung tumors” - Read more
Secondhand Smoke Impairs Vital Cough Reflex
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[21/08/2012] New research from the Monell Center reveals that exposure to secondhand smoke decreases sensitivity to cough-eliciting respiratory irritants in otherwise healthy children and adolescents. Secondhand Smoke Impairs Vital Cough Reflex - Read more
Time to Act on COPD
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[21/06/2012] The European COPD Coalition (ECC) is using the presence of a major international conference on lung health in Birmingham in England (COPD8) to call for lung testing to be a basic health right for all across Europe and better training for healthcare professionals. Time to Act on COPD - Read more
Pathogens in Biofilm
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[19/06/2012] People with the hereditary disease "cystic fibrosis" usually die as a result of chronic pulmonary infections. Scientists of the University of Basel have discovered that genetic modifications in a pathogen causing pneumonia help it to persist life-long in the lungs of a patient. Pathogens in Biofilm - Read more
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