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"Until now, we didn't know if baseline visual emphysema scoring on LDCT in the lung cancer screening setting had any ...
Emphysema detected on baseline low-dose chest CT (LDCT) in the lung cancer screening cohort of more than 9,000 asymptomatic ...
For adults with a history of smoking undergoing low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) for lung cancer screening, emphysema is ...
The BREATHE-3 trial hopes to determine the safety and impact of a novel bronchoscopic device on lung function in adults with ...
The malnutrition that results from the eating disorder anorexia nervosa may cause emphysema, says a published report. That startling finding comes from a Canadian study presented Tuesday at the ...
Emphysema is a degenerative disease, developing gradually after many years of exposure to toxins or smoke, which destroy the alveoli, or small air sacks, in the lungs. Over time, the lungs lose their ...
PHILADELPPHIA (WPVI) -- When emphysema develops, the lungs lose their ability for two-way airflow. A strategic surgery helps patients breathe easier, and it is drawing people here from far and wide to ...
Airway inflammation and emphysema are more common in marijuana smokers than cigarette smokers, according to a new study. Researchers said the difference may be due to the way that marijuana is smoked ...
Increasing rates of marijuana consumption highlights a need for research on the effects of smoking marijuana on the lungs. Despite, marijuana being the most commonly smoked substance after tobacco and ...
The 'Twin Peaks' creator said he has emphysema "from smoking for so long" and that he doesn't go out for fear of getting sick Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously ...
A Harvard University research team examined lung imaging to determine the association between cannabis consumption and health risks often attributed to tobacco smoke. The study published in Current ...
David Lynch, the iconic screenwriter and director behind surrealist staples “Twin Peaks” and “Eraserhead,” has been diagnosed with emphysema — and he says it has taken a toll on his ability to direct.