Sentences with phrase «dangerous lung infections»

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Secondhand smoke can be extremely dangerous for your baby — it weakens the lungs, makes babies more prone to ear infections, increases snoring and sleep - disordered breathing (a proven cause of health, behavior, and learning problems), and doubles the risk of SIDS.

This surprising discovery pegs the lungs as a major pillar in the body's defense during these dangerous infections, the researchers say.

A fungus that incubated in the instrument and traveled to the man's lungs, causing a dangerous infection, researchers report this week in Thorax.

It doesn't kill the cell that it hides in, but is dangerous enough that it can cause infections in individuals with an impaired immune system, such as patients who are receiving cancer treatment, who have pre-existing lung problems or whose immune systems are otherwise compromised.