However, a patient with a large volume of
disease in the lung may, in fact, have a worse prognosis than someone with a small volume of disease in the liver,» Dr. Joseph says.
In patients who had their tumor removed by surgery but did not receive chemotherapy, 80 % developed new
disease in the lungs and other bones.
Cases where there is evidence of
disease in the lungs and associated blood vessels can be monitored with periodic chest X-rays.
If there is evidence of
disease in the lungs and their blood vessels consistent with feline heartworm infection, such cases can be monitored with chest X-rays every six to twelve months, as needed.
Adult worms live in the vessels of the lungs surrounding the heart and can cause severe
disease in the lungs leading to coughing, exercise intolerance, weight loss, collapse, or congestive heart failure.
Not exact matches
HINDMAN, Ky. (AP)-- A Kentucky jury has awarded two former coal miners who filed a civil lawsuit claiming defective dust masks led to their debilitating black -
lung disease $ 67.5 million
in damages.
Such pollution, as Business Insider's Lydia Ramsey explained
in 2016, «is especially dangerous because it can get lodged
in the
lungs and cause long - term health problems like asthma and chronic
lung disease.»
(It should be noted that other major causes of deaths
in America include
lung disease, car accidents, and Alzheimer's.)
«We don't have a specific list of conditions that would be disqualifying, but certainly uncontrolled medical problems (whether it's hypertension or heart
disease or
lung disease, or many other conditions), would most likely cause concern and result
in disqualification,» Dr. Tarah Castleberry, an assistant professor of aerospace medicine at the University of Texas Medical Branch
in Galveston, told Reuters Health by email.
In early 2015, Wipp was hospitalized and diagnosed with a rare
lung disease.
Editas, founded
in 2013
in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a visionary gene - therapy company with a pipeline of therapies for cancer and
lung, liver, muscle, eye, and blood
diseases.
• Airway Therapeutics, a Cincinnati - based biotech firm focused on
lung disease treatments, raised $ 11 million
in Series B funding from new and existing investors.
Valued for its resistance to heat and corrosion, asbestos was widely used for decades
in such products as building materials, pipe insulation and floor tiles before studies linked it to
lung cancer and other
diseases.
Dirty air, water, and working conditions are associated with some of the most prominent causes of death
in the world, including heart
disease, cancer, and
lung disease.
However, current spirometers are not affordable for the majority of health care providers
in many low and lower - middle income countries, and are not widely used despite a massive and increasing burden of chronic
lung disease.
Flavonoids
in apples improve
lung function, protecting you from
lung cancer and from chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease.
South African miners including Anglo American agreed to pay $ 400m to settle a class action launched by former miners who contracted serious
lung diseases working
in the country's gold shafts.
In what is described as South Africa's largest class - action settlement, mining companies have agreed to resolve a lawsuit with gold miners who contracted
lung diseases.
Fish were dying, according to the ruling
in the case, and local residents experienced skin
diseases,
lung pain and diarrhea.
The company's lead product candidate is amikacin liposome inhalation suspension, which is
in late - state development for adult patients with treatment refractory nontuberculous mycobacteria
lung disease caused by mycobacterium avium complex.
The biotech specialist said that its updated phase 2 data
in a study of its poziotinib candidate treatment for non-small cell
lung cancer resulted
in a preliminary confirmed objective response rate and potential progression - free survival benefit
in patients with the EGFR Exon 20 Mutant form of the
disease.
Mining companies including Anglo - American Plc agreed to settle a class - action lawsuit from workers who said they contracted deadly
lung diseases in South African gold mines.
Real health care reform would be for the millions of «on the dolers» to shut up and take an active part
in their own health... a good start... eliminate diabetes, cancer,
lung and other
diseases for a good part.
We lost our business of 32 years
in 2010, and I am currently recovering from
lung disease.
In 1995 more young Americans died by suicide than from cancer, heart
disease, AIDS, birth defects, stroke, pneumonia, influenza and
lung disease combined.
Please keep
in mind that healing is usually slowed down by preexisting conditions like poor blood circulation, diabetes or
lung disease.
«I'm sorry, but f**k cancer,» Kerr said
in France after winning the contest staged
in memory of LET player Cassandra Kirkland, who died earlier this year at age 32 from
lung cancer, and just days after former LPGA Tour golfer Kelli Kuehne's mother passed away from the
disease.
Crowdfunding bid to build a pulmonary rehabilitation centre
in Kampala to treat people with chronic
lung disease without using drugs.
In addition to his work on sleep position and SIDS, Kattwinkel has focused on neonatal lung disease and disorders of respiratory control, including the use of surfactant in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrom
In addition to his work on sleep position and SIDS, Kattwinkel has focused on neonatal
lung disease and disorders of respiratory control, including the use of surfactant
in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrom
in the treatment of respiratory distress syndrome.
Further Proof It Increases Their Risk Of
Lung Disease Later
In Life
You shouldn't ignore the persistent hiccups
in your child, since this can be a symptom of brain damage; various
diseases of the stomach, liver or
lungs; injuries of the spinal cord and the chest.
The experienced team of clinicians
in the Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy at Tufts Medical Center's Floating Hospital for is highly trained
in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric asthma, allergies, cystic fibrosis, chronic
lung diseases related to premature birth and a wide variety of related conditions
in babies, children and adolescents.
Led by Scott Schoeder, MD, our team of experienced clinicians is highly trained
in the diagnosis and treatment of pediatric asthma, allergies, cystic fibrosis, chronic
lung diseases related to premature birth and the complete range of related conditions.
Childhood asthma, cystic fibrosis, chronic
lung disease of infancy, pulmonary problems
in children with primary immunodeficiencies
The most common complications that lead to ongoing disability include intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or bleeding
in the brain, asphyxia or a lack of oxygen to the brain, severe jaundice, hypoglycemia or a low blood sugar level, severe infections, long - term use of ventilation, and chronic
lung disease known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
severe bronchopulmonary dysplasia, also known as chronic
lung disease, resulting
in prolonged ventilation and use of supplementary oxygen
In rare cases, failure to gain weight can turn out to be a result of a
lung problem, such as cystic fibrosis; a nervous system problem, such as cerebral palsy; a chromosome problem, such as Down syndrome; heart
disease; anemia; or a metabolic or an endocrine disorder, such as growth hormone deficiency.
This work contributed to the introduction of anti-TNF therapy
in Crohn's
disease and also provided the first demonstration of the role of inflammatory cytokines
in lung disease affecting preterm infants.
A growing body of evidence indicates that receiving a mother's own milk, especially
in high doses very soon after birth reduces the risk of acquiring very costly conditions
in very low birthweight infants including sepsis, chronic
lung disease and, especially, necrotizing enterocolitis, a devastating
disease that affects mostly the intestine of premature infants.
The International Union Against Tuberculosis and
Lung disease in some few days passed organised its 20th Conference of the Union Africa Region at the Accra International Conference Centre, Accra Ghana with the focus on Accelerating Implementation Through Partnership to END, TB / HIV Tobacco and other related NCD's.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune
disease that occurs when the immune system attacks the body instead of defending it, causing inflammation that often results
in serious damage to bones, joints and tendons, and can also affect internal organs like the heart, eyes and
lungs.
Weill Cornell Medicine named Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi, a physician and scientist specializing
in lung diseases, as its new dean.
I remember reading an article many years ago that mentioned a doctor who brought his medical students to see an example of an extremely rare
disease in the early 20th century, thinking this might be the only time most would see it
in their entire careers; the
disease was
lung cancer.
In human terms, the costs of lives and families damaged by heart
disease, strokes, cancer and
lung disease are incalculable.
He emboldens a passage that says «The US population
in late middle age is less healthy than the equivalent British population for diabetes, hypertension, heart
disease, myocardial infarction, stroke,
lung disease, and cancer».
Smoking causes about 9 out of 10 of all
lung cancer deaths and 8 out of 10 deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease («COPD»)
in men and women.
Zadroga Family NYPD detective James Zadroga died of respiratory
disease in January 2006, and an autopsy found glass particles
in his
lungs attributed to his work at Ground Zero.
I share the fury of ex-miner Ian Lavery, now Labour MP for Wansbeck
in Northumberland, after a Con - led Government
in the pocket of the insurance industry condemned victims of this terrible
lung disease to die
in poverty.
We are concerned also that intensive harvesting for fuel will lead to more aggressive clear - cutting and to increases
in emissions of soot particles that contribute to
lung disease.»
«What's really interesting is that we show that an increase
in the amount of stomach fat and a lower density fat is associated with worse heart
disease risk factors — even after accounting for how much weight was gained,» said Caroline Fox, M.D., M.P.H., former senior investigator for the National Heart
Lung and Blood Institute and the study's senior researcher.