Sentences with phrase «in obstructive lung diseases»

The result is that the small airways collapse during expiration, leading to an obstructive form of lung disease (airflow is impeded and air is generally «trapped» in the lungs in obstructive lung diseases).

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Flavonoids in apples improve lung function, protecting you from lung cancer and from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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.

Chest imaging may be useful in diagnosing asthma in certain situations, including when the patient has a medically important smoking history or occupational chemical exposure, has long standing disease or mat be at risk for chronic obstructive lung disease or lung cancer.

A new study has found that stem cell therapy can reduce lung inflammation in an animal model of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and cystic fibrosis.

Three - quarters of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) cases have their origins in poor lung function pathways beginning in childhood.

Ischemic heart disease tops the list, followed, in order, by trachea, bronchus and lung cancers; stroke; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; road injuries; suicide; and diabetes.

Acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, are associated with significant long - term lung function loss, according to research published online, ahead of print in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

A number of easily identified disorders can cause such shortness of breath (dyspnea, in technical terms), including asthma, lung infections and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (or COPD, an umbrella term for various conditions that permanently impair airflow through the lungs).

The conducting airways are involved in major diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive lung diseases.

It's no secret that smoking is harmful, but it's been hard to study its effects on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a disease that leaves sufferers short of breath thanks to inflammation of the small airways in the lung.

The biological mechanisms by which toxins in tobacco smoke cause lung cancer are complex and still not completely understood, but carcinogens in tobacco smoke may not only act as genetic inducers but also act to promote progression of the disease.6 7 As well as potentially reducing the risk of cancer related morbidity and mortality, quitting smoking at diagnosis could reduce overall mortality, as smoking cessation reduces mortality from other diseases such as heart disease, stroke, and chronic obstructive airways disease.8 9

People with a weakened immune system or a chronic lung condition like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease can develop a serious infection in the lungs if they're exposed to mold.

Working out in smoggy air can cause lung trouble in people with respiratory conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

In concentrated amounts, the smoke from a grill can trigger respiratory trouble in people with lung diseases such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPDIn concentrated amounts, the smoke from a grill can trigger respiratory trouble in people with lung diseases such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPDin people with lung diseases such as asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

These cells are associated with the inflammation produced in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, so it may be helpful in reducing the lung damage associated with this smoking - related ailment.

Another more common example is cigarette smoke, which causes chronic inflammation in the lungs, producing oxidation (and free - radicals) and leads to DNA damage and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as well as lung cancer.6 A hallmark of both of these processes in the activation of nuclear factor - Kappa B (NF - KB), which is a protein complex that the body produces in response to inflammation, free radicals, cytokines, all hallmarks of stress.

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is one of these lung conditions may be aided by amino acid supplements; in particular, those with even severe COPD.

Signs of inflammation can be seen in lung lobes not associated with the embolization, indicating that the disease is not simply an obstructive disease (FIGURE 1).

Smoke exposure increases respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations, emergency department visits, and medication dispensations for asthma, bronchitis, chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (commonly known by its acronym, COPD), respiratory infections, and medical visits for lung illnesses.38, 43,160 It has been associated with hundreds of thousands of deaths annually, in an assessment of the global health risks from landscape fire smoke.38, 43,44,141,45 Future climate change is projected to increase wildfire risks and associated emissions, with harmful impacts on health.18, 161,162,10,163,164,36

Human exposure to fine particulate matter increases the risk of acute lower respiratory infection, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, stroke and lung cancer, while exposure to carbon dioxide — a colorless, odorless, non-toxic gas — produces none of these effects and is in fact essential for life on earth.

Further highlighting the urgency of the issue in China, new research from Tsinghua University found that an estimated 670,000 premature deaths from four diseases - strokes, lung cancer, coronary heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - were linked to air pollution, especially particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometres or less (a.k.a. PM 2.5).

The «claims» are claims for damages and loss for personal injury (limited to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and / or chronic bronchitis (known together as «non-malignant respiratory disease»), temporary exacerbation of asthma («TEA»), squamous cell skin cancer, lung cancer or bladder cancer) arising out of the employment of the workers named in the group register at various coke ovens owned and operated at various times by British Steel or other companies for whom British Steel have liabilities.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a degenerative disorder of the lungs in which there is a reduced ability to expire air.

Lead author Esme Fuller - Thomson, a professor in the university's social work department, said the factor is «disturbing,» given that smoking is a major risk factor for many health problems, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease, stroke, asthma and lung cancer.