Sentences with phrase «lung damage for»

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For others, while you just cough more, it's probably damaging our lungs somehow.

Even going outside for a cigarette isn't enough, and even small amounts of second - hand smoke can be very damaging to your baby's small lungs.

A study in the journal Science Translational Medicine details a new procedure for making damaged, donated lungs functional, potentially doubling the number of lungs available for transplant.

Although further research is needed to improve our understanding of how MSCs repair this damage, these findings suggest a promising role for MSC therapy in treating patients with chronic lung disease.

«That way, appropriate tests can be administered to diagnose COPD early, at the onset of symptoms, so that effective treatments for COPD can be initiated before irreversible damage to the lungs occurs.»

Commercial air purifiers aim for removing the small particles that are present in soot, smoke or car exhaust because these damaging particles are inhaled directly into the lungs.

Their targets include lung infections, cancer, and even approaches for regenerating damaged tissue.

The work, appearing online Nov. 17 in the journal Nature, provides a possible explanation for how one type of DNA damage may lead to cancer, diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular and lung disease, and Alzheimer's disease.

If this type of therapy proves safe in humans, a syringe full of oxygen microbubbles could help avert brain damage and death for the victims of cardiac arrest, asthma attacks, strokes, and injuries to the lungs, airway, or face.

«The introduction of mitochondria into damaged cells has beneficial effects on the health of cells and, in the long term, we believe that mesenchymal stem cells could even be engineered to create more effective therapies for lung disease in humans.»

CPR essentially consists of a pattern of chest compressions and rescue breaths (i.e. artificial blood circulation and lung ventilation) and is intended to maintain a trickle of oxygenated blood to the brain and the heart and thereby extend the otherwise brief window of opportunity for successfully restarting the heart without permanent brain damage.

Ongoing surveys as part of the Natural Resource Damage Assessment suggest that life for the 32 bottlenose dolphin families that live in the Gulf is getting better, although chronic lung disease persists in the worst hit communities.

The stem cells that proliferate the most in response to damage caused by cigarette smoke repair their DNA using a process prone to errors, setting the stage for lung cancer, according to a study publishing January 26, 2017 in the open - access journal PLOS Biology by Marie - Liesse Asselin - Labat and her team of the Walter and Eliza hall Institute of Medical Research, Australia.

Our investigations on human cell lines in the laboratory have shown that synthetic cannabinoids, in the high concentrations found in cells in the oral cavity or in the lungs, for example, are likely to trigger damage to the DNA that may have significant consequences for the consumers of such substances.

«The long - term risk of heart attack was insignificant, but risk of blood clots in the lung remained for years after surgery to replace a hip or knee damaged by osteoarthritis.»

We performed histological examination of GVHD target organs (liver, lung, small intestine, and colon) and the tongue, which served as a surrogate for skin damage (37), 4 wk after transplantation.

Columbia University researchers used a new technique to rescue damaged donor lungs and maintain their viability for transplantation for several days.

Lupus, for example, can cause damage to many different parts of the body, including joints, blood, heart, lungs skin, kidneys and other organs.

For about half of those with systemic lupus erythematosus — the most common type of lupus — a major organ like the kidneys, heart, lungs, or brain will be damaged by the disease.

«Even without nicotine, inhaled products that contain flavorings can be damaging to the lung tissue and would not be considered safe for adolescents or adults,» she said.

I think for the average asthmatic reducing the total load of toxins they are inhaling is prudent, and if we can reduce chlorine damage to the lungs in the shower even incrementally that it is worth the $ 40 bucks.

Lesson 11 — Energetics For Healthy Lungs, The Power Of Quercetin, Treating Asthma, Sinusitis, Damage From Chronic Smoking

The FDA has done extensive research on these colorants, and many have been deemed unsafe for use around mouth, eyes, and nose (where they can be ingested, damage eyesight, or infiltrate your lungs).

Heartworm Prevention For Cats And Dogs Heartworms cause damage to the heart and lungs and are life threatening to both cats and dogs and are spread by mosquitos.

The fact is; most dogs infected with heartworms have absolutely no symptoms for several years until they develop heart and lung damage from the heartworm infestation.

If a dog has a positive test for heart worms then the vet will recommend an X — Ray to determine the condition of the dog's lungs, usually the destructive damage of the heart worms can be seen.

They can live for 5 - 7 years in the dog and cause severe damage to the heart, lungs, and blood vessels which can lead to lung disease, heart failure, and other organ failure.

Heartworms can live in an infected dog for 5 to 7 years.1, 2 In time, damage to your dog's heart and lungs can be severe and can include1, 2:

[1] The parasite is commonly called «heartworm»; however, adults often reside in the pulmonary arterial system (lung arteries), as well as the heart, and a major effect on the health for the animal is a manifestation of damage to the lung vessels and tissues.

Electricity from an electric shock can damage the lungs and cause them to fill with fluid, making it difficult for your dog to breathe — this life threatening condition is called pulmonary oedema.

We can prevent organ damage to the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, and eyes and make recommendations for management including medication and diet to prevent the progression of such problems.

The damage that the heartworms had done was too much for his lungs and heart ot handle.

If the heartbeat remains high for a long period of time, your dog could suffer from heart tissue damage and heart failure due to liquid build - up in the lungs.

Obesity is as much a problem as it is for us, contributing to diabetes, heart & lung problems, and joint damage.

For example, bedding made from pine or cedar contain chemicals that can damage your hamster's lungs in the long run.

Left untreated, asthma is not only distressing for a pet cat but can cause permanent damage to the lungs.

The damage to the lung blood vessels from the worms, creates extra resistance for the heart to pump against and often episodes of collapse occur with exercise.

AAHA, AVMA, AAFP, the Companion Animal Parasite Council (CAPC) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) strongly recommend parasite control for companion animals for many reasons, including prevention of visceral larva migrans, a condition in which parasites within a human «release larvae that migrate anywhere in the body... Organs commonly affected are the eye, brain, liver and lung, where infections can cause permanent visual, neurologic, or other tissue damage.

Even though we do have treatments for existing heartworm infection in a dog, we now understand that the damage the worms do when they live in the heart and lungs of the pet can be irreversible after the infection is cured.

The prognosis for dogs with emphysema following surgical resection of damaged lung tissue is very good to excellent, provided that sufficient healthy lung tissue remains to carry out the essential functions of oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange.

Among the real - life canine heroes: Marvin, a dog who paints with his tail to raise money for rescue operations... Angel Eyes, a severely injure puppy who became a seeing - eye dog for a fellow canine... Anna, a rescue dog at 9/11 s Ground Zero who suffered lung damaged while searching the wreckage... Scooby Doo, the great dane who saved a family from a fire.

Obesity decreases immune function, stresses the heart and lungs, damages the joints and increases the risk for certain types of cancer.

Additionally, chest x-rays can check for lung damage caused by heartworms, and an ultrasound may be able to visually reveal the presence of heartworms in a cat's heart or pulmonary blood vessels.

If your veterinarian has determined that your pet already has significant heart and lung damage, then this form of slow ivermectin / doxycycline treatment is not for you.

The ubiquitous green and white Volkswagen bugs that serve as cheap taxis for millions of Mexico City residents while damaging their lungs by spewing ultra fine particulate matter and other pollutants will be phased out by 2012, according to the Spanish

One in three of them still uses kerosene for lighting, which damages lungs and has other serious health effects, while adding to carbon emissions.

Oil refineries, coal plants, cement kilns and other heavy industries have for years fouled the air with toxic pollution, leaving residents who live nearby with a difficult choice: stay inside or venture out and risk becoming sick from breathing air that's full of pollutants that can cause lung and heart disease, cancer, brain damage — and even death.

While the amount of wrongful death damages was reduced by the appellate court, the award is believed to be one of the largest in Louisiana for a victim of asbestos - related lung cancer.

In other words, if someone receives welfare benefits for his / her asbestos - related lung cancer, he / she can still claim damages, and vice versa.

When he returned to Canada in 1919, his doctors required him to leave Hamilton for «better air» because his lungs were so damaged, so he moved to Victoria, where he died in 1961.