After a pulmonary test with her doctor and a visit to Dr. William Cahan of Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, who uses a "Smoky Sue" doll to demonstrate how much tar coats the lungs after just a ...

In fact, holding weed smoke in your lungs for more than a few seconds can potentially harm your health even more. You generally smoke a joint all the way to the end. Tar, the sticky stuff left ...

Smoking changes the walls of the arteries, causing them to narrow down. Over time plaques build up, cause blockages and ...

Inflammation caused by lupus may affect the lungs in many ways, and can involve the membrane lining of the lungs, the lungs themselves, the blood vessels within the lungs, and the diaphragm. The most ...

Aug. 8, 2024 — Nearly a quarter of children with recurrent wheezing have 'silent' lung infections that would be better treated with antiviral medications than commonly prescribed steroids that ...

Metastatic lung cancer develops primarily in the lungs and later spreads to distant organs and tissues. It can also be referred to as advanced lung cancer or end-stage lung cancer due to the ...

Your lungs have an almost "magical" ability to repair some of the damage caused by smoking - but only if you stop, say scientists. The mutations that lead to lung cancer had been considered to be ...

By July, her breathing was worse, and her feet started to swell. Still Russell stayed silent, unaware of the possible connection between lupus and lung disorders and intent on not spoiling a road trip ...

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The Lung Institute provides comprehensive diagnostics and treatments to patients with illnesses that affect the lungs and breathing, including lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ...

Lung cancer claims the lives of about 370 Americans every day, but the majority of people are unfamiliar with life-saving screenings available for the disease. According to the American Lung ...