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3 Breathing Exercises to Increase Lung Capacity
Without oxygen, our bodies cannot survive. It is essential to the metabolic function of all cells. Our lungs are the key to delivering oxygen throughout our bodies. Increasing your lung capacity through breathing exercises enhances your body’s ability to absorb and make use of oxygen. Increased lung function can also combat the onset of illness.…
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5 Worst Foods For Asthma
Asthma is a respiratory illness that affects one in 12 people around the world, making it one of the most common respiratory diseases globally. People with asthma generally have allergies that trigger an asthma attack. These triggers include dust mites, animal dander, moulds, pollen, and many other, even certain foods. This article aims to highlight…
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10 “Superfoods” That Fight Asthma
Asthma is one of the most common allergy-triggered immune diseases around the world, with one in 12 people suffering from the illness. Asthma can be dangerous if not controlled well, however, with proper medication and good diet and exercise, it can be contained so that patients can live a life unmarred by frequent asthma attacks.…
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Singapore swimmer on comeback trail from collapsed lung
Roanne Ho, who is a specialist in breaststroke, is set to make her return to swimming during the FINA world cup, after 10 months of recovering on the sidelines. Roanne suffered from a life-threatening collapsed lung in January this year and had to undergo surgery. She furthermore suffered a shoulder injury in June, which completely…
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Trump mocked Clinton’s pneumonia, but social media quickly remembered that his dad died from it
2016 presidential republican candidate Donald Trump has made fun of the democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton’s recent bout with pneumonia, imitating her stumble after the 9/11 remembrance ceremony last month. Trump is quoted saying, “Clinton is supposed to fight all of these different things and she can’t make it 15 feet to her car. Give me…
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Sydney Trials Show Keytruda Three Times More Effective Than Chemotherapy
Clinical trials conducted in a Sydney hospital have shown that a new lung cancer drug called Keytruda is three times more effective than chemotherapy. The study was conducted on patients whose cancer had spread outside their lungs and whose symptoms indicated their cancer cells were”disguised” as healthy cells. Keytruda identifies these “disguises” and removes them…
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8 Health Groups File Suit to Force FDA to Require Graphic Cigarette Warnings
Eight health groups and several individual pediatricians filed a suit in federal court to force the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a final rule requiring graphic health warnings on cigarette packs and advertising, as mandated by a 2009 federal law. The suit was filed on Oct 4. The lawsuit was filed by the…
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Roche lung cancer drug success adds to pressure on competitors
Lung cancer patients on pharma company, Roche’s, immune system-boosting drug Tecentriq lived on average 4.2 months longer than those taking chemotherapy reported a pivotal study. This news has pressured Bristol-Myers Squibb’s dominant position in the industry. The study results were presented at the annual European Society of Medical Oncology congress on Sunday. Bristol’s Opdivo is…
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Depression Linked to Increased Mortality in Lung Cancer
According to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, changes in depression symptoms over time are associated with differences in survival among patients with lung cancer. Depression symptoms are common among patients with lung cancer, therefore researchers are trying to evaluate associations between depression and mortality in patients. Researchers enrolled 1,790 patients living…
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‘Water Pill’ Prevents Lung Cancer Drug Resistance
A new study has shown that combining lung cancer drugs with a commonly used blood pressure drug called ethacrynic acid, could make treatment more effective. The study was conducted by scientists from Fudan Unversity in China and Imperial College of London. Erlotinib is a drug used to treat patients with non-small cell lung cancer. The…
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