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A new study by Dr. Harri Hemila from the Univeristy of Helsinki shows that Vitamin E may prevent pneumonia in non-smoking elderly men. According to a paper published in Clinical Interventions in Aging, administration of 50mg per day of Vitamin E decreased the risk of pneumonia in elderly male smokers by 72% after they quit…

Top Vietnamese organ transplant surgeons have stated that lung transplants will become a common practice in Vietnam in 2017. The number of lung transplants around the world has been rising through the years. Ta Ba Thang, deputy head of the Tuberculosis and Pulmonology Department under Military Hospital 103 stated that new technology and modern science,…

A last-chance drug that can lead to an “unprecedented” reduction in lung cancer tumours is now available on the National Health Service (NHS) Tagrisso, which has been dubbed as a “breakthrough” drug by its manufacturer, AstraZeneca, was granted a licence in February. The drug, which is to be taken once a day, was created for patients…