Tag: lung health
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BREAKING: Wonder Lung Cancer Drug
Bob Berry was told he had just 18 months left to live. However, after being one of the first in the world to test a new lung cancer drug, he has no trace of the disease left in his body. Bob was just one of three people in England who took part in the clinical…
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Lung Cancer Screening for Current and Former Smokers
There has been a call for attention to lung cancer screening for current and former smokers. Studies show that this demographic does not get screened for lung cancer, even though they are at an increased risk for the deadly disease. The study was created to highlight the need to educate doctors and at-risk patients about lung…
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Kaggle hosting million dollar competition to improve lung cancer detection
Kaggle, which was founded as a platform for predictive modelling and analytics competitions on which companies and researchers post their data and statisticians and data miners from all over the world compete to produce the best models, is hosting a competition with a million dollar prize to improve the classification of potentially cancerous lesions in the…
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George Michael Battled Secret Lung Problem Since 2011
Singer and songwriter George Michael apparently suffered secret lung problems since he contracted pneumonia in 2011. Friends who were close to the singer say that the illness left him unconscious for 15 days, and doctors were forced to perform a tracheotomy on him. They added that his bout of pneumonia left him to suffer lasting…
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10 Best Exercises to Increase Lung Capacity
Oxygen is critical for your body’s survival. Keeping the organ that distributes oxygen to your body healthy should be of utmost importance. Your lungs have the arduous task of delivering oxygen to every part of your body. Keeping up and improving lung function is something that everyone should be thinking about. Without proper lung function,…
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3 Tips to Increase Lung Capacity
In our previous article, we talked about how to increase your lung capacity. Here are three tips you could use in conjunction with those exercises. Breathe Deeply If you learn to take slow, deep breaths and keep your breathing steady, your lung capacity will improve in a relatively short amount of time. Until you can…
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How to Increase Lung Capacity
Increasing your lung capacity is one of the best things you can do for you health. There are a number of activities and exercises you can engage in to help increase your lung capacity. These exercises will not only help increase the amount of oxygen you can breathe in but also increase the efficiency of your…
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Pneumonia Cases to Surge During Christmas Period
Pneumonia cases are expected to surge during the Christmas period due to cold weather. Health analytics company, Dr Foster, has urged hospitals to prepare for the rise in cases. Data compiled from all NHS admissions last year showed a drastic increase in Pneumonia cases between Christmas and New Year. On Dec 29th last year, 1,141…
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New Lung Cancer Drug Developed for Chinese Specific Treatment
A form of Lung cancer that is particularly prevalent among Chinese people now has a treatment method. An international team of researchers have developed a new drug that specifically targets lung cancer prevalent among Chinese people. The breakthrough drug was announced after researchers completed a study of 419 patients, 60 percent of whom came from…
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What’s The Risk of Lung Cancer After You Quit Smoking?
We all know the risks of smoking and how cancer and cigarettes are directly related. John Hopkins medical has reported that 85 percent of lung cancer cases are smoking-related. But are you still at risk if you quit smoking long ago? The answer to the above question is yes. Research has shown that even after…