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... lung diseases and has been associated with a variety of serious health problems including heart attacks, chronic bronchitis and asthma attacks. Sources of PM2.5 include fuel combustion from automobiles, power plants, wood burning, industrial ...
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Local air deemed EPA violation
... can aggravate heart and lung diseases and has been associated with health problems such as heart attacks, chronic bronchitis and asthma attacks, according to the EPA. "EPA and the state are very concerned about the impact to human health and plan to ...
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EPA to put Fairbanks on air pollution problem list
... can cause serious health problems. When they become lodged deep in the lungs, particulates can cause chronic bronchitis, decreased lung function and, for people with lung or heart disease, shorter lives. The federal government also listed ...
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Low-level exposure cadmium linked to emphysema
... in the body as much as double the risk of developing a pulmonary disease diagnosis such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Though some studies have linked high levels of cadmium with decreased lung function in occupationally exposed workers, this ...
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Low level cadmium exposure linked to lung disease
... in the body as much as double the risk of developing a pulmonary disease diagnosis such as emphysema or chronic bronchitis. Though some studies have linked high levels of cadmium with decreased lung function in occupationally exposed workers, this ...
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Large Trial of Drug Therapy for COPD Offers New Hope for Those with This Lung Problem
... Disease (COPD) makes it hard for you to breathe. Coughing up mucus is often the first sign of COPD. Chronic bronchitis and emphysema are common COPDs. Your airways branch out inside your lungs like an upside-down tree. At the end of each branch are ...
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Stricter wood-burning rules sought
... be absorbed in the bloodstream or embed in the lungs. Studies have tied the pollution to asthma attacks, chronic bronchitis, lung cancer, irregular heartbeat and decreased lung function in children. The district credits the fireplace restrictions ...
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COPD patients receive new hope
... may reduce the loss of lung function. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, has been diagnosed in an estimated 1.5 million Canadians, and another 1.6 million may have COPD but haven't yet been ...
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How To Fight Bad Breath - Halitosis
... is due to decaying teeth, trapped particles of stale food, infection of nasal cavity, lungs infection, chronic bronchitis and uncontrolled diabetes. Alcohol, smoking, chewing tobacco, foods with aromatic compounds of garlic and onions will also add ...
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Study suggests drugs may slow decline in lung function of COPD patients
... may reduce the loss of lung function. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, has been diagnosed in an estimated 1.5 million Canadians, and another 1.6 million may have COPD but haven't yet been ...
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Drugs may slow decline in lungs of COPD patients
... may reduce the loss of lung function. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, has been diagnosed in an estimated 1.5 million Canadians, and another 1.6 million may have COPD but haven't yet been ...
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. . . but Grandmother Was a Radio
... separated from my folks during a three-months stay at a sanatorium (I was a sickly child suffering from chronic bronchitis), I was so thirsty to satisfy my artistic impulses that I used saliva to draw images on the bed linen, for which offense I was ...
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National Non-Smoking Week: Set yourself free
... chemicals and dirt stay in your lungs, and cause lung and other cancers, heart disease, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In our province, tobacco use is the leading cause of preventable disease and death. If this is the year that you quit for good, ...
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Lung Association research shows millions more may have chronic lung...
Each year more than 750,000 Canadians die of the chronic condition known as COPD, also called emphysema or chronic bronchitis.
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Think yourself to better health
... guided visualisation significantly lessened symptoms of anxiety, depression and fatigue in patients with chronic bronchitis and emphysema. According to a study in the Journal of Holistic Nursing, the method alleviated depression and improved ...
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The woman whose heart wasn't in the right place
... includes trips to the hospital. Pinkard, 31, has chronic lung disease, which triggers chronic asthma, chronic bronchitis and chronic pneumonia. An onset could send her to the emergency room. Born prematurely, Pinkard suffered numerous complications, ...
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... COPD, a progressive lung disease usually caused by smoking. COPD is most commonly a combination of chronic bronchitis -- characterized by persistent cough and phlegm production -- and emphysema, which causes shortness of breath. These conditions ...
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Electricity Increases Mean Hard Times Ahead for One Family
... Constance Warren has a hard time breathing even when she walks because she's disabled. She says she has chronic bronchitis, emphysema and asthma. That's why she's worried. "I'm scared. I don't want to be here without electricity. I have a hard time ...
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Louisville's Replidyne reports $18.7M loss
... its commercialization and collaboration agreement for faropenem medoxomil - ' an experimental drug for chronic bronchitis, acute sinusitis and community-acquired pneumonia - ' with Forest Laboratories. To help conserve the company's cash position, ...
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August 2008 Mayo Clinic Health Letter Highlights Chronic Obstructive...
... COPD, a progressive lung disease usually caused by smoking. COPD is most commonly a combination of chronic bronchitis -- characterized by persistent cough and phlegm production -- and emphysema, which causes shortness of breath. These conditions ...
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