Aging is a privilege, but it also brings risks—including an increased likelihood of developing age-related diseases including ...

A new rat study explores lung function and placental changes in the presence of infection and inflammation. The study ...

A six year old born with a rare lung condition is going to walk the equivalent of the distance from his home to Legoland in ...

Lung cancer cases are increasing in people who have never smoked, especially in women, a new study by the World Health ...

Lung cancer is a particularly challenging form of cancer. It often strikes unexpectedly and aggressively with little warning, and it can shapeshift in unpredictable ways to evade treatment.

Finding it hard to breathe when you lay down is medically called orthopnea. Find a list of potential causes to help narrow ...

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes reversible airway narrowing, inflammation in the airways, and mucus production. Some asthma symptoms are shortness of breath, tightening in the chest ...

Dyspnea in conjunction with abnormal lung sounds by auscultation, hypoxemia, tachypnea, cough and/or fever, sputum, or chest pain is the most effective differentiation identification tool for severe ...

they help fight off bacterial and viral infections and repair damaged tissue. But cigarettes smoke can stop the cells from working properly, putting users at higher risk of debilitating lung ...

The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...

Tom Boggioni is a writer, born, raised and living in San Diego — where he attended San Diego State University. Prior to writing for Raw Story, he wrote for FireDogLake, blogged as TBogg, and ...