What’s the worst part about getting a lung transplant?
Friday, September 25th, 2009The first couple of times you cough, its not your phlegm. wow, so im pretty sure i just threw up in my mouth... just thought id let you know
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The first couple of times you cough, its not your phlegm. wow, so im pretty sure i just threw up in my mouth... just thought id let you know
Are there any health/disease scholarships out there?q?
Friday, September 25th, 2009I would like to go off to college this next year, but we (my family) are having financial problems. I have CVID (Common Variable Immuno Deficiency) and COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease). Are there any scholarships out there for these specific health problems? Chris, I'm not sure about that ...
natural,homeopathic remedies for lung damage?
Friday, September 25th, 2009My husband does not smake at all, but has lung damage from contracting TB 15 years ago.Recently he has serious lung pain, although his chest xrays show a bit of scarring. He cant afford to get sick now as we are not on a medical scheme and he has ...
Is lung cancer a genetic or environmental disease?
Friday, September 25th, 2009According to my text book no disease can be both. They have determined the gene that contributes to lung cancer however smoking etc is obviously a cause of lung cancer. Tell your teacher the text book is no good. Lung cancer can be hereditary, usually by two carriers of a mutant ...
How long does it take for a person who had lung cancer to recover from having 1/2 of their lung removed?
Friday, September 25th, 2009My friend had the top and part of the middle right lung removed on Jan 31, they are home from the hospital but still taking pain medication every 4 hours and still has shortness or breath. Can the cancer come back? Cancer can reoccur . Its called a relapse. Right now ...
what are words that mean pulmonary disease?
Friday, September 25th, 2009here's one for ya: PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPIC SILICOVOLCANOCONIOSIS (it's actually all one word but it won't let me put it down as one word) It is unofficially the longest word in the english language (longest in some dictionaries....SOME becuz the others don't carry the word...hence "unofficially") It is a lung disease. But others include: bronchiolitis, pleurisy, pneumonia, ...
Ok, gonna try and ask this question again..What do you think is wrong me?
Friday, September 25th, 2009I am a 32 yr. old female, I am suffering from depression, and a lung disorder. I do smoke, but only half a pack a day, I am trying to quit. For 6-8 months now, I have been in and out of hospitals and doctors offices. They have done a ...
smoker are more likely than non smokers get lung infection lung infection are cause by microbes?
Friday, September 25th, 2009smoker are more likely than non smokers get lung infection lung infection are cause by microbes which are carried by blood, food,mosquitoes or air which one Opportunistic infections succeed more often in injured tissue. Smoking physically injures lung tissue. Inhaling ANYTHING other than air into your lungs will obviously ...
after 9 times of only puffing cigarettes is there any risk for respiratory disease?
Friday, September 25th, 2009Puffing or inhaling cigarette smoke does not cause respiratory disease It is an AGGRAVATING factor if you are already an allergic patient.
which managed care organizations carry a disease management program for COPD?
Thursday, September 24th, 2009there is a pulmonary association of america