Few drinks may help lungs
25/10/2007 |
When it comes to your lungs, a couple of drinks a day may help keep the doctor away, researchers report.
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50% increase in mining silicosis
17/10/2007 |
There has been an "alarming" increase over the past year in the deadly dust disease silicosis among workers on South Africa's gold and platinum mines, MPs heard on Wednesday.
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Antibiotics over prescribed
20/9/2007 |
GPs are unnecessarily giving patients antibiotics for respiratory tract (RT) infections which would clear up on their own, a study has shown.
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Water fountains spread disease
4/9/2007 |
A decorative water fountain located in the lobby of a restaurant has been identified as the source of Legionnaires' disease among restaurant patrons.
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Better view inside lungs
4/4/2007 |
New imaging techniques that provide a closer look inside lungs may improve early detection of diseases, such as emphysema, researchers say.
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Morphine for that cough?
16/2/2007 |
Low-dose, slow-release morphine can give chronic coughers substantial relief, according to a new British study.
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Sars cats back on menu
15/2/2007 |
Even though the civet cat is a suspected cause of the deadly Sars outbreak a few years ago, it's showing up again on menus at some restaurants in southern China.
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Tests underway for deadly TB
15/2/2007 |
Tests are being done on "a few" people in the Western Cape who might be suffering from a resistant form of tuberculosis (XDR-TB).
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Freeways hurt young lungs
26/1/2007 |
Children growing up alongside freeways risk having their lung development impaired, which can increase the likelihood of serious respiratory diseases later in life.
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Surgery may ease emphysema
4/8/2006 |
Surgery helps certain patients with severe emphysema, and the benefits can last for years, the latest findings from the US National Emphysema Treatment Trial (NETT) suggest.
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