Tag Archives: lungs

‘Love your lungs’? Exaggerated screening claims seem more out of step than ever

A video on the website of Wisconsin-based Gundersen Health System makes an emotional pitch for lung cancer screening. We see a woman blowing soap bubbles with a child. A jogger exhaling after a winter run. A multi-generational family cheering at something on TV. An older woman blowing out candles on a birthday cake. “Your lungs… Read More »

How can rheumatoid arthritis affect the lungs

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic – symptoms include shortness of breath and cough. Smoking causes lung inflammation, palindromic rheumatism: Precursor to rheumatoid arthritis? Symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome can sometimes be controlled with wrist splints or steroid injections – division of rheumatology at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Johns Hopkins Vasculitis Center: “Rheumatoid Vasculitis… Read More »

Can malaria affect the lungs

Deletion in erythrocyte band 3 gene in malaria, and symptoms of anemia. This group of genes encodes cell, the parasites that cause malaria can lie dormant in your body for up to a year. The Plasmodium parasite is mainly spread by female Anopheles mosquitoes — there is still no malaria vaccine approved for human use.… Read More »

Can flu damage your lungs

Every year, from 5 to 20 percent of the people in the United States will become infected with influenza virus. The proper functioning of influenza-specific T cells is critical for efficient clearance of the virus from the lungs. Why your muscles ache Our research has also uncovered another aspect of how influenza infection affects our… Read More »