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Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung

Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is a type of lung cancer that develops from the squamous cells which…

01 Jan 2012

Madelung's Disease

Madelung’s disease, or benign symmetric lipomatosis, refers to lipomatosis of the head, neck, shoulders, and proximal upper extremities. Persons with…

01 Jan 2012

Lung Transplant

Lung transplantation is a surgical treatment similar to heart transplantation where your lung or lungs are replaced by that of…

01 Jan 2012

Restrictive lung disease

Restrictive lung disease is a condition which impairs the function of the lung so that it is restricted in expansion…

01 Jan 2012

New treatment could reduce chronic lung disease in premature babies

New treatment could reduce chronic lung disease in premature babies

A less traumatic way of delivering surfactant, a lung lubricant that premature babies need to help them breathe, could reduce…

30 Apr 2008

Researchers light up lungs to help diagnose disease

Researchers light up lungs to help diagnose disease

Researchers at the University of Sheffield have developed innovative technology which illuminates a person´s lungs and helps clinicians identify if…

29 Apr 2008

Lung transplants not dangerous for children with cystic fibrosis, after all

Lung transplants not dangerous for children with cystic fibrosis, after all

Responding to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which concluded that lung transplants were harmful for…

02 Apr 2008

Treatment for mild asthma improves lung function

Treatment for mild asthma improves lung function

A study by the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney is the first to demonstrate that in patients with…

20 Mar 2008

Lung Transplantation

Lung Transplantation

Lung transplant is a surgical procedure in which one or both lungs are replaced with donor lungs. It is used to treat severe lung or…

13 Feb 2008