The respiratory system is comprised of the lungs, airways and the respiratory muscles that allow the movement of air in and out of the body. The primary function of the respiratory system is to supply your body's blood with oxygen. There are many conditions and diseases that can affect the respiratory system. Things like asthma and emphysema are considered obstructive conditions, while restrictive conditions are things like fibrosis, pleural effucsion and alveolar damage. Vascular diseases of the respiratory system include pulmonary embolism and pulmonary edema.
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Splint may be as good as cast for kids' wrist fractures
A splint may work just as well as a cast in helping children with non-severe wrist fractures heal, a study published Tuesday suggests.
Half of "untreatable" asthma cases may be treatable
Good news for kids with treatment-resistant asthma: Their breathing troubles just might be treatable.
Judge refuses to lift ban on government stem cell funds
A U.S. judge refused on Tuesday to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite Obama administration warnings it would set back key research and cost more than a thousand jobs.
Report says obesity surgery can save health costs
Providing surgical treatment for people who are morbidly obese could save British taxpayer-funded health services and the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a year, leading surgeons said on Wednesday.
Higher heart risk seen in younger African Americans
African Americans are known to have a higher rate of heart disease and stroke than whites, and a new study suggests that those excess risks emerge at a relatively young age.
Nasal allergies may affect infants too
A new study adds to evidence that infants and toddlers are not too young to develop nasal allergies, particularly if their parents have a history of the bothersome condition.
Pfizer, American Kennel Club reach deal
Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday its animal health unit and the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation entered an exclusive partnership on new areas of research on dog diseases and treatments.
Pediatrics Group Urges Flu Shots for All Health-Care Workers
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) A group representing
America's pediatricians is urging that flu shots be mandatory for all U.S.
health-care workers in order to protect patients.
Two gene mutations mark deadly ovarian cancer
Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they point to a new "on-off" switch for tumors.
AP Exclusive: Back to work after salmonella case
The peanut industry executive whose filthy processing plants were blamed in a salmonella outbreak two years ago that killed nine people and sickened hundreds more is back in the business.
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