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View Post: VM163/VM118: Bovine Respiratory Disease Associated with Mannheimia ...
30 Apr 2007
Mannheimia haemolytica, the bacteria most frequently isolated from pneumonic lungs in cattle, and Pasteurella multocida often compound respiratory disease initiated by other pathogens (viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma). ...
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View Post: MSHA hopes to stop black lung disease with three part plan ...
4 Dec 2009 by Jessica Y. Lilly  
December 3, 2009 · Mine Safety and Health Administration officials want to decrease the occurrences of black lung disease, a respiratory illness that can affect coal miners. Black lung was on the decline since the 1970's but cases of ...
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View Post: Secondhand smoke exposure in childhood increases lung cancer risk ...
3 Dec 2009 by BJS  
The MBL2 gene is known to affect susceptibility to respiratory diseases. Using the ongoing National Cancer Institute-Maryland Lung Cancer study (624 cases; 348 controls), Curtis C. Harris, M.D., chief of the Laboratory of Human ...
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View Post: Gum Disease and Diabetes
29 Nov 2009 by drkam  
This can cause infections or worsen existing lung conditions. People with respiratory diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, typically suffer from reduced protective systems, making it difficult to eliminate bacteria ...
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View Post: Detergent Exposure Harmful For Lungs
30 Nov 2009
Cullinan and his colleagues looked specially at the relationship between lower or upper respiratory disease and exposure to proteases. They compared 570 workers in a European detergent factory who had respiratory problems ranging from ...
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View Post: Smokers Inhaling Germs With Each Cigarette - Health News - Health.com
2 Dec 2009 by timeinctemp  
The researchers found hundreds of types of bacteria in the cigarettes, including some that cause respiratory disease, lung and blood infections, foodborne illness, as well as infections that people get when they're in the hospital. ...
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View Post: Elecampane Fights Respiratory Diseases
23 Nov 2009 by svetlana  
This herb is AMAZING! The old herb books talk about this root for serious lung diseases like TB, silicosis and emphysema. It is one of the main herbs I rely for respiratory problems where there is excess phlegm. ...
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View Post: Discovery Labs Receives Nasdaq Notification Related to Minimum Bid ...
4 Dec 2009
Discovery Laboratories, Inc. is a biotechnology company developing Surfactant Therapies for respiratory diseases. Surfactants are produced naturally in the lungs and are essential for breathing. Discovery Labs' novel proprietary KL4 ...
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View Post: Plantech uk - Antioxidants for Treating Cystic Fibrosis
7 hours ago by Malkie  
It has, however, remained a mystery why a defect in a chloride-transporting channel leads to cystic fibrosis, a disease with exaggerated inflammation in both the lungs and the digestive system. ... Conceptually, delivering thiocyanate directly to the digestive and respiratory systems might be a therapy for CF disease, propose the researchers. As for the general population, individuals with low blood levels of thiocyanate may be at risk for chronic injuries by MPO, ...
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