The vision of the End TB strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO) is of a world free of tuberculosis…
Pulmonary Illness Related to E-Cigarette Use in Illinois and Wisconsin — Final Report
Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, include a diverse group of battery-powered devices that allow users to inhale aerosolized substances. E-cigarette aerosol…
Vaping-Induced Acute Lung Injury
A number of environmental agents are known to cause acute or subacute inhalation injury to the lung parenchyma. Indeed, emergency…
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
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What Are Two Days Worth? Facing Dilemmas Together at the End of Life
Mr. J. was 35 years old when he died. He had loved the ocean, playing music, and joking with family…
Zombie scanning enables the study of peptide-receptor interactions on the cell surface
In the past, biologically-active peptides — small proteins like neurotoxins and hormones that act on cell receptors to alter physiology…
Third-hand smoke is no joke, can convey hazardous chemicals
People can carry hazardous compounds from cigarette smoke that cling to their bodies and clothes and then release those compounds…
Why runner’s addiction is adding to your injury woes
Each week, millions of runners around the world lace up their running shoes, spurred on by the psychological, health and…
Moderate egg consumption not associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk
Eating up to one egg per day was not associated with a higher cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.