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Lung Infections Cost Hospitals More Than $10B in 2006
Pneumonia second only to childbirth as most common reason for hospitalizations, analysis finds

CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases
Researchers analyze different proteins in progression of risk factors as subjects aged

Lung Trouble Associated With Sickle Cell in Kids
Decline in function needs to be addressed more aggressively, study says

Doctors Discover Marker for Meconium Passage During Delivery
If newborn breathes in first bowel movement, serious complications can follow, experts note

Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma
Heaviest lose ability to inhale as deeply or exhale as fully as normal weight individuals

Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing
It helped to reduce air trapped in the lungs during exercise, researchers find

Health Tip: Taking Cough Medicine?
Signs that you should call your doctor instead

Respiratory Distress Treatment Studies Conflict
Experts differ on what answers the research offers

Atypical Pneumonias Best Treated With Broad-Spectrum Antibiotics: Study
Patients with hospital-acquired illness had lower death rates, went home sooner

Future Flu Pandemic Could Cost 62 Million Lives: Report
Data from 1918-20 outbreak predicts poor countries would be hit hardest