The British Lung Foundation (BLF) has appointed a voluntary advisor to its Nurse programme in plans that will help take care for patients with respiratory disease to new heights. Chris Fehrenbach, from Portsmouth, has joined the BLF as Honorary Nurse Advisor and will provide clinical support to the BLF nurses and advise on the development of their education and training programme…

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea who undergo surgery to improve their breathing get a better night’s sleep and therefore are less drowsy during the day, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit…

Previously linked to the severity of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in humans, vitamin D deficiency has now been shown to alter lung structure and function in young mice. The new study, conducted by researchers in Australia, offers the first concrete evidence linking vitamin D deficiency with deficits in lung function and altered lung structure…

Previously linked to the severity of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in humans, vitamin D deficiency has now been shown to alter lung structure and function in young mice. The new study, conducted by researchers in Australia, offers the first concrete evidence linking vitamin D deficiency with deficits in lung function and altered lung structure…

Exposure to smokers is still a major cause of asthma attacks in kids, according to results of a poll released by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health. In Aug. and Sept. 2010, the poll asked 1,621 parents across the United States whose children have asthma about factors that cause asthma attacks, and if their children spend time with tobacco smokers…

Researchers have proved that a single “master switch” enzyme, known as aldose reductase, is key in producing excess mucous that clogs the airways of people with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…

A newly announced study by researchers at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School will examine how elevated levels of exposure to air pollutants, coupled with chronic psychological stress, may contribute to higher rates of asthma in urban communities. The study, supported by a $1…

Improving lung function in premature babies with a severe lung disease may be linked to their feeding regimen, according to a new University of Michigan study…

Al Jazeera examines the toll pneumonia and diarrhea take on children living in developing countries and how the GAVI Alliance is working to help improve health outcomes among children through the distribution of pneumonia vaccines around the world…

After 27 years of service, decorated U.S. Army Brigadier General Becky Halstead (Retired), the first female West Point graduate in U.S. history to command at the strategic level in Iraq and Afghanistan, decided to retire after being diagnosed with fibromyalgia - a medically unexplained syndrome affecting the muscles and connective tissues…