Article: Pneumonia is on the rise. (symptoms, diagnosis, treatment)
Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication;  February 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ......strikes, the air sacs in the lungs fill with pus and other...Pneumonia affects the lungs in different ways. Lobar...infection spreads to both lungs. Another kind is known...bronchial tubes of both lungs. Bacterial and Viral Just as the disease affects the lungs in different ways, ...

Article: THE LUNGS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE.(Pamphlet)
Pamphlet by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute;  August 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...THE LUNGS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE INTRODUCTION Breathing...activity as we work, play, or sleep. Our lungs are responsible for this essential natural...varying amounts. Air pollutants can affect our lungs in many ways. They may simply cause irritation...

Article: lungs
The Oxford Companion to the Body;      700+ words ...lungs The name ‘lungs’ is derived from their lightness in weight, since they contain...butcher refers to them as ‘lights’ for this reason. Adult lungs will float in water, but lungs from a fetus who has not breathed will...

Article: Warning signs: symptoms you shouldn't shrug off.(YOUR BODY)
Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication;  March 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......result of swelling in the bronchial tubes of the lungs. Temperature differences between the air inside the lungs and the air outside usually trigger the swelling...develops after a cold or flu. Germs settle in the lungs, filling lung tissue with pus and fluid. [ILLUSTRATION...vomiting Viral pneumonia is ...

Article: Lungs.
Science Weekly;  March 25, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Not very long. Your body needs air to live and your lungs are the organs that help you breathe. They work together...carry air to every part of your body. What Do Your Lungs Look Like? Your lungs are located in your chest behind your rib cage. They...

Article: Bacterial pneumonia and pandemic influenza planning.(PERSPECTIVE)
Emerging Infectious Diseases;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......antimicrobial drugs against secondary bacterial pneumonia, a cause of substantial illness...the context of pandemic influenza. Bacterial Pneumonia and Pandemic Influenza Ecologic...relationships between influenza activity and bacterial pneumonia. This association was perhaps most...

Article: Hawaii Recovers Its First Set of Donor Lungs.(national data bank)(California Transplant Donor Network)
Transplant News;  November 1, 2006 ;     360 words ......in the state of Hawaii, an organ donor's lungs were recovered locally and transplanted...and has not been able to provide donor lungs for transplants on the mainland because surgeons felt the time from recovery of the lungs to transplant was too long, he said. Then...

Article: Keeping your heart and lungs in peak condition. (heart and lung health)
Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication;  January 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Every moment of every day, your heart and lungs work together in life-sustaining synchronization. Your lungs are receptacles for every breath of pure, polluted, smoky, or stale air you take. Your lungs regulate the air to body temperature, moisturize...

Article: Avian Dis: Metastatic adenocarcinoma in the lungs of older laying hens.(Reprint)(Brief article)
Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery;  March 1, 2006 ;     142 words ......hens. Grossly visible metastatic tumors in the lungs of a few birds prompted collection of lungs from 228 affected hens for histologic examination...adenocarcinomas were identified histologically in the lungs of 42 of the 228 hens (18.4%). The number of...

Article: Sometimes when I'm drinking, the fluid goes down the wrong tube. What tube does it go down, and how does that affect my body? Why do we cough when we get water in our lungs?(Ask Doctor Cory)
Jack & Jill;  July 1, 1997 ;     231 words ......Why do we cough when we get water in our lungs? Andrea C. Semple Colborne, Ontario Dear...windpipe, the tube that carries air to your lungs. When the epiglottis doesn't close completely...stopping the food from ever getting into the lungs. Sometimes, though, food, drink, even small...

Article: Challenge.(measuring air in lungs)
Science Weekly;  March 25, 1998 ;     54 words ...How much air is in your lungs? * Fill the tub and your soft drink bottle with water. * Have your partner hold...the bottle. * Take one big breath and blow into the straw until you feel like your lungs are empty. Mark this level on the bottle.

Article: How to improve your lungs even if you have COPD.(chronic obstructive lung disease)
Women's Health Letter;  August 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......built up my immunity, and improved my lungs. You can, too. People with COPD have difficulty getting enough air through their lungs. The solution that's most often suggested...foods--highest in these vitamins. Your lungs need all parts of the vitamin A complex...

Article: Limericks from the Heart (And Lungs!).(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)
Children's Bookwatch;  January 1, 2005 ;     162 words ...Limericks From The Heart (And Lungs!) Lanny Poffo White-Boucke Publishing 1205...white-boucke.com Limericks From The Heart (And Lungs!) offers 335 original limericks for children...young people, Limericks From The Heart (And Lungs!) is a simple but fun-filled collection...

Article: How can I build up my lungs so I can breathe better when I run?(Ask Doctor Cory)
Jack & Jill;  October 1, 1995 ;     145 words ...Dear Doctor Cory: How can I build up my lungs so I can breathe better when I run? Kelcie...DI-uh-fram), the sheet of muscle below the lungs, and the intercostals (in-ter-COS-tuls...breathing muscles pull more oxygen into the lungs when you inhale. They also get rid of more...