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Video games may help clear airway of cystic fibrosis patients

Video games controlled by the player's breath can encourage youths with cystic fibrosis to use techniques that can help keep their airways clearer, according to a study to be presented Saturday, April...

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Short antibiotic courses safer for breathing-tube infections in children

Short courses of antibiotics appear just as effective as longer ones - and a great deal safer - in treating respiratory infections that might cause pneumonia in children on temporary breathing devices,...

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Cold homes cost lives

Cold homes cost lives and harm the environment, according to a BMJ editorial published today to coincide with a report commissioned by Friends of the Earth and written by Professor Sir Michael Marmot.

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Vitamin D improves exercise outcomes in patients with COPD

Vitamin D supplements may help patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) get more from their pulmonary rehabilitation programs, according to a study conducted by researchers from Belgium.

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Sleepiness in children linked to obesity, asthma

(Medical Xpress) -- Obese, asthmatic, anxious or depressed children are more likely to experience excessive daytime sleepiness, or EDS, according to Penn State College of Medicine sleep researchers.

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Building confidence increases short-term exercise gains in COPD patients

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to increase physical activity on a day-to-day basis when exercises classes are combined with a confidence-building program,...

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Surge in parents taking kids with common medical problems to emergency care

The number of children taken to emergency care departments with common medical problems has risen sharply over the past decade, reveals a study published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

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Tonsillectomy for sleep apnea carries risks for some kids: study

(HealthDay)—Children who have their tonsils removed to treat sleep apnea are more likely to suffer breathing complications than kids who have the procedure for other reasons, a new review shows.

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Medical researchers bypass nerves to activate muscles directly with light

Neuroscience researchers at Dalhousie Medical School and the Brain Repair Centre in Halifax, N.S., have shown that muscles can be activated directly with light, bypassing the nervous system and...

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Baby with two heads born in Bangladesh

Doctors at a Bangladesh hospital were treating a baby girl born with two heads on Thursday, medical officials and the newborn's father said.

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Head, neck cancer patients may be at higher risk for suicide: study

(HealthDay)—Head and neck cancer patients may be at raised risk for suicide, new research suggests.

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Born with no voice and low odds, boy talks with new voice box

Grant Hasse was born with two very rare conditions—one that's usually fatal, the other that should have left him unable to talk.

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Sleep-disordered breathing patients at greater risk for atrial fibrillation

Sleep-disordered breathing often predicts the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) in older men, according to U.S. researchers.

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Scientists uncover how opioids cause dangerous breathing problems

University of Toronto researchers on a quest to make opioid drugs less lethal have discovered a window of opportunity: a tiny channel in the brain where opioids interfere with the breathing mechanism....

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Mouth breathing while sleeping may increase tooth decay risk

Mouth breathing during sleep is linked to a more acidic oral environment that may promote tooth enamel erosion and caries, new University of Otago research suggests.

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Study offers treatment hope for sleep disordered breathing

People with a condition that causes them to stop breathing in their sleep could be helped by new research.

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Snoring in children can affect their health

Children commonly snore from time to time and that is often harmless. But children with frequent snoring and breathing problems during sleep have an increased risk of having trouble concentrating and...

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Beta-blockers could reduce the risk of COPD exacerbations

Beta-blockers could be used to reduce the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, according to new findings.

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FDA moves to ban most powdered surgical gloves (Update)

Federal health officials are moving to ban most surgical gloves made with powder, a feature designed to make them easier to wear, but which actually poses health risks to patients and health...

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A breath of fresh air: Scientists reveal how the brain generates respiratory...

Bringing a steady supply of fresh air to the lungs can seem like a simple task, but breathing is a careful orchestration of brain and body.

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