Mortality rates among United States veterans with sarcoidosis have been rising since 2004, most notably in men, according to study findings published in Chest. Investigators studied the trends in ...
Among those treated for sarcoidosis in the year following diagnosis, 60% used steroids alone, 13% nonsteroidal immunosuppressives alone, and 27% received both. About 43% of patients with sarcoidosis ...
Some research suggests that green tea, in particular, may have anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that could help prevent some types of lung disease, such as lung cancer. If you don’t ...
Treatment for lung cancer varies according to age, type of cancer, extent of disease, tolerance to medication and patient preference. Treatment options include a combination of surgery, radiation, ...
Popcorn lung, also known as obliterative bronchiolitis, is a form of lung disease. It occurs when the smallest airways of the lungs, called bronchioles, become scarred, and air cannot pass through.
Research in the Department ranges from the fundamental biology of infectious diseases to the development and application of new approaches to treatment. The Department of Infectious Disease is ...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease that causes scarring of the lungs. This scarring causes breathing to become progressively difficult. Pulmonary fibrosis is an interstitial lung ...
According to the US National Institute of Health website, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of the lungs. It impacts the tissue around the air sacs in the lung – also known as the ...
Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can affect any organ in the body, although it is most commonly found in the lungs and lymph nodes. The condition is characterized by the formation of ...