Lung cancer is much more prevalent in men than women, yet is still not being looked at as a women's health issue, Andrea Wolf says. Lung cancer among women who never smoked is twice as common than in ...

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Researchers at Kumamoto University in Japan have discovered that uric acid, an antioxidant, protects against declining lung function from age or lung disease, especially in women. High uric acid ...

SAN DIEGO-Female lung transplant recipients are significantly more likely to suffer from a type of injury to the transplanted lung called primary graft dysfunction than male lung transplant patients, ...

After receiving a lung cancer diagnosis, Christy Erickson of Macon resolved to live out her fantasy of pulling a UPS truck in a Strongman competition. “Part of me just decided that I have to use the ...

DOCTOR, WHEN YOU GET SICK, WOMEN ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE CERTAIN LUNG RELATED SYMPTOMS THAN MEN. JOINING US THIS MORNING WITH MORE IS MERCY MEDICAL CENTER PULMONOLOGIST DOCTOR ANTHONY ROWE. GOOD ...

Lung cancer can co-opt genes that normally help a fetus develop and evade the mother's immune system. And while these pregnancy-specific glycoproteins (PSGs) can get activated in the cancers of both ...

Women have smaller lungs, and their airways can respond more robustly to irritants like smoke, pollution and dust (Picture Credit: Unsplash) Lung health can be especially challenging for women. This ...