61. Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Emphysema The earliest symptom of emphysema may be minor discomfort with breathing during The Center for emphysema at BarnesJewish Hospital and Washington http://www.barnesjewish.org/groups/default.asp?NavID=339

62. Breathing Problems? Then Get In Control! Use The Buteyko Breathing Method And Se The training video teaches a healthy, drugfree way to manage asthma symptoms, bronchitis, emphysema and other breathing problems. http://www.buteykovideo.com/home.htm

ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, EMPHYSEMA AND ALLERGY SUFFERERS... This is the first highly acclaimed, professionally produced video to teach you the Buteyko Method based on clear facts and simple, easy to learn steps. Do these symptoms sound familiar? constant tightness or wheezing, especially after exercise coughing, sneezing. poor concentration, lethargy (no energy). allergic reactions. excessive production of mucus in your nose and chest. broken sleep and tiredness. tension, head aches, feeling panic or somtimes out of control. Frequent visits to your Doctor or Health Centre. Incorrect breathing can cause these and other problems! So use this breathing method as a major tool to regulate your breathing, reclaim control and begin to restore yourself to good health. THE BUTEYKO BREATHING METHOD Is the most effective, natural, self help method for the relief of breathing problems.

63. Healthfinder® - Emphysema healthfinder® emphysemaCarefully selected government and nonprofit health information on emphysema. http://www.healthfinder.gov/scripts/SearchContext.asp?topic=282

64. Endlars Solicitors - Experts In The Field Of Industrial Disease And Personal Inj Focus Industrial disease. deafness, bronchitis, emphysema and VWF. Manchester based. http://www.endlars.com

Endlars Solicitors experts in personal injury and Industrial Disease Claims Personal Injury experts Endlars will give you a risk free chance of compensation for Personal Injury with a very high level of personal service! Endlars Solicitors have specialised in industrial disease claims since 1994. We are one of the leading private firms who specialise in Industrial Deafness, Bronchitis, Emphysema and Vibration White Finger (VWF). Many of these claims are against British Coal. However, we also specialise in claims against many other industries. Endlars Solicitors was set up by Ian Endlar in 1994. Since then Endlars Solicitors has helped thousands of people all over the country in dealing with their legal problems. Because the law has become confusing and complex we have specialised in three areas those being personal injury claims, industrial disease claims and conveyancing. Personal injury claims involve car accidents, accidents at work and trips and slips. Industrial disease claims involve Industrial Deafness, Bronchitis and Emphysema and Vibration White Finger. These two areas of law are very complex and you need a solicitor who specialises in this area of law. Ian Endlar became a solicitor in 1984. He has twenty years experience of dealing with these claims. Our firm has a network of contacts all over the country who are able to meet with you and ensure that your claim is dealt with quickly and efficiently.

65. MUSC - Alpha-1 Foundation - Alpha-1 Research Program Database of individuals with Alpha1Antitrypsin Deficiency, a genetic disorder associated with pulmonary emphysema and liver disease. Includes participant benefits, a bulletin board, and recent findings. http://www.musc.edu/alphaoneregistry/

Help find a cure for Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency by enrolling in the Alpha-1 Research Registry. ENROLL NOW. Concerned about the confidentiality of your test results for Alpha-1? Find out about the free Alpha-1 Coded Testing (ACT) Trial For a complete listing of educational and program materials about Alpha-1 click here Investigators use the Alpha-1 Research Registry as a research tool. Alpha-1DNA and Tissue Bank Alpha-1 Research Program Home Links Contact Program Overview ... Site Index

66. Hardin MD : Emphysema From the University of Iowa, the *best* lists of Internet sourcesin p /p p emphysema. http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/emphysema.html

Emphysema A service of the University of Iowa Site Map Diseases Home ... Diseases Search Hardin MD See also: Home Lungs Bronchitis Popular Women's Health Dermatology Nursing Pharm Infect Disease AIDS +Pictures Asthma +Pictures Bronchitis +Pictures Congestive Heart Failure +Pictures Depression +Pictures Lung Cancer +Pictures Lung Pictures Medical Pictures Pneumonia +Pictures Respiratory System SARS +Pictures Emphysema Pictures LookSmart : Emphysema or pulmonary emphysema Open Directory Project : Health : ... : COPD : Emphysema (Other versions: Google healthfinder® : Emphysema US Government ClinicalTrials.gov : Pulmonary emphysema National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health Yahoo : Emphysema Emphysema Pictures MEDLINEplus Health Encyclopedia : Emphysema A.D.A.M. / National Library of Medicine Emphysema Interactive respiratory physiology, Johns Hopkins Univ, Maryland Emphysema and other obstructive lung diseases Jeffrey R. Galvin, Michael P. D'Alessandro, Virtual Hospital, Univ Iowa Abnormal lung anatomy : Emphysema Canadian Lung Assoc Pathology of drug abuse : Smoking Edward C. Klatt, WebPath, Univ Utah

67. Pulmonary Services to address medical and emotional needs caused by emphysema, asthma, chronic bronchitis and other lung diseases. http://www.stmh.org/patient_services/pulmonary.html

Pulmonary Rehabilitation For further information, call us at 203/709-6244.

68. CNN.com - Health: Condition Clinic CNN http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/condition.clinic/emphysema.html

MAIN PAGE WORLD U.S. WEATHER ... ABOUT US/HELP CNN TV what's on show transcripts CNN Headline News CNN International ... askCNN EDITIONS CNN.com Asia CNN.com Europe CNNenEspanol.com CNNArabic.com ... set your edition Languages Spanish Portuguese German Italian Korean Arabic Japanese Time, Inc. Time.com People Fortune EW InStyle Business 2.0 Emphysema Choose Another ADHD Alzheimer's Angina Anxiety Disorders Arthritis Asthma Back Pain Br. Cancer Bronchitis Chronic Fatigue Colon Cancer Cold Depression Diabetes Emphysema Flu Hay Fever Heart Disease Hodgkin's Disease Hypertension Impotence Irritable Bowel Kid. Cancer Leukemia Liver Cancer Lung Cancer Lupus Lymphoma Measles Melanoma Menopause Multiple Sclerosis Osteoporosis Ovarian Cancer PMS Pregnancy Prostate Cancer Rect. Cancer SAD Schizophren STDs Sickle Cell Sinusitis Stroke Stress TMJ Toxic Shock Testicular Cancer Ulcers Uter. Cancer WEB LINKS: Visit other Web sites related to emphysema. Select another topic: Choose One ADHD AIDS Alzheimers Angina Asthma Back Pain Breast Cancer Bronchitis CFS Colon Cancer Common Cold Depression Diabetes Digestion Emphysema Flu Hay Fever Heart Disease Hodgkins Hypertension IBS Kidney Cancer Leukemia Liver Cancer Lung Cancer Lupus Lymphoma Measles Melanoma Menopause MS Osteoporosis Ovar. Cancer

69. Pulmonary Emphysema - Respiratory Disorders Health Guide Overview, symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary emphysema witha sidebar on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. http://www.umm.edu/respiratory/emphysma.htm

var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='530'; awmAltUrl=''; Respiratory Diseases Lung Cancer Lung Diseases and Disorders... COPD... ... Site Index Related Resources Within UMM Clinical Immunology Family Medicine Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Translate using Google to Spanish German French Italian Portuguese Respiratory Disease Pulmonary Emphysema What is pulmonary emphysema? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) COPD is a term that refers to a large group of lung diseases which can interfere with normal breathing. It is estimated that 11 percent of the US population has COPD. The two most common conditions of COPD are chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The causes of COPD are not fully understood. It is generally agreed that the most important cause of chronic bronchitis and emphysema is cigarette smoking. Causes such as air pollution and occupational exposures may play a role, especially when combined with cigarette smoking. Heredity also plays a contributing role in some patients' emphysema, and is especially important in a rare form due to alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency. Symptoms Patients with chronic bronchitis usually have cough and sputum for many years before they develop shortness of breath.

70. Tiger Technologies A description of the disorder, followed by links to clinical trials, associations and technical papers. http://emphysema.allbio.org

This Web site has been reserved for a Tiger Technologies Web hosting customer. Tiger Technologies offers reliable, affordable Web hosting services that include a free domain name.

71. Emphysema - University Of Maryland Thoracic Surgery Division emphysema (a type of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD) occurs when emphysema is usually caused by chronic irritation of the lung tissue, http://www.umm.edu/thoracic/thoracic4.html

var MenuLinkedBy='AllWebMenus [2]', awmBN='530'; awmAltUrl=''; Thoracic Surgery Division Request An Appointment Diagnostic and Treatment Emphysema... ... What's New for Physicians Translate using Google to Spanish German French Italian Portuguese Thoracic Surgery Division Emphysema LEARN MORE ABOUT... Emphysema National Treatment Trial Evaluation Program Treatment Options including Lung Volume Reduction Surgery Patient Success Story Education Resources Emphysema (a type of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD) occurs when the walls of the alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs are damaged, becoming less elastic and therefore less able to exchange carbon dioxide for oxygen. Some alveoli may narrow and collapse while others stretch out of shape and become abnormally large. As a result, the lungs gradually become floppy and overexpanded, making it increasingly difficult for the person to move air in and out of them. Emphysema is usually caused by chronic irritation of the lung tissue, most commonly by cigarette smoke but sometimes by environmental pollutants as well. It can also be caused by an illness such as asthma or tuberculosis, allergy or infection, or an inherited deficiency of a protein called alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT). People with emphysema typically experience early symptoms such as troubled breathing or shortness of breath while engaging in normal activities like walking, climbing stairs, or doing household chores. If the condition advances without treatment, they may experience:

72. University Of Iowa Family Practice Handbook A detailed description of emphysema and chronic bronchitis. http://indy.radiology.uiowa.edu/Providers/ClinRef/FPHandbook/Chapter03/04-3.html

73. Emphysema These diseases include chronic bronchitis, asthma and emphysema. When emphysemais advanced, you must work so hard to expel air from your lungs that http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/DS/00296.html

International Edition MEMBER SERVICES The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Autos SERVICES Video E-mail Newsletters Your E-mail Alerts RSS ... Contact Us SEARCH Web CNN.com In association with: Emphysema Emphysema INFORMATION CENTERS: Pick a category Health Centers Family Health Men's Health Women's Health Children's Health Seniors' Health Working Life Pain Management Condition Centers Immune System Allergy Alzheimer's Arthritis Respiratory System Cancer Endocrine System Digestive System Heart and Blood Infectious Disease Mental Health Note: All links within content go to MayoClinic.com Diseases and Conditions Emphysema From MayoClinic.com Special to CNN.com Overview Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a general term for a group of diseases that cause progressive damage to your lungs. These diseases include chronic bronchitis, asthma and emphysema. Of the more than 16 million Americans with COPD, nearly 3 million have symptomatic emphysema and millions more are in the early stages of the disease before signs and symptoms appear. Unlike asthma, which occurs when the muscles in your airways tighten, emphysema causes a loss of elasticity in the walls of the small air sacs in your lungs. Eventually, the walls stretch and break, creating larger, less efficient air sacs that aren't able to handle the normal exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide.

74. Tobacco Facts And Cancer, Smoking, Larynx Cancer And Quitting The facts on tobacco products and cancer of the larynx, lung, and mouth, emphysema, epidemology, and how to quit; information and graphic pictures from a Kentucky physician. http://www.tobacco-facts.info

by Kevin T. Kavanagh, MD www.entusa.com About The Author Española Traducción Tobacco use and smoking are very dangerous addictions which commonly cause a wide variety of diseases, cancer and death. The vast majority of tobacco users and smokers are hooked when they are children. During this time period they are easily influenced by peer pressure and advertising. Once hooked, the majority of tobacco users become hopelessly addicted. More than 5 million children living today will die prematurely because of a decision they will make as adolescents-the decision to use tobacco and smoke cigarettes. View our new FLASH Enhanced Tobacco Website !!! Featured New Article: Full text review article on tobacco policies, control, cessation programs and clean air initiatives. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine January 11, 2004. To view full text of the article click below: Tobacco Control In the Wake of the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement Studies indicate that nonsmokers are also adversely affected by environmental tobacco smoke. There are 4000 chemicals in tobacco with 100 identified poisons and 63 known drugs which cause cancer. The most talked about drug in tobacco is nicotine. Nicotine is vasoconstrictor and a nerve toxin, it has been classified as a class I insecticide. Other poisons include: Arsenic, Cyanide, Formaldehyde (used to embalm bodies), Ammonia Bromide (a toilet cleaner )- Ref. 1.

75. The MSDS HyperGlossary: Emphysema Entry in the Material Safety Data Sheet HyperGlossary at ILPI. http://www.ilpi.com/msds/ref/emphysema.html

Safety Emporium for all your lab and safety needs Emetic Glossary Index Energy Units MSDS Topics Free Sites FAQ's Regulations Glossary Software Suppliers Books Forum ... Store Understand your MSDS with the MS-Demystifier Search ALL our MSDS info Emphysema Definition Emphysema is a disease in which the alveoli (tiny air sacs) of the lung become damaged. This results in a decrease in respiratory function (the lungs don't work as well) and often, breathlessness. Early symptoms of emphysema include shortness of breath and cough. Emphysema and chronic bronchitis together comprise chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Additional Info Get fresh air pumps, supplied air respirators, fume extractors and other respiratory protection products at Safety Emporium Smoking is by far the major risk factor (cause) of emphysema, accounting for 82% of COPD cases according to the American Lung Association. Certain individuals are also genetically disposed towards emphysema; this form is called alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) emphysema. Extensive smoking can lead to irreparable lung damage, even if you quit smoking. In these cases, the condition is not likely to improve and death by respiratory or cardiac (heart) failure is the inevitable outcome (months to years). Is smoking worth three years on a respirator as your body wastes away? Quit today, if not for yourself then for your friends and families who don't want to deal with that.

76. Emphysema emphysema is a condition in which there is overinflation of structures in the lungs Early symptoms of emphysema include shortness of breath and cough. http://www.cheshire-med.com/programs/pulrehab/emphysema.html

Emphysema From the American Lung Association What Is Emphysema? Emphysema is a condition in which there is over-inflation of structures in the lungs known as alveoli or air sacs. This over-inflation results from a breakdown of the walls of the alveoli, which causes a decrease in respiratory function (the way the lungs work) and often, breathlessness. Early symptoms of emphysema include shortness of breath and cough. How Serious Is Emphysema? Emphysema is a widespread disease of the lungs. In 1993, 1.9 million people in the U.S. had emphysema. It is estimated that 50,000 to 100,000 Americans living today were born with a deficiency of a protein known as alpha 1-antitrypsin (AAT) which can lead to an inherited form of emphysema. Emphysema ranks 15th among chronic conditions that contribute to activity limitations: over 43 percent of individuals with emphysema report that their daily activities have been limited by the disease. Many of the people with emphysema are older men, but the condition is increasing among women. Males with emphysema outnumber females by 22 percent.

77. Emphysema CHC Wausau Hospital s Medical Library and Patient Education Center providesresearch services and healthcare information to physicians, http://www.chclibrary.org/micromed/00046620.html

Main Search Index Definition Description Causes ... Resources Emphysema Definition Emphysema is a respiratory disease characterized by breathlessness brought on by the enlargement, or over-inflation of, the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. Description Emphysema is the most common cause of death coughing and shortness of breath occur. In the latter stages, the lungs cannot supply sufficient oxygen to the blood. Emphysema often occurs with other respiratory diseases, particularly chronic bronchitis. Doctors, therefore, often refer to these diseases as one, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Emphysema is most common among people age 50 and older. Those with inherited emphysema may experience onset as early as their 30s or 40s. Males are more likely to develop emphysema by as much as 22%, but female cases are increasing as the number of female smokers rises. In 1993, 1.9 million people in the United States had emphysema. The symptoms of emphysema develop gradually over many years. Shortness of breath, a chronic mild cough, and sometimes weight loss are associated with emphysema. Coughing up a clear mucus (sputum) often occurs. Initially, a patient may only notice shortness of breath when he or she is exercising. However, as the disease progresses, it will occur with less exertion or no exertion at all. Emphysema patients may also develop an enlarged chest. Those with chronic emphysema are at risk for other complications resulting from weakened lung function. These include

78. Cigarette Anyone? Firsthand accounts of what it is like to live with the diseases caused by cigarettes. http://www.emphysema.net/my.html

CIGARETTE ANYONE? Why you shouldn't smoke and what it is like to have Emphysema from those with the disease. Contributed by members of EFFORTS (Emphysema Foundation For Our Right To Survive) Click on above to visit our website Most of us started smoking back in the 40's and 50's. The money spent, even back then, by the tobacco companies, were in the billions of dollars, just in advertisements and cigarette handouts. Even now, their advertising dollars are directed to the younger generation. If you would like a sampling of the older advertisements, we are thankful to Chickenhead.com for making these available to us. Just click on Cigarette Ads Glenda Jones I have a disease know as emphysema. I would like to give all teenagers a brief description of my life as a person with emphysema. The facts that I provide to you will be a true-life experience of my trials and tribulation of my disease. Young people sometimes do not realize that smoking can destroy their future. They do not understand the problems that can develop from smoking. They do not understand the affect it can have on their health. When I was a young person, I never realized that smoking could diminish the most important factor in my life my breathing. When you can't breath you begin to realize how insignificant a cigarette can be in meeting your daily habit. I wish now I had never had a habit of smoking. I realize now breathing is a life function you can not live without, but cigarettes you can. If you had endured the pain I have suffered throughout the last ten years, you would never smoke a cigarette. I have had several collapsed lungs. I have had my back cut open, and had my lung partially removed. I have also spent months at a time in a hospital away from my family. The suffering is still not over; I now have to have my other lung partially removed. This procedure will prolong my life, for a later lung transplant.

79. What Is Emphysema? At least 75% of all cases of emphysema occur in cigarette smokers. emphysema isapproximately ten times more common than lung cancer with an estimated http://www.smokinglungs.com/whatemph.htm

What is emphysema? What is Asthma? This document was last revised on August 13, 2002 by F.W. Grannis Jr. MD. Emphysema is physical destruction of lung tissue that results in obstruction to air flow and development of enlarged air sacs. Emphysema is a smoking related disease that causes progressive obstruction of the airways and destruction of lung tissue. Because the airway is obstructed, more energy is required to ventilate the lungs. The patient will experience shortness of breath, and as the disease progresses, will become progressively limited in the ability to exercise. Chronic Bronchitis is a chronic disease of the airways that results in production of excess secretions and chronic infection. Both chronic bronchitis and emphysema reduce the ability of the patient to safely recover from surgical or radiation therapy. Patients with severe COPD are unable to cough effectively and clear secretions. The result can be steadily worsening difficulty in breathing during the post-operative period, culminating in respiratory failure and sometimes death. Damage to the lungs begins early on in smokers. Forced Expiratory Volume in one second (FEV1) is a commonly used measure of lung function. In adolescent smokers FEV1 is reduced by an average of 390 ml in boys and 360 ml in girls (i.e. approximately 10-15% reduction). Reduction in FEV1 occurs normally with aging, but is faster in smokers by 15ml./year. By middle age 18% of male smokers have FEV1 reduced more than 2 standard deviations. The deficits are larger if there are other causes of obstruction such as asthma "the horse racing effect". Kerstjens et. al.. Decline in FEV1 by age and smoking status: facts figures and fallacies. Thorax 1997;52:820-7.

80. Emphysema, UPMC | University Of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA A comprehensive resource describing the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatmentof a emphysema from the health care experts at the University of http://emphysema.upmc.com/

Home Emphysema Emphysema is a condition that makes the act of breathing difficult because the lungs are not able to expand and contract properly. Read more Overview Diagnosis Treatment Options ... Contact UPMC Supplemental content provided by EBSCO Publishing Terms and Conditions

A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z

Page 4     61-80 of 158    Back | 1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | Next 20