Study says children exposed to tobacco smoke face long-term respiratory problems

For more than three decades, researchers have warned of the potential health risks associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), especially among children whose parents smoke. Now a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Arizona reports that those health risks persist well beyond childhood, independent of whether or not those individuals end up becoming ...

Children Exposed to Smoking Face Long-Term Respiratory Risks

A new study shows that the health risks associated with exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among children whose parents smoke persist well beyond childhood, independent of whether or not they end up becoming smokers.

Trust launches bronchitis study

Children from Belfast will be among a group of 200 selected from across the UK to take part in a study into the causes of bacterial bronchitis.

House Calls: Could you be at risk of COPD?

House Calls runs every two weeks. Today’s column is written by Sandra Howerton, a respiratory therapist at Sutter Coast Hospital. What is COPD? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a serious lung disease that robs people of their ability to breathe. There are two types – chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Both types make it harder to breathe because less air is able to flow in and out of the ...

Acupuncture May Be Worth a Shot for COPD

Acupuncture may allow people with the lung disease COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) to breathe a little bit easier.