http://www.mail.com/subjects/13036-lung-disease.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/13036-lung-disease.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088612-correction-virus-story.html NEW YORK (AP) — In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and Britain. The story also said that th... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:05:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2088612-correction-virus-story.html 2013-05-16T19:05:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2090392-saudi-officials-expand-labs-to-track-deadly-virus.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it has dedicated nine additional laboratories to help investigators track a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS that appears to be centered in the kingdom. Thursday's Health Ministry announcement follows its report that two health care workers became ill this month after being exposed to patients with... Thu, 16 May 2013 14:33:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2090392-saudi-officials-expand-labs-to-track-deadly-virus.html 2013-05-16T14:33:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2083812-saudi-arabia-4-news-cases-sars-linked-virus.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has confirmed four new cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS that appears centered in the Arabian Peninsula but that has also been reported in Europe. The official Saudi Press Agency said Tuesday that one patient was treated and released from a hospital, while three others remain under medical car... Tue, 14 May 2013 08:54:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2083812-saudi-arabia-4-news-cases-sars-linked-virus.html 2013-05-14T08:54:17Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2079990-france-confirms-2nd-case-sars-related-virus.html PARIS (AP) — France has confirmed a second case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, authorities said Sunday, as they increased efforts to inform the public about how to avoid the illness and watch for its signs. A hospital roommate of the 65-year-old man who initially contracted the virus tested positive for the illness. The second patient'... Sun, 12 May 2013 18:07:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2079990-france-confirms-2nd-case-sars-related-virus.html 2013-05-12T18:07:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2078726-suspicious-french-case-sars-related-virus.html PARIS (AP) — France's health minister says tests on three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS are negative — but a fourth needs complementary tests and a fifth suspected case has been discovered. Marisol Touraine said test results of the two remaining suspicious cases — people who had close contact with France's only confirme... Sat, 11 May 2013 11:48:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2078726-suspicious-french-case-sars-related-virus.html 2013-05-11T11:48:21Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2075864-surgeon-stonewall-jackson-death-pneumonia.html Historians and doctors have debated for decades what medical complications caused the death of legendary Confederate fighter Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, felled by friendly fire from his troops during the Civil War. Shot three times while returning from scouting enemy lines in the Virginia wilderness, Jackson was badly wounded in the left arm by one of ... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:19:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2075864-surgeon-stonewall-jackson-death-pneumonia.html 2013-05-10T20:19:51Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2076178-3-suspected-cases-sars-related-virus-france.html PARIS (AP) — French health officials said Friday they are investigating three suspected cases of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, in people who had close contact in the hospital with France's only confirmed case. Beatrice Degrugillers, a spokeswoman for the regional health agency in France's Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, said a nurse at the ho... Fri, 10 May 2013 12:07:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2076178-3-suspected-cases-sars-related-virus-france.html 2013-05-10T12:07:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2070780-france-confirms-1st-case-sars-related-virus.html PARIS (AP) — A 65-year-old Frenchman is hospitalized after contracting France's first case of a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS, and French health authorities said Wednesday they are trying to find anyone who might have been in contact with him to prevent it from spreading. It's unclear how or where the man was infected with the novel coronav... Wed, 08 May 2013 13:55:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2070780-france-confirms-1st-case-sars-related-virus.html 2013-05-08T13:55:20Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2061512-saudi-arabia-reports-3-cases-sars-like-virus.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry has confirmed three more cases of a new respiratory virus related to SARS, bringing to 10 the number of cases it reported this week, including five deadly ones. The ministry said Friday the three cases were part of an ongoing investigation. It said the two men and one woman were aged between 33 an... Fri, 03 May 2013 18:49:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2061512-saudi-arabia-reports-3-cases-sars-like-virus.html 2013-05-03T18:49:04Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059482-saudi-arabia-reports-7-cases-sars-like-virus.html RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia's Health Ministry said Thursday that five people have died and two other patients were in critical condition with confirmed cases of a new respiratory virus related to SARS. The ministry said in a statement that it had informed the World Health Organization of the seven new cases of novel coronavirus. The germ is f... Thu, 02 May 2013 21:22:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2059482-saudi-arabia-reports-7-cases-sars-like-virus.html 2013-05-02T21:22:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2052962-china-career-boost-with-health-risks.html BEIJING (AP) — Whitney Foard Small loved China and her job as a regional director of communications for a top automaker. But after air pollution led to several stays in hospital and finally a written warning from her doctor telling her she needed to leave, Small packed up and left for Thailand. In doing so, the Ford Motor Co. executive became another expa... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:08:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2052962-china-career-boost-with-health-risks.html 2013-04-30T11:08:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2026282-fda-panel-backs-inhaler-drug-lung-disease.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A panel of respiratory experts voted Wednesday in favor of approving an experimental inhaler drug from GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance for treating chronic lung disease. A majority of Food and Drug Administration panelists voted that the Breo Ellipta inhaler is safe and effective for long-term use and to control flare ups in patients with... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:15:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2026282-fda-panel-backs-inhaler-drug-lung-disease.html 2013-04-17T20:15:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2012604-chinas-bird-flu-response-openness.html SHANGHAI (AP) — After a new and lethal strain of bird flu emerged in Shanghai two weeks ago, the government of China's bustling financial capital responded with live updates on a Twitter-like microblog. It's a starkly different approach than a decade ago, when Chinese officials silenced reporting as a deadly pneumonia later known as SARS killed dozens in the south. ... Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:05:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2012604-chinas-bird-flu-response-openness.html 2013-04-11T12:05:34Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2011648-medication-nation-study-antibiotic-overuse.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. doctors are prescribing enough antibiotics to give them to 4 out of 5 Americans every year, an alarming pace that suggests they are being overused, a new government study finds. Overuse is one reason antibiotics are losing their punch, making infections harder to treat. The report released Wednesday gives the first detailed look at us... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 21:01:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2011648-medication-nation-study-antibiotic-overuse.html 2013-04-10T21:01:45Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002418-south-africa-mandela-discharged-hospital.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former President Nelson Mandela was discharged from a hospital on Saturday following treatment for pneumonia, the presidency said in news that cheered South Africans who had waited tensely for health updates on a beloved national figure. Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who spent 27 years in prison for opposing white racist rule, was... Sat, 06 Apr 2013 15:23:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2002418-south-africa-mandela-discharged-hospital.html 2013-04-06T15:23:09Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1992608-china-4-rare-bird-flu-cases-steps-taken.html BEIJING (AP) — China reported Tuesday that four more people in one province have been seriously sickened by a bird flu virus new to humans, as cities along the eastern seaboard stepped up public health measures to guard against the disease, which has already caused two deaths. The health bureau of eastern Jiangsu province said three women and a retired ma... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:33:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1992608-china-4-rare-bird-flu-cases-steps-taken.html 2013-04-02T15:33:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989102-south-africa-mandela-hospital-easter.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela had a restful day in a hospital Sunday and is improving following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the government said. The office of President Jacob Zuma thanked South Africans who prayed for 94-year-old Mandela at Easter church services this weekend, as well as people at home and ... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:11:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1989102-south-africa-mandela-hospital-easter.html 2013-03-31T19:11:08Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1988188-safrican-official-mandela-better-pneumonia.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Nelson Mandela is breathing "without difficulty" after having a procedure to clear fluid in his lung area that was caused by pneumonia, the spokesman for South Africa's president said Saturday. Mandela, the 94-year-old former president and anti-apartheid leader, had a recurrence of pneumonia, said presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj. So... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:55:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1988188-safrican-official-mandela-better-pneumonia.html 2013-03-30T14:55:01Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1980694-emirati-man-dies-sars-linked-virus-germany.html BERLIN (AP) — A man from the United Arab Emirates who was infected with a new SARS-related virus has died in Munich, German authorities said Tuesday. The case brings the number of confirmed human cases of new coronavirus infection worldwide to 17, according to the World Health Organization. Of these, 11 have died. The city hospital in Munich said the 73-y... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:35:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1980694-emirati-man-dies-sars-linked-virus-germany.html 2013-03-26T19:35:38Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1917688-linda-lavin-sings-pulmonary-fibrosis-benefit.html NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Debbie Gravitte teamed up to sing "You've Got Possibilities" and "Mr. Monotony" during the third annual concert to benefit the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. The event Monday at Birdland Jazz Club also featured Emily Bergl, Robert Creighton, Max von Essen, Klea Blackhurst, Emma Hunton and Edward Watts. A... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 23:43:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1917688-linda-lavin-sings-pulmonary-fibrosis-benefit.html 2013-02-26T23:43:49Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1900924-linda-lavin-headlines-pulmonary-fibrosis-benefit.html NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Award winners Linda Lavin and Debbie Gravitte are headlining the third annual concert to benefit the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. The event set for Feb. 25 at Birdland Jazz Club will also feature actress Emily Bergl from "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" and singer Max von Essen, from "Evita." All proceeds will benefit the foundation's The Mi... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 16:03:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1900924-linda-lavin-headlines-pulmonary-fibrosis-benefit.html 2013-02-19T16:03:12Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1900466-uk-patient-dies-sars-like-coronavirus.html LONDON (AP) — A patient being treated for a mysterious SARS-like virus has died, a British hospital said Tuesday. Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, central England, said the coronavirus victim was also being treated for "a long-term, complex unrelated health problem" and already had a compromised immune system. A total of 12 peop... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:44:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1900466-uk-patient-dies-sars-like-coronavirus.html 2013-02-19T11:44:31Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1888560-sars-linked-virus-spread-people.html LONDON (AP) — British officials say a mysterious virus related to SARS may have spread between humans, as they confirmed the 11th case worldwide of the new coronavirus in a patient who they say probably caught it from a family member. The new virus was first identified last year in the Middle East and the 10 people who have previously been infected had al... Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:36:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1888560-sars-linked-virus-spread-people.html 2013-02-13T14:36:05Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1883510-uk-sees-10th-case-mysterious-sars-linked-virus.html LONDON (AP) — British officials have found the world's 10th known case of a new coronavirus, a mysterious disease related to SARS and first identified last year. The patient, a U.K. resident who had been in the Middle East and Pakistan, is in the intensive care unit of a Manchester hospital, according to a statement Monday from Britain's Health Protection... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1883510-uk-sees-10th-case-mysterious-sars-linked-virus.html 2013-02-11T17:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1881284-to-slow-hospital-readmission-epidemic.html WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 1 million Americans wind up back in the hospital only weeks after they left for reasons that could have been prevented — a revolving door that for years has seemed impossible to slow. Now Medicare has begun punishing hospitals with hefty fines if they have too many readmissions, and a top official says signs of improvement are ... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 17:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1881284-to-slow-hospital-readmission-epidemic.html 2013-02-10T17:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1878058-watsons-medical-expertise-offered-commercially.html WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Dr. Watson is accepting new patients. The Watson supercomputer is graduating from its medical residency and is being offered commercially to doctors and health insurance companies, IBM said Friday. IBM Corp., the health insurer WellPoint Inc. and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center announced two Watson-based applications — one... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 22:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1878058-watsons-medical-expertise-offered-commercially.html 2013-02-08T22:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1867154-tuberculosis-vaccine-protect-infants.html LONDON (AP) — The world's most advanced tuberculosis vaccine failed to protect babies against the infectious disease, according to a new study in South Africa. The vaccine, MVA85A, was designed to improve protection from the only existing tuberculosis vaccine, BCG, which is routinely given to newborns. Though the new vaccine appeared safe, scientists foun... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 12:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1867154-tuberculosis-vaccine-protect-infants.html 2013-02-04T12:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1841554-women-caught-up-to-men-lung-cancer-risk.html Smoke like a man, die like a man. U.S. women who smoke today have a much greater risk of dying from lung cancer than they did decades ago, partly because they are starting younger and smoking more — that is, they are lighting up like men, new research shows. Women also have caught up with men in their risk of dying from smoking-related... Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1841554-women-caught-up-to-men-lung-cancer-risk.html 2013-01-23T21:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1813888-lung-cancer-scans-backed-older-heavy-smokers.html After decades of qualms about lung cancer screening, the American Cancer Society says there now is enough evidence to recommend it, but only for current and former heavy smokers ages 55 to 74 and after a frank talk about risks and benefits. The new guidelines, announced Friday, are a cautious but exciting step against the world's most deadly cancer, docto... Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1813888-lung-cancer-scans-backed-older-heavy-smokers.html 2013-01-11T15:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1793144-fda-approves-1st-tuberculosis-drug-40-years.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a Johnson & Johnson tuberculosis drug that is the first new medicine to fight the deadly infection in more than four decades. The agency approved J&J's pill, Sirturo, for use with older drugs to fight a hard-to-treat strain of tuberculosis that has not responded to other medications. Ho... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 03:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1793144-fda-approves-1st-tuberculosis-drug-40-years.html 2013-01-01T03:05:00Z