NETs play a central role in the progression of sepsis, as they are involved in trapping pathogens but can also trigger excessive inflammation, exacerbating lung injury. The complexity of sepsis ...

After your final cigarette, your lungs start working to clean themselves. Some habits, like exercise and avoiding pollutants, may help support your lung health. If you’ve recently quit smoking ...

The study’s modelling predicts more than 10,000 Australians will develop lung cancer and up to 103,000 workers will be diagnosed with silicosis as the result of their current exposure to silica dust ...

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, ...

A 48-year-old father-of-three tragically died from silicosis, a lung disease caused by inhaling dust from cutting quartz worktops. He worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the dangers of his ...

Having cut kitchen worktops in 'appalling working conditions' throughout his career, he eventually developed silicosis - a long-term lung disease caused by the inhalation of large amounts of ...

Workers have contracted the deadly lung disease silicosis after cutting high-silica engineered stone (Photo: Bill Oxford/Getty/E+) The firm has launched legal action against three of Marzec’s ...

Although some people may consider vaping a better alternative to smoking, it can still lead to lung damage. Scientists are still investigating the effects of vaping and whether lung damage may heal.

They found that these shards — which are now virtually everywhere: in the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat — are suspected of links to colon cancer and lung cancer.

PRACTICALLY all types of dust fibrosis of the lungs are now known to be manifestations of the presence of silicon, though in the older textbooks several forms of pneumoconiosis are described ...

Research has found a link between getting too much or too little sleep and an increased risk of developing lung cancer. Having lung cancer may also affect your sleep. Getting enough high quality ...