41. Emphysema emphysema is a lung disease that is often caused by smoking cigarettes. This selection from the eMedTV Web site takes an indepth look at this condition and its causes http://copd.emedtv.com/emphysema/emphysema.html

$BTB.trackEvent('www.emedtv.com/respiratory/copd/'); eMedTV Sitemap COPD Sitemap Please sign in to your HealthSavvy account to continue: Lost Password Don't have a HealthSavvy account yet? Click Here to sign up! Home eMedTV Home COPD Home Health Topics eMedTV Health Topics COPD Health Topics Symptoms Articles eMedTV Articles COPD Articles Video eMedTV Video COPD Medications Advertisement View All Related eMedTV Health Channels COPD COPD Stages COPD Symptoms Emphysema ... Site Map HealthSavvy Sign In Emphysema Emphysema is a disease that will typically develop after a long period of attack on the lungs and airways (usually from smoke or fumes). Cigarette smoking is the primary cause of this condition. Possible symptoms include coughing, wheezing, and chronic mucus production. There are many ways to treat this condition; treatment options include medications, oxygen therapy, and surgery. However, the most important part of treatment is to stop smoking. Information on Emphysema What Is Emphysema? Emphysema is a degenerative disease that usually develops after many years of assault on lung tissues from cigarette smoke or other toxins that pollute the air. These toxins destroy the small air sacs in the lungs, called alveoli, that stretch as they transport oxygen from the air to the blood and then shrink as they force out carbon dioxide. As a result, the lungs lose their elasticity, and exhaling becomes difficult as the damaged lungs trap air and cannot effectively exchange it with fresh air. As the damage progresses, the effort needed to breathe increases and, ultimately, each breath becomes labored.

42. IBV® Valve Trial - Clinical Trial For The Treatment Of Emphysema. Details about a clinical trial for those between the ages of forty and seventy four who have a confirmed diagnosis of emphysema. Information about participation and see if you are a candidate. http://www.emphysematrial.com

The IBV Valve Trial is now closed to enrollment and is not accepting new participants. WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE EVERY BREATH COUNT... Emphysema is a disease that affects the quality of daily living. Simple activities like preparing meals, visiting with friends, or even moving from room to room can require major effort and leave you breathless. If you or someone you love is living with emphysema, the non-surgical IBV Valve System may be able to improve on quality of life... which could mean doing more of the things you or your loved one like to do. The IBV Valve System is an investigational device and has not been approved by the FDA. This trial is sponsored by Spiration Inc.

43. AskWaltStollMD.com - Emphysema And Rebounding An article about emphysema patients pulmonary function improving by very gentle rebounding on a mini-trampoline. http://askwaltstollmd.com/articles/rebounding.php

Ask Dr. Stoll Home Health Articles Glossary Archives ... Bulletin Board Navigation Menu Home First Time Visitor Articles on Health Bulletin Board ... Links Search By Article.... Brief CV of Dr Stoll Allergy Candida-Related Syndrome Chelation Conventional vs Alternative Medicine (References) Cure for the Common Cold Dr Stoll's Book Emphysema and Rebounding Essential Oils Fibromyositis Fungus Infections of the Feet Graves' Disease: Alternatives to RAI Treatment Headaches: Vascular and Migraine How To Be Healthy Immunity and Stress Interstitial Cystitis Leaky Gut Syndrome Mitral Valve Prolapse Modern Medical Interpretation of Stress Plagiocephaly Prostate Problems Reflexology Skilled Relaxation Stool Withholding and Constipation in Children Sugar and Immunity Sugar vs Refined Carbohydrates Tempero-Mandibular Joint Syndrome (TMJ) Upper Gastrointestinal Symptom Relief What is Potency? Emphysema and Rebounding Emphysema patients pulmonary function improved by very gentle rebounding. The physical therapy department at the University of Michigan medical school reported, about 1980, that the very mild up and down motion from gentle rebounding on a mini-trampoline would very significantly improve the functional breathing capacity of people with severe emphysema. This improvement was separate from the exercise portion of this motion since someone else could do the bouncing while the patient simply sat on the middle of the trampoline. Now, nearly 20 years later, when anyone contacts this department there is no longer anyone there who knows anything about this breakthrough.

44. Emphysema Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatments And Causes - WrongDiagnosis.com emphysema information including symptoms, diagnosis, misdiagnosis, treatment, causes, patient stories, videos, forums, prevention, and prognosis. http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/e/emphysema/intro.htm

45. National Trial Begins For Controversial Lung Surgery For Emphysema Article from ScienceDaily Magazine about medical researchers investigating whether removing portions of lungs can provide long-term benefit to patients severely disabled. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1997/12/971208071459.htm

46. Subcutaneous Emphysema - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Subcutaneous emphysema, sometimes abbreviated SCE or SE and also called tissue emphysema, or Sub Q air occurs when gas or air is present in the subcutaneous layer of the skin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subcutaneous_crepitation

Subcutaneous emphysema From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Redirected from Subcutaneous crepitation Jump to: navigation search Subcutaneous emphysema Classification and external resources An abdominal CT scan of a patient with subcutaneous emphysema (arrows) ICD T T ICD ... MeSH Subcutaneous emphysema , sometimes abbreviated SCE or SE and also called tissue emphysema , or Sub Q air , occurs when gas or air is present in the subcutaneous layer of the skin. Subcutaneous refers to the tissue beneath the cutis of the skin , and emphysema refers to trapped air. Since the air generally comes from the chest cavity , subcutaneous emphysema usually occurs on the chest, neck and face, where it is able to travel from the chest cavity along the fascia Subcutaneous emphysema has a characteristic crackling feel to the touch, a sensation that has been described as similar to touching Rice Krispies this sensation of air under the skin is known as subcutaneous crepitation Pneumomediastinum was first recognized as a medical entity by Laennec who reported it as a consequence of trauma in 1819. This complication has many causes. It was well described Dr. Louis Hamman in the 1939 in woman after labor and delivery at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. It is sometimes called Hamman's syndrome though usually referred by thoracic surgeons and pulmonologists as Macklin's Syndrome. First reported by L. Macklin in 1939 and later by M.T. Macklin and C.C. Macklin in 1944, the latter two explained the pathophysiology in more detail.

47. Specimen 156.9 Lung Emphysema From a library of medical images, a lung with emphysema ( smoker s lung ). http://web.med.unsw.edu.au/pathmus/F0839044.htm

Specimen 156.9 Lung : Emphysema ("Smoker's Lung") Use the left mouse button to click on areas of interest. This image has "hotspots" and a brief description will appear in a frame to right of screen. History of Illness Description of Specimen This specimen shows a smoker's lung with cystic spaces (emphysema) due to destruction of airsac walls. Return to index of images Return to Museum of Human Disease Page

48. Thoracic Surgery Division - University Of Maryland Medicine Develops innovative procedures and treatments for chest disorders, including emphysema. http://www.umm.edu/thoracic

49. Emphysema - Simple English Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia emphysema is a disease of the lungs. It is one of the diseases that make up COPD which is a set of diseases where the flow of air in the lungs is obstructed. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphysema

Emphysema From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search A section of a dead person's lung that shows severe emphysema. The black "bubbles" are emphysemous alveoli that have expanded and become filed with black carbon that is from smoking A thoracic radiograph of a person with emphysema. At the arrow in the left lung (right side of picture) can be seen a faint bubbley section that looks like a ghostly bunch of grapes . This is emphysema. Emphysema is a disease of the lungs . It is one of the diseases that make up COPD which is a set of diseases where the flow of air in the lungs is obstructed. Emphysema is most often caused by smoking but can be caused by other diseases or have no known cause at all. It occurs when the very small air sacs (called the alveoli) at the ends of the airways in the lungs start to break down from many sacs to form much bigger sacs. The alveoli are the areas of the lung where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged into and out of the blood. Emphysema makes it hard for people to blow air out of the lungs because air gets trapped inside the broken alveoli due to the collapse of the walls. There is no cure at the moment for emphysema but treatment includes stopping smoking and taking medicines. Sometimes small amounts of oxygen are given to the patient but large amounts can cause problems. Sometimes sections of the lungs can collapse causing a pneumothorax where the lung comes away from the walls of the chest. This is a medical emergency and needs the patient to go to a hospital's emergency department. Emphysema can often lead to the death of the patient.

50. Buteyko Breathing Clinic Of Ireland: Treatment Of Asthma, Hay Fever, COPD Workshops for the natural treatment of asthma bronchitis, emphysema and other respiratory disorders. Clinics held in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Galway. http://www.buteyko.ie/

51. InteliHealth: emphysema is a progressive disease, which means it continues to get worse. As the condition progresses, the lungs also lose their ability to absorb oxygen and release carbon dioxide http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/9885.html

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52. COPPER In ARTHRITIS, HERNIATED DISCS, ANEURYSMS, And HEMORRHOIDS A detailed and referenced opinion on copper nutrition and physiology as they pertain to hemorrhoids, slipped discs, aneurisms, emphysema, infection, arthritis, and maybe gray hair. http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/copper.html

CURE ANEURYSMS, SLIPPED DISCS and HEMORRHOIDS with COPPER by Charles Weber, MS This is a discussion of copper physiology and nutrition especially as pertaining to treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, hemorrhoids, emphysema, anemia, and maybe gray hair. Page 1. - copper physiology, elastin tissue, copper enzymes, diabetes, potassium, superoxide, cortisol and corticosterone. Page 2. - cortisol, ceruloplasmin, copper in the diet. Page 3. - copper sources, milk, copper for babies, interfering food, copper toxicity, affect on society. Potassium nutrition sites are shown at end of article. If you do not know the meaning of a word in this article, for a definition click on http://www.m-w.com (Mirriam-Webster). For unknown words also see the On-Line Medical Dictionary See this site (for a summary of potassium and copper nutrition) INTRODUCTION I have previously proposed that rheumatoid arthritis is accentuated by losses of potassium in our food supply and is largely a chronic potassium deficiency [Weber 1974] which causes alterations inside the cell of free amino acids [Iacobellis], interference by sodium with enzymes inside the cell as a result of the increased sodium there [Rubini], alterations of the potassium-sodium regulating hormone patterns which then affect other physiological processes, acidity in cell vacuoles, or some combination of these. I have come to believe that a disturbance of copper metabolism is the most serious symptom of these other processes. The aspect of copper physiology which is most potentially dangerous is its role in activating lysyl oxidase, the enzyme which cross links collagen and elastin connecting tissue [Sandberg, et al]. Copper's effect on elastin is especially important because elastin gains its strength primarily from cross linking [Carnes1971(discusses copper aminases)] and because elastin is the main material of several important organs, which include blood vessels, upper spinal discs, lungs, and

53. Breathing.co.uk Blaby clinic for the treatment of Asthma, emphysema and over 150 other breathing related disorders. http://www.breathing.co.uk

54. Emphysema, Philips Respironics Information on emphysema from Respironics emphysema. Causes Symptoms. emphysema (pronounced EMfa-zema) is a degenerative lung disease that develops after many years of http://emphysema.respironics.com/

Home About Us Calendar of Events Careers ... Resources Emphysema Causes Symptoms Emphysema (pronounced EM-fa-zema) is a degenerative lung disease that develops after many years of lung tissue exposure to cigarette smoke or other toxins that pollute the air. When you inhale, oxygen travels down your airway, into your lungs, and into tiny air sacs in the lungs called alveoli. The alveoli push the oxygen to the heart so that it can be distributed throughout the body, and it pushes out carbon dioxide so that it can be exhaled. Emphysema is one of a group of lung diseases, referred to as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) , which interferes with normal breathing. Emphysema sometimes occurs in conjunction with chronic bronchitis , another COPD. The difference between the diseases is that emphysema is the result of damaged alveoli, and chronic bronchitis is an inflammatory condition. The diseases share common symptoms and treatment goals. Even though emphysema can not be cured, treatment can help to ease symptoms and improve quality of life. Top Of Page Causes As each of us grows older, the air sacs, or alveoli, in our lungs grow weaker. This degeneration is emphysema, and age leads to it, but smokers destroy their alveoli at a more rapid rate. That makes smokers at greatest risk for developing the disease at a much younger age. Smoking is the number one cause of emphysema.

55. 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

56. Emphysema Causes, Symptoms, Treatment - Emphysema Causes On EMedicineHealth Information about emphysema causes and risk factors like cigarette smoking, air pollution, asthma, gender, and age. The most common symptom of emphysema is shortness of breath. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/emphysema/page2_em.htm

Home Topics A-Z Slideshow Pictures Image Gallery ... Pet Slideshows Featured Slideshow Breast Cancer A Visual Guide to Breast Cancer View Slideshow Image Gallery (categories) ... Additional Skin Conditions Featured Image Picture of Psoriasis A reddish, scaly rash often located over the surfaces of the elbows, knees, scalp, and around or in the ears, navel, genitals or buttocks... View Image Gallery Quizzes ... eTools Featured Quiz Fat and Fats Quiz Everyone is talking about the importance of cutting back on fat. But why? What's the harm in a little fat? View Quiz About Us ... Site Map November 14, 2010 home topics a-z list emphysema article Font Size A A A Previous Page ... Next Page Emphysema (cont.) Take the COPD Health Check Energy-Boosting Foods for COPD Slideshow Pictures Hidden Home Hazards That Can Harm Your Lungs IN THIS ARTICLE Emphysema Overview Emphysema Causes Emphysema Symptoms When to Seek Medical Care Exams and Tests Emphysema Treatment ... Emphysema - Describe Your Experience Emphysema Causes Cigarette smoking is by far the most dangerous behavior that causes people to develop emphysema, and it is also the most preventable cause. Other risk factors include a deficiency of an enzyme called alpha-1-antitrypsin, air pollution, airway reactivity, heredity, male sex, and age. The importance of cigarette smoking as a risk factor for developing emphysema cannot be overemphasized. Cigarette smoke contributes to this disease process in two ways. It destroys lung tissue, which results in the obstruction of air flow, and it causes inflammation and irritation of airways that can add to air flow obstruction.

57. Search Our Prepared Reports National Environmental Respiratory Center has reports on effects of secondhand smoke on allergies, asthma, emphysema, and lung and heart function. Many can be ordered from the website. Others are citations to the literature. http://www.nercenter.org/canned.htm

58. The Doctors Book Of Home Remedies Emphysema emphysema 24 Remedies for Easy Breathing. When your doctor told you, it was quite a blow. emphysema. The diagnosis fell like a dark curtain around you, separating you from the http://www.mothernature.com/Library/Bookshelf/Books/47/53.cfm

FREE Standard Shipping on orders over $49! Help Desk Your Account Track Order ... Health Library Ways To Shop Brands Specials Departments Chapter List For: The Doctors Book of Home Remedies: Introduction to Doctors Home Remedies Acne Allergies Angina ... The Doctors Book of Home Remedies From the Rodale book, The Doctors Book of Home Remedies: Emphysema our gift to you use your $5 credit before it expires! time left for this great deal. shop now Emphysema 24 Remedies for Easy Breathing What you learned next didn't help. Emphysema itself is very rare. Usually it's complicated by chronic bronchitis or asthma. And there's no medical cure for emphysema, no way to reverse the damage that's been done to your airways. In short, you're stuck with these lungs that have aged beyond your chronological years. That was the worst of it. But then you discovered something else about yourself. You're tougher than your emphysema. You're smarter than this disease. And so you made a decision. This is the year you take control of your health, learn to work smarter, and live more simply. From now on, you're saving your energy for the things you want to do. Here's how to make that happen.

59. News In Science - Now Red Wine Can Help The Lungs - 29/10/2003 A UK study shows that resveratrol, an antioxidant found mainly in red wine, could help fight the effects of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. http://abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s976895.htm

Radio TV Shop News ... Podcasts Print Email to a friend Now red wine can help the lungs Heather Catchpole ABC Science Online Wednesday, 29 October 2003 Chemicals in red wine could be the next treatment for chronic lung disease. Faquier County, Virginia Trawling the wine cellar for potential cures for human ailments in the same way we search tropical rainforests and oceans for useful drugs has yielded a new treatment for chronic lung disease. Researchers from Imperial College, London have reported in the British Medical Journal that resveratrol, a component of red wine, has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that can help treat a common type of lung disease. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an irreversible condition where the lungs progressively deteriorate, making it difficult to breathe. The term is used to describe the airflow obstruction that is associated mainly with emphysema and chronic bronchitis. The major risk factor for COPD is smoking and the only way to slow the disease is to stop smoking, use asthma medication and get some good old fashioned exercise. Now researchers have found that resveratrol, a polyphenol antioxidant found in the skins of red fruits such as grapes, may suppress the disease.

60. Emphysema Causes: Smoking, Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, And More emphysema is a disease of the lungs that can have a negative impact on breathing. WebMD explains what happens and what causes it. http://www.webmd.com/lung/copd/what-is-emphysema

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