Articles for tag: Shortness of Breath, Spitting Up

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Lung Cancer Symptoms Stage 4 Terminal

My mother in law was diagnosed with stage 4 terminal lung cancer last year in May of 2008 at the age of 81 a non smoker, prior to the diagnoses she began to lose weight, with in about 6 months she lost 25 pounds, suffered from shortness of breath. She complained of back pain and ...

Reduce Lung Damage from Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis

Instead of suing cigarette companies because you have developed emphysema or chronic bronchitis from years of smoking, try focusing your efforts on how to reduce the damage done to your lungs with alternative treatments. These alternative treatments can prevent or reduce the use of drugs to control the diseases, not to mention the side effects ...

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My Mother’s Battle with Sarcoidosis

My cousin died from complications from sarcoidosis a few years ago. It’s the same disease that took the life of actor/ comedian Bernie Mac. Unfortunately last summer my mother was diagnosed with sarcoidosis and congestive heart failure. At first the doctors thought my mother had lung disease, because she smoked for many years. Sarcoidosis (sar”koi-do’sis) ...

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Can Chest Pain Be Only Symptom of Arrhythmia?

Chest pain has many causes, and one of them is arrhythmia, which means an abnormal rhythm of the heart. To find out if chest pain can be the only symptom, however, of a heart arrhythmia, I consulted with Peter R. Kowey, MD, FACC, Professor of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Jefferson Medical College; Chief, Division of ...