One major factor in deciding when and whether to exercise outdoors is your health status. AirNow recommends that people with ...

The 124 passengers on Varig Airlines flight 820 to Paris struggled with this exact dilemma in 1973. Why? Likely because a ...

“This research shows that people with COPD seem to gather a lot more carbon in their lung cells. These cells also look and ...

Trained immunity in alveolar macrophages can lead to damaging lung inflammation, confirming the importance of context in this phenomenon.

Combine stovetop and oven cooking for maximum flavor. "On a stovetop, get the wood chips smoking on one side of a deep pan ...

Visit-to-visit FEV1 variation was found to be a mortality risk factor among 9/11 FDNY rescue and recovery workers.

Unfavorable social determinants of health (SDoH) disproportionately affect lung function in non-Hispanic Black and Mexican/Hispanic Americans.

A new analysis shows high levels of fine-particulate air pollution causes more cancer mutations. A quarter of all lung cancer cases worldwide are among people who never smoked. Meanwhile, websites for ...

Non-restrictive PRISm was associated with a faster decline in FEV1 and FVC in smokers. Among non-smokers, restrictive PRISm was linked to greater FEV1/FVC decline. However, the overall role of PRISm ...

FEV1 measures the stage of certain lung conditions like COPD and asthma. It indicates how much air you can exhale in one second, and a low FEV1 implies that your airflow is obstructed.

Preserved ratio impaired spirometry is linked to the development of airway obstruction, regardless of smoking habits, a retrospective case-control study with a decade-long follow-up shows.

3.3 Synthesized results 3.3.1 Effect of smoking cessation on pulmonary function in patients with COPD 3.3.1.1 FEV1% predicted Seven studies (9, 11, 17 – 21) were pooled for meta-analysis of FEV1% ...