Lung diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. Tens of millions of people have lung disease in the U.S. alone. Smoking, infections, and genes cause most lung diseases.

But the chances are you are probably suffering from the most common ... to the disease - from how to spot it, treat it and prevent it - to the research linking it to more serious conditions.

Here’s a look at some of the most common diseases that run in the family. Heart disease, including conditions like hypertension and high cholesterol, often runs in families. If a close relative ...

Crowded conditions, poor hygiene ... but were not counted as a death from disease. The second most common disease was malaria with over 1.3 million cases and more then 10,000 deaths.

Patients with some of the most common lung diseases are substantially more likely to suffer a heart attack and develop other major heart problems according to new research. The team of heart and lung ...

Crohn's disease is part of a group of conditions known as inflammatory ... all people with Crohn’s disease have ileocolitis, the most common type. This type causes inflammation in the final ...

Dr Ale Kaabneh, a GP with a special interest in men's health, highlighted: "In the UK, the most common diseases amongst men are cardiovascular disease and this includes high blood pressure ...