This work proposes a new method based on computer vision algorithms to measure the respiratory rhythm of a subject from a lateral perspective. The proposed algorithm consists on tracking the motion of ...

Lung function tests (or pulmonary function tests) include a variety of tests that check how well the lungs work.

Patients with positive expectations about their health tend to experience better asthma control and reduced symptom severity.

If your allergy symptoms—sneezing, itchy eyes, or nasal congestion—continue to be a problem even after using medication, you ...

Even as President Trump vows to reinvigorate America's coal industry, critics say his administration has stripped away key health protections for miners.

But I can’t breathe.” I’m sitting across from my GP, each word landing with an exasperated sigh. A spirometry test had confirmed my then 21-year-old lungs were perfectly healthy, but I wasn’t ...

COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, affects more than 30 million Americans, yet many have never heard of it. COPD ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition that often hides in plain sight. You may think you're ...

The main pharmacological interventions for palliation of breathlessness would be opioids, ie, oromorph and benzodiazepines ...

Breathing and Systemic Health Breathing depends on both the respiratory epithelium and the vascular endothelium. When we inhale, oxygen-rich air fills the alveoli.

Forty years after Bhopal suffered the worst industrial tragedy in modern times, the inhabitants of Tarapur village are exposed to the fumes of the toxic waste from the Union Carbide plant. As it gets ...

Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer, with more than 46,000 people diagnosed with the condition every year in the UK ...