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Immunologists identify T cell homing beacons for lungs.

Scientists have identified a pair of molecules critical for T cells, part of the immune system, to travel to and populate the lungs. A potential application...

Scientists have identified a pair of molecules critical for T cells, part of the...

2greys

•5 years ago

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Medication

I have had a bit of a week of it!! I started feeling unwell and totally off my food.My urine was also dark. A few days later I developed a fever.The Health...

I have had a bit of a week of it!! I started feeling unwell and totally off my f...

Aingeful

•5 years ago

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Lung rehabilitation

Hi everyone, I joined in May this year,then I haven't been on in a while,just started my second time of lung rehab,it really helps, I knew I needed to go to...

Hi everyone, I joined in May this year,then I haven't been on in a while,just st...

Dollybow

•5 years ago

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Bronchiectasis flare up

Hi all I’m 34 and was diagnosed with Bronchiectasis in April 2014. I managed to get things under control using saline nebuliser with an acapella duet attached...

Hi all I’m 34 and was diagnosed with Bronchiectasis in April 2014. I managed to ...

Laura152

•5 years ago

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Harmful metals found in vapors from tank-style electronic cigarettes.

Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are popular tobacco products consisting of a battery, atomizing unit, and refill fluid. Since their introduction in 2005, the EC...

Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are popular tobacco products consisting of a battery...

2greys

•5 years ago

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Oxygen shortage

Hi I woke up this morning and at to rush of to the toilet without my oxygen well hardly rush I feel I'm going to die that I haven't got much longer Does anyone...

Hi I woke up this morning and at to rush of to the toilet without my oxygen well...

Dilly2

•5 years ago

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Interstitial Lung Disease

Hi everyone just an update on my ILD there is not a great deal of talk about this particular lung disease on this site so for anyone interested this is where...

Hi everyone just an update on my ILD there is not a great deal of talk about thi...

ProudYorky

•5 years ago

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Flu jab?

Hi guys, Still in the process of having Bird Fancier Lung Disease officially diagnosed (Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis), have my CT scan later today and a lung...

Hi guys, Still in the process of having Bird Fancier Lung Disease officially dia...

CozmoCreepers

•5 years ago

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Help explain to family repeated flare ups severe COPD

Hello first post here, my names Louise 👋 I got Pneumonia last year and got diagnosed with severe COPD and Pneumonia diagnosed via X-ray and Spirometry test I...

Hello first post here, my names Louise 👋 I got Pneumonia last year and got dia...

Louise3131

•5 years ago

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Freedom

Hi everyone sorry not been on the site for a while , but would like everyone to know I am now receiving the high mobility rate, with that I now have a mobility...

Hi everyone sorry not been on the site for a while , but would like everyone to ...

suzie1962

•5 years ago

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Depression, alcohol, guns, bad recipe.

This is my 26 year old daughter who’s boyjust killed himself with a colt 45 to the head. My Desiree Mikaila...pray for her please!

This is my 26 year old daughter who’s boyjust killed himself with a colt 45 to t...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Nodules - silent reflux

Hi there has anyone any experience of silent reflux and the impact it can have on your lung? First CT scan showed nodules And fluid Second CT scan showed...

Hi there has anyone any experience of silent reflux and the impact it can have o...

budley19

•5 years ago

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Depression, alcohol & guns in the house. Bad recipe!

My youngest child, a daughter, her boyfriend shot himself in the head dead last night! He was 29. Now I’m worried my daughter will do something foolish....

My youngest child, a daughter, her boyfriend shot himself in the head dead last...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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HELLO IM BACK

I HAVE COPD GOING ON 4 YRS I HAVE HAD NO SYMPTOMS YET OTHER THAN SLIGHTLY RUNNING NOSE I HAVE BEEN GOING TO THE GYM FOR SEVERALS YEARS NOW AND SMOKING 99%...

I HAVE COPD GOING ON 4 YRS I HAVE HAD NO SYMPTOMS YET OTHER THAN SLIGHTLY RUN...

homegirl59

•5 years ago

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HOME PORTABLE PEAK FLOW METER

Hi i just recieved a peak flow meter to use at home and i am not sure what i should set the red and yellow and green to... im a 58...

Hi i just recieved a peak flow meter to use at home and i am not sur...

DENNISAMERICA

•5 years ago

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Ct scan

Had my first ever ct scan with contrast 😳 that was a weird sensation when they put the dye in , 8to 10 days before the report gets sent to my Dr so am hoping...

Had my first ever ct scan with contrast 😳 that was a weird sensation when they ...

cales

•5 years ago

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Bacterial 'striptease' evades antibiotics.

Bacteria have been caught "stripping off" in order to evade antibiotics and survive, scientists show. Researchers at Newcastle University filmed bacteria...

Bacteria have been caught "stripping off" in order to evade antibiotics and surv...

2greys

•5 years ago

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Sepsis

I have written on here before about the wife's chest condition . Has been in hospital twice after i have found her on the floor after collapsing with what was...

I have written on here before about the wife's chest condition . Has been in hos...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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How fungus-farming ants could help solve our antibiotic resistance problem.

For the last 60 million years, fungus-growing ants have farmed fungi for food. In their cultivation of those fungi, they've successfully relied on...

For the last 60 million years, fungus-growing ants have farmed fungi for food. I...

2greys

•5 years ago

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Severe silicosis found among fabricators of engineered quartz stone.

Respirable crystalline silica exposure causes silicosis, a disabling and sometimes fatal lung disease. Clusters of cases have been reported internationally...

Respirable crystalline silica exposure causes silicosis, a disabling and sometim...

2greys

•5 years ago

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Adding radiation after immunotherapy improves progression-free survival for some patients with metastatic lung cancer.

Adding precisely aimed, escalated doses of radiation after patients no longer respond to immunotherapy reinvigorates the immune system in some patients with...

Adding precisely aimed, escalated doses of radiation after patients no longer re...

2greys

•5 years ago

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What else can go wrong

I'm new on here, so here goes, I'm diagnosed with COPD, Sleep Apnoea and Sjogren's Syndrome. All affect and effect my breathing at some point of the day/night...

I'm new on here, so here goes, I'm diagnosed with COPD, Sleep Apnoea and Sjogren...

Beziboo

•5 years ago

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What happened to the horse .

Where is catch your breath the horse hope all ok x

soul-123

•5 years ago

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Radiation to the chest (the mediastinal region)?

Has anyone had radiation to the chest area? Specifically the mediastinal region? My radiation oncologist is going to do hypofractionated (which is a shorter...

Has anyone had radiation to the chest area? Specifically the mediastinal region...

mklc

•5 years ago

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Recently diagnosed with bronchiectasis

Hi everyone, my first post on this forum it will be great to communicate with others who have similar problems. I have recently been diagnosed with...

Hi everyone, my first post on this forum it will be great to communicate with ot...

LizPat30

•5 years ago

6 Replies

Hi all Winter protection

I have been in hospital for tube feeding, it has helped quite a lot. Yesterday I saw my lung consultant and he has given me 3 month worth of antibiotics, which...

I have been in hospital for tube feeding, it has helped quite a lot. Yesterday I...

stanns

•5 years ago

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Pet or Nicknames.

It isn't only animal pets That are given pet names It used to be that parents Gave their kids the same. My dad called me 'Nuisance' That's what I used to be...

It isn't only animal pets That are given pet names It used to be that parents Ga...

Hidden

•5 years ago

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Promising steps towards a treatment for pulmonary fibrosis.

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a type of lung disease that results in scarring of the lungs, also known as fibrosis. Over time, the fibrosis gets...

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a type of lung disease that results in sc...

2greys

•5 years ago

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New fungus-derived antibiotic: relief in sight for immunocompromised people

Immunodeficiency is the condition where the capability of the immune system to fight against diseases has been compromised. Immunocompromised people have a...

Immunodeficiency is the condition where the capability of the immune system to f...

2greys

•5 years ago

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Evasive consultant re my diagnosis of copd

Hello all, as some of you already know after a stay in hospital with pneumonia and a lung abscess I was given a shock diagnosis during an admission via A and...

Hello all, as some of you already know after a stay in hospital with pneumonia a...

sulkypants1970

•5 years ago

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Posts - Lung Conditions Community Forum | HealthUnlocked

Lung Conditions Community Forum

All posts for September 2019

Immunologists identify T cell homing beacons for lungs.

Medication

Lung rehabilitation

Bronchiectasis flare up

Harmful metals found in vapors from tank-style electronic cigarettes.

Oxygen shortage

Interstitial Lung Disease

Flu jab?

Help explain to family repeated flare ups severe COPD

Freedom

Depression, alcohol, guns, bad recipe.

Nodules - silent reflux

Depression, alcohol & guns in the house. Bad recipe!

HELLO IM BACK

HOME PORTABLE PEAK FLOW METER

Ct scan

Bacterial 'striptease' evades antibiotics.

Sepsis

How fungus-farming ants could help solve our antibiotic resistance problem.

Severe silicosis found among fabricators of engineered quartz stone.

Adding radiation after immunotherapy improves progression-free survival for some patients with metastatic lung cancer.

What else can go wrong

What happened to the horse .

Radiation to the chest (the mediastinal region)?

Recently diagnosed with bronchiectasis

Hi all Winter protection

Pet or Nicknames.

Promising steps towards a treatment for pulmonary fibrosis.

New fungus-derived antibiotic: relief in sight for immunocompromised people

Evasive consultant re my diagnosis of copd

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