Iron accumulation: a new insight into fibrotic diseases
Fibrosis is associated with various chronic and life-threatening conditions, including pulmonary fibrosis, liver cirrhosis, kidney disease, and cardiovascular diseases, among…
Heart & Lung
Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent the uptake of e-cigarettes
Urgent action needed to protect children and prevent the uptake of e-cigarettes: Urgent action is needed to control e-cigarettes to…
Minimal Physical Activity Beneficial in Late-Stage Lung Cancer
Minimal Physical Activity Beneficial in Late-Stage Lung Cancer: Lung cancer kills more people globally each year than any other type…
Encouraging Dialogue: Complications in Heart Rhythm Cases.
Call for Heart Rhythm Patients and Doctors to Talk More to Prevent Stroke or Bleeding Complications Survey suggests that, for…
Highlighting undertreatment of women with cardiovascular disease
The consistent undertreatment of women with cardiovascular disease may have led to preventable heart attacks, strokes and even death, according…
Natasha’s lung cancer story
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Natasha was low risk for all cancers and especially lung cancer but it didn't…
WHO highlights tobacco industry tactics
New WHO campaign highlights tobacco industry tactics to influence public health policies: The World Health Organization (WHO), officially launched the…
WHO urged to reevaluate anti-smoking strategies
The Institute for Tobacco Studies (ITS) in Täby, Sweden, has raised a critical question about the World Health Organization's (WHO)…
WHO strategies against smoking currently insufficient
The Institute for Tobacco Studies (ITS) in Täby, Sweden released a topical paper urging the World Health Organization (WHO) to…
Tobacco policy should be health driven and science backed
The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is urging global policymakers to support and adopt tobacco policies that are health driven and…