Climate change can worsen the symptoms of pneumonia, warns a doctor, adding that increased levels of suspended particulate ...

World Pneumonia Day highlights the importance of diet in respiratory health. A well-balanced diet rich in leafy greens, ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 — Once considered uncommon in Malaysia, pneumonia is now the biggest killer in the country.

Using diagrams, the structure of the respiratory system is shown and then the structure and adaptations of the alveoli. An animation shows the process of gas exchange in the alveoli, with the ...

Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) is a rare respiratory disease that ... white blood cells that are part of the immune system and found in the alveoli or ‘air sacs’ of the lungs — remove ...

World Pneumonia Day, celebrated annually on November 12th, emphasises the worldwide health burden of pneumonia, a lung infection that affects millions of people, mainly children and the elderly. While ...

leading to respiratory failure. Autoimmune PAP is the most common form of the disease, in which the immune system erroneously attacks the cells tasked with clearing the alveoli. The nine-minute ...

Every year there are millions of cases of pneumonia all over the world, and it is a severe health issue globally. Pneumonia ...

Although researchers have found previous evidence that the vapor from e-cigarettes is harmful to the lungs, a new report ...

Pneumonia is the third leading cause of death across all ages and is the most common cause of death among children under five years of age in the Philippines. In 2023, pneumonia was the fifth leading ...