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Lungs Summary
699 words, approx. 2 pages
The lungs are vital organs located in the chest (thoracic) cavity of the human body. They function in gas exchange by obtaining oxygen from the air to provide energy for cells throughout the body and by eliminating carbon dioxide. Air enters through...
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Pulmonary : Environmental Science and Engineering
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The portion of the respiratory tract which includes the respiratory bronchiole, alveoli ducts and...
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Lung Information
2,119 words, approx. 7 pages
The lung is the essential respiration organ in air-breathing vertebrates, the most primitive being the lungfish. The two lungs are located in the chest on either side of the heart. Their principal function is to transport oxygen from the atmosphere into...


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Science Weekly
Lungs.
03/25/1998: 4,249 words, approx. 14 pages
How long can you hold your breath? Not very long. Your body needs air to live and your lungs are the organs that help you breathe. They work together with your heart and the blood in your circulatory system to carry air to...
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Clinical Medicine
Lung transplantation
10/01/2007: 983 words, approx. 3 pages
Background Lung transplantation had a difficult birth and a tumultuous childhood but has blossomed into a settled and successful adulthood. Thirty years ago, the procedure seemed a dim and distant prospect as a viable treatment for patients dying prematurely with advanced lung disease....
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Group Identifies Black Lung 'Hot Spots'
8/15/2006: 1,011 words, approx. 3 pages
Federal researchers believe coal miners in some Appalachian counties are getting black lung at a younger age and higher rate than other mining regions, despite the government's measures to control coal dust levels and eliminate the disease. "Black lung is...
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Drug may help lung cancer patients
9/11/2007: 363 words, approx. 1 pages
ImClone Systems Inc. and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. claimed Tuesday that the drug Erbitux improved the survival rate of patients with the most common type of lung cancer in a late-stage study. ImClone shares jumped 21 percent.The drug, already approved to treat colon cancer and head...
 


 

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