Inflammation caused by lupus may affect the lungs in many ways, and can involve the membrane lining of the lungs, the lungs themselves, the blood vessels within the lungs, and the diaphragm. The most ...

Pursed lip breathing is a slow breathing technique that enables a person to control how much air enters and leaves their lungs. It can help people with lung conditions such as chronic obstructive ...

Breathing techniques may reduce stress and anxiety, help a person get to sleep, or support treatment for lung conditions. Some techniques work to give immediate relief. Others may work best with ...

What Is the Respiratory System? The respiratory system is the organs and other parts of your body involved in breathing, when you exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide. All the cells in your body need ...

The diaphragm is an important respiratory muscle. It’s large, dome-shaped, and found below the lungs, around your lower-to-middle rib cage. When you inhale, your diaphragm lowers and helps your lungs ...

Just before you crest a hill or reach the end of a speed interval, your lungs go into overdrive. Your breath becomes shallow and rapid. You think if only you could pull in more air, you could surge up ...

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Sarah Murnaghan developed pneumonia in one of her transplanted adult lungs. July 8, 2013— -- Sarah Murnaghan has developed pneumonia in one of her newly transplanted lungs, her mother wrote on ...

Sarah Murnaghan upbeat in new video after diaphragm surgery. July 5, 2013— -- She's not back to singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" just yet, but there's a new video of Sarah Murnaghan awake ...

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia is one of the deadliest malformations in newborns. The main problem is the underdevelopment of the lungs. The condition also involves a hole in the diaphragm, which ...