There are several lung diseases classified as interstitial lung disease, the Mayo Clinic states. While there may be strong differences between them, the common result is lung tissue scarring that is irreversible. These types of disease can occur...
Prescription bottles, shoe boxes and many food containers usually have small packets or cylinders containing silicon dioxide. Known popularly as silica gel, the compound inside of these packets is a man-made desiccant, or moisture-abosorbing...
Dostinex, generically sold as cabergoline, is a medication used to stop the production and release the hormone prolactin in your pituitary gland, which is located in your brain. Dostinex can be also used to manage fertility problems, menstrual...
Pulmonary fibrosis, or PF, is a disease characterized by lung tissue flexibility caused by scarring. Symptoms can include shortness of breath and a constant dry cough. It can be caused by toxic industrial substances like asbestos and silicone. Two...
Atelectasis and scarring are two conditions of the lungs that make it difficult to breath. Atelectasis, a complete or partial collapse of a lung, can be reversed; scars in the lung cannot. Atelectasis can lead to lung scarring and, in some...
Asbestos poisoning takes place when tiny asbestos particle fibers are inhaled and they lodge in the lung. There is often no immediate symptom that lets you know this has taken place. In fact, according to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms can take up to...
Normal, healthy adults have an average resting breath rate of between 12 and 15 breaths per minute. For a 24-hour period, 15 breaths per minute equal 21,600 times the lungs receive air, process it and expel carbon dioxide. In healthy lungs, this...
Fibrotic lung disease is also known as pulmonary fibrosis, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis or interstitial lung disease. These terms describe a group of chronic lung disorders that ultimately result in damage to the alveoli, the tiny air sacs in...
Sarcoidosis, vasculitis and diffuse lung diseases all lead to inflammation. Sarcoidosis involves inflammatory cells that gather in the body. Vasculitis occurs when the blood vessels become inflamed, and diffuse lung disease leads to inflamed lung...
Candida is a type of yeast that sometimes causes fungal infections in humans. Healthy people typically have low levels of Candida living in their bodies, and the fungi only starts growing out of control when a person's immune system becomes...
Healthy lungs allow you to absorb fresh air, avoid stale air and speak well. Injuries, certain drugs, radiation treatment, smoking and illnesses, such as asthma, lung cancer, bronchitis and emphysema, can cause damage and scar tissue to develop in...
Black lung, also known as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, describes a lung disease caused by the inhalation of coal dust or graphite. Initially, coal dust in the lungs causes few problems. Over time; however, the dust accumulates in the lungs,...
A bone marrow transplant is a procedure used to replace damaged or abnormal bone marrow with healthy bone marrow stem cells from a donor. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the side effects of a bone marrow transplant depend on...
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber that was used extensively as a building material in the construction industry because of its insulation and fire-retardant properties, high tensile strength, and chemical and thermal stability. In...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a group of conditions affecting the lungs. It is sometimes referred to as chronic obstructive lung disease. The two hallmarks of COPD are emphysema and chronic bronchitis, but also includes...
