Airborne dusts are common to many workplaces, many of which pose significant risks to workers due to their toxicities, sizes and configurations of their particles. Various metal fumes, such as lead ...

A young lad was taken to hospital and diagnosed with lung disease – caused by his pet parrots. Kenny Kajan, 13, grew up with ...

Adults with hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) expressed interest in more knowledge of prognosis, etiology, treatment, and living well with the disease, based on new survey data presented at the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American Thoracic Society issued a new clinical practice guideline to aid clinicians in diagnosing ...

Kenny's disease is understood to have come from living with the parrots - a parakeet, two Cockatiels and one African Grey - ...

A large case series in North Texas identified home mold as a modifiable cause of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). Climate change and extreme weather patterns promoted mold growth, whereas ...

Vaping is generally recognised to be healthier than smoking, in the same way that if you're going to be hit by a car, you'd ...

Musicians say spit and foul breath can linger in the instrument's plumbing. Sept. 7, 2010— -- That saxophone player can sure play the blues, but his instrument may be getting green. Brass ...

A British bagpipe player died after contracting a lethal fungal infection from his instrument, researchers say. As the experts explained, the moist interiors of wind instruments can promote the growth ...