Introduction Pneumoconiosis is characterised by diffuse fibrosis in lung tissue, and its incidence is on the rise. At present, there are limited therapeutic options for pneumoconiosis. Pulmonary ...

Baritosis is one of the benign pneumoconioses in which inhaled particulate matter lies in the lungs for years without producing symptoms, abnormal physical signs, incapacity for work, interference ...

There was also a decrease in silicosis, Pulmonary TB, Coal Workers Pneumoconiosis and other diseases. "It is, however, regrettable that during the reporting year 2023, the gold sector reported the ...

Miners without tuberculosis or pneumoconiosis served as a comparison group. CONCLUSIONS Tuberculosis can cause chronic impairment of lung function which increases incrementally with the number of ...

Changes in chest HRCT, pulmonary function, and clinical symptoms of patients ... by a radiologist and a qualified physician from the pneumoconiosis department. The following indicators were recorded: ...

We present 3 cases from a group of 21 miners. The patients, ranging in age and mining exposure, exhibited symptoms of severe pulmonary conditions, including pneumoconiosis, pulmonary hypertension and ...

Think of the kind that makes you pause and take a moment or more to pronounce these words. With around 273,000 headwords — for example, if you look up the word “cat” in a dictionary, “cat” is the ...

Feb. 6, 2025 — Despite new medication, cystic fibrosis often leads to permanent lung damage. Researchers have discovered that the disease causes changes in the immune system early in life ...

The proportion of people who have never smoked being diagnosed with lung cancer is rising, with new research pointing to air pollution as a growing contributor to lung cancer around the world.

The iron lung, conceptualized in the late 1920s, was most notably the first line of defense against polio during the epidemics that occurred between 1948 to 1955. The device saved the lives of ...

Lung diseases are some of the most common medical conditions in the world. Tens of millions of people have lung disease in the U.S. alone. Smoking, infections, and genes cause most lung diseases.

A lung biopsy involves the removal of tissue or growths from the lungs. A doctor will use special devices, such as a fine needle, to remove the sample. A lung biopsy can help diagnose lung ...