An American man believed to be the only consumer to develop the ailment called "popcorn lung" from regular servings of microwave popcorn has filed a lawsuit claiming injury from the artificial butter flavouring that previously sickened only popcorn factory workers. picked by AutumnLotus 10 months ago

A US study has linked eating cured meat like bacon and hot dogs with increased risk of lung disease. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Finnish scientists hope reindeer living in the Arctic Circle could help find a cure for a disfiguring tropical disease. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The virus causes haemorrhagic disease - meaning it can cause internal and external bleeding. The first victim was a woman from Zambia flown to South Africa for treatment. A paramedic who accompanied her and a nurse from the clinic where she was taken also died.
*Yikes!* picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago

Consumers, not just factory workers, may be in danger from fumes from buttery flavoring in microwave popcorn.
Related to this earlier post. picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

Rare disease requires some children to sleep under intense blue lights to help them break down waste material in their blood. This disease strikes them more than average because of strict marriage laws in their community. Ironic that the only thing that can help them (electrical lights) is from a world that most of them deny. picked by Moe 2 years ago

A (for me, at least) very interesting article, titled "Germ of an Idea", in the latest Economist. A nice and quite understandable description of links between germs, genes, immunity, disease, etc. picked by rambler 12 months ago

There is no doubt that heart disease is a serious disease that may kill more women than cancer. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Until recently, celiac disease was thought to be rare in this country. But in 2003, Dr. Alessio Fasano published a study showing that the ailment actually affects 1 in 133 Americans, or roughly 3 million people. Minor symptoms include diarrhea, bloating and abdominal cramping. picked by muppet 1 year ago

Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanosconiosis is a type of lung disease.

Trying to pronouce this word will cause me lung stress. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

This is the first evidence for extinction of an animal entirely by disease. Humans could be next. picked by tontodiablo 2 weeks ago

A doctor's gender could determine how early heart disease is detected in women. picked by Neiako 1 year ago

How your food is cooked may be as important to your health as the food itself. Researchers now know more about a new class of toxins that might soon become as important a risk factor for heart disease and metabolic disorders as trans fats. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Canadian scientists have identified seven genes or areas associated with an increased risk of contracting Crohn`s disease. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

This is the only true way to see if your cows has the disease. picked by beany11 2 years ago

The symptoms sound like something from The X Files - sufferers complain of a crawling sensation all over the body, egg-like lumps under the skin and, even more bizarrely, cuts which produce tiny red and blue fibres. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Texas A&M University is under review this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for failing to report that a researcher was accidentally infected with brucella, a bioweapon agent being studied on campus. picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

Researchers say they have made the most significant breakthrough for 15 years in the quest to understand the fatal condition Motor Neurone Disease (MND). picked by keroberos32 9 months ago

Diacetyl is used in butter flavorings found in microwave popcorn, Although diacetyl has long been considered safe, the flavoring has been cited as a possible source of injury to employees who may have inhaled large dosages. picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

Chinese surgeons who operated on a baby girl with breathing problems were amazed to find grass growing on her lung. The 10-month baby girl, from Zhoukou city, was initially diagnosed with pneumonia but the symptoms didn’t improve after several days of treatment. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago