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Lung Disease and Respiratory Health Overview

Lung Disease can be serious and ranges from bronchitis and pneumonia to pulmonary hypertension. Some severe breathing symptoms may require lung function tests, X-rays, and more to diagnosis the problem. With proper treatments, many patients can breathe better and get the oxygen their bodies need.

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Study: Vitamin D Has No Clear Benefit for COPD Patients
Much hope has been pinned on vitamin D to cure, prevent, or treat a host of diseases, including the lung disease chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). New research, however, may dash some of this enthusiasm for people with COPD, an umbrella name for chronic lung diseases including chronic bronchitis and emphysema.

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