Immunization of adults: A jab of better lifeTimes of IndiaThe pneumococcal vaccine-which prevents the development of pneumonia in the lungs from a common bug-is prescribed to the susceptible population children, geriatric group, asthmatics and patients…

Dr. Tandaw SamdarshiJackson Free PressBased on the pilot, last summer, Samdarshi received a four-year, $3.8 million grant from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to fund the full study. Sleep is a major activity of our lives. If we live to be…

Hoopla over hookah lounge proposal in BridgewaterTaunton Daily GazetteCouncilor William Wood, who made the motion to table the ordinance, told his fellow councilors his brother-in-law died of lung cancer. Wood has been raising money for the Jimmy Fund …

A graying population and revised policies determining who gets priority for donated organs have led to a rising proportion of older adults receiving transplants.

Taiwan TodayMa vows to revitalize Taiwan economyTaiwan TodayParticipants included Lung Ying-tai, ROC minister of cultural affairs; Shih Yen-shiang, ROC minister of economic affairs; Hamid Biglari, vice chairman of Citigroup Inc.; D. C. Chien, chairman …

For Anderson resident Lyle McPherson, the mark of 2013 means so much more than just a new year, it’s another chance at life every single day. McPherson is the longest living extracorporeal membrane oxygenation/double lung transplant patient in the world at 55 years old, he said. Having survived 8 years after his original operation in 2004, he has defied all odds that were set against him from …

The AgeWhiff of desperation as tobacco lobby loses its puff over packagingThe AgeSixty-four nations have now made the unforgettable pictures law and six (New Zealand, Britain, France, Norway, Turkey and India) are already showing strong interest in fol…