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‘I was only going to live 15 months’: How an 'invasive' surgery saved this woman’s life
“If I didn’t do anything, I was only going to live 15 months, which I was not going to take as an answer,” says lung cancer survivor Heather Von St. James.
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'Am I going to die?': How one man used his COPD diagnosis to change his life
The glass shop owner’s doctor told him he would to learn how to live with his disease, and that included making some big changes.
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5 health hazards in the workplace you’re probably overlooking
There are plenty of potential problems for people living with COPD or other lung diseases, even if they are in a traditional office-based environment. Here's how to stay protected.
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He was a rookie firefighter on 9/11. Now he's fighting for other first responders' well-being.
“We’re at the tip of the iceberg, and it’s about to get worse for a lot of us," Rob Serra tells Yahoo Life.
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The dangerous health risks that house cleaners, hairstylists and other service industry workers are exposed to every day
When you think of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), you probably picture smokers. While it’s true that smoking is a leading cause, another huge culprit is your job.
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A popular hair-straightening treatment forced this stylist to 'make the difficult decision' between her health and career
“I found myself sobbing at the doctor's office and that's the day she told me what I didn't want to hear," says hairstylist Jennifer Arce.
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More than 7 million women in the U.S. have this deadly disease. Here's how it affects their physical and mental health.
The sobering truth is that the number of deaths among women from COPD has increased four-fold over the past three decades. Here’s what women need to know to protect themselves.
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