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method to treat children with severe environmental allergies and asthma</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/oral-drops.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/oral-drops.php</guid><pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 14:28:32 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>HCoV-EMC/2012 Coronavirus Related to Bat Viruses</title><category>Respiratory</category><description>Phylogenetic analyses places the virus within the Beta-coronavirus genus, where its closest fully sequenced relatives are viruses called BtCoV-HKU4 and BtCoV-HKU5, both originally isolated in Asia from Lesser bamboo bats and Japanese house bats</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/coronavirus.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/coronavirus.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate><source 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with COPD</title><category>Respiratory</category><description>COPD patients on LTOT today face an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease and other non-respiratory ailments</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/causes-of-death.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/causes-of-death.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 11:05:48 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Air Pollution Exposure Increases Risk of Severe COPD</title><category>Respiratory</category><description>Long term exposure to low-level air pollution may increase the risk of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/pollution-copd.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/pollution-copd.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><source 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List</title><category>Respiratory</category><description>Americans with devastating disabilities will now get approved for benefits in a matter of days rather than months and years</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/lethal-lung-disease.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/lethal-lung-disease.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:34:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Treating Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - Emphysema</title><category>Respiratory</category><description>New potential to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease drug targets alleviate critical symptoms associated with emphysema</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/copd-emphysema.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/respiratory/copd-emphysema.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:26:31 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