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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why can't you suffocate by holding your breath? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The human body has a number of mechanisms that prevent you from holding your breath until you suffocate. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ashley.s.hamer@gmail.com (Ashley Hamer) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley Hamer ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/afw82F6gEKzMWoUjHzhV6i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The body has several systems that keep you from holding your breath too long, each of which would take over if another failed.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman holding her breath.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New part of the body found hiding in the lungs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have discovered a brand-new type of multifunctional cell, known as RAS cells, in human lungs. The cells are key to maintaining healthy lungs and could be used to develop treatments, and potentially cures, for smoking-related diseases. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bxr5rYnBKvRaJsLana3fKc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers have discovered a new never-before-seen cell in the human lungs, which plays a vital role in the functioning of the respiratory system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Researchers have discovered a new never-before-seen cell in the human lungs, which plays a vital role in the functioning of the respiratory system.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What are the systems of the body? Fast facts about the human body and how it works ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Learn all about the human body's many systems and some of its individual organs, both vital and vestigial. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:53:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:42:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HJe4pNiQNtQVMRN5oNikAn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The systems of the body work in concert to keep our biological processes running smoothly.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[photo of a student holding a pen and notebook as she looks at a 3D model of the systems of the human body]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Respiratory system: Facts, function and diseases ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The respiratory system is responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide. The main organs are the lungs, which work in concert with the cardiovascular system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:03:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:37:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kim Ann Zimmermann ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gqJDouUgxJqKKsxsdrf2dj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The respiratory system is responsible for bringing our body oxygen and expelling waste products such as carbon dioxide. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Respiratory system: A woman breathes into the cold as she takes a break from exercising. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ After a Bout of Flu, Mice Grow Taste Bud Cells in Their Lungs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This is not a good thing for lung function. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:13:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:49 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stephanie Pappas ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KmCAnsBxdWxzSr5TG98dqb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Bright green tuft cells, which are found in taste buds, are seen throughout mouse lung tissue after an infection with the flu. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[tuft cells]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can You Really Get Sick from Smelling Dirty Socks? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/64337-smelling-dirty-socks-fungal-infection.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man in China had a habit of walking home from work every day, taking off his socks and… taking a great big whiff of them, according to news reports. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 18:47:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:32:35 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Yasemin Saplakoglu ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BEZwFwgghFC5vfD58MURmQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Man Coughs Up a Giant Blood Clot in the Shape of His Lung ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man in California surprised his doctors when he coughed up an unusual looking blood clot: It was in the shape of his lung. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 18:59:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:58:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mf8VtuPzEY3YE4t7tWYDJG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man coughed up a large blood clot that was in the shape of his &quot;bronchial tree,&quot; or the lung&#039;s branched airway passages.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man coughed up a large blood clot that was in the shape of his bronchial tree, or the lung&#039;s branched airway passages.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Exquisitely Preserved Lungs from 120 Million Years Ago Stun Scientists Studying Early Bird ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ancient organs rarely fossilize, so paleontologists were stunned to find the incredibly well-preserved remains of a lung that belonged to bird from the dinosaur age, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2018 21:14:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:59:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RUda9aXaGYENHmkyVKL6VQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The amazingly detailed Archaeorhynchus spathula, which has preserved feathers and what may be the oldest fossil lung ever seen in a bird.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s interpretation of the dinosaur-era bird &lt;i&gt;Archaeorhynchus spathula&lt;/i&gt;, which was a bit larger than a modern pigeon.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Does Drinking Milk Make Your Body Produce More Mucus? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A persistent myth about milk — that drinking it can lead to the production of more gooey mucus in your body's airways — is completely false, a new review finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2018 11:39:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:40:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BuXwf9gcJS4odyqyptUdfA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Man Went 5 Days with a Chicken Bone Stuck in His Lung ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It really did go down the wrong pipe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2018 19:54:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:54:37 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3YbgMjw6gGQWZMHG6MKiGR-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[The New England Journal of Medicine ©2018]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of a chicken vertebra bone in a man&#039;s lung. The bone, highlighted with a red arrow, is in the bronchus,&quot; the airway passage that branches off from the trachea into the lung.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of a chicken vertebra bone in a man&#039;s lung. The bone, highlighted with a red arrow, is in the bronchus,&quot; the airway passage that branches off from the trachea into the lung.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ This Pouched Rat Can Sniff Out Tuberculosis in Kids ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Tuberculosis is both deadly and difficult to test for. But a new paper suggests rats might make the illness easier to sniff out. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 14:27:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:34:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rafi Letzter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/prnTbi6YDHFHf7AZibWNGL-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Researchers in Tanzania train rats in the lab to sniff out tuberculosis.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Lab technicians work with an African giant pouched rat at APOPO&#039;s training facility in Morogoro on June 16, 2016. APOPO trains rats to detect both tuberculosis and landmines at its facility. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No, One Sick Passenger Won't Infect Everyone on the Plane ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Finally, some good news about airplane travel. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2018 19:02:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:47:14 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BCqgdUU54T2eMjQbzJMySF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A Mysterious Lung Disease Is Striking Virginia Dentists ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/61983-mysterious-lung-disease-dentists.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Health officials don't know what's behind this cluster of cases. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2018 22:01:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nnfrxx4UK7wbTDd8oU2dfK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Lungs: Facts, Function and Diseases ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lungs are an important part of the respiratory system. Adults take 15 to 20 breaths a minute, which comes to around 20,000 breaths a day. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 01:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:33:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alina Bradford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/i5Nn5wDrpntkLMxQb4EA85-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8 Ways That Air Pollution Can Harm Your Health ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60927-how-air-pollution-harms-health.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Toxic air can take an unexpected toll on physical and mental health. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 18:04:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bvu2uBWML8zYxNkFsc6eqe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Liposuction Nearly Turns Deadly for One Woman ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/60516-fat-embolism-syndrome-from-liposuction.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A liposuction procedure turned nearly deadly for a 45-year-old woman in England,  according to a new report of her case. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 22:31:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:06:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x9aoDzNUtAphZmyJCVuXgc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Air-Breathing Fish 'Hibernate' in Pods on Dry Land (Video) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59987-lungfish-hibernate-underground-nsf-video.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Most fish would be left high and dry during arid drought periods when bodies of water shrink and disappear — but African lungfish aren't most fish. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 15:41:45 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:59:00 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Mindy Weisberger ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dS4D4Kw7rzTuGp3rjbYQdi-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[What fish species will drown if you hold it underwater for too long? THIS GUY. Pictured: An African lungfish (&lt;i&gt;Protopterus dolloi&lt;/i&gt;).]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why ER Doctors Want to Banish the Term 'Dry Drowning' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59780-dont-say-dry-drowning.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some emergency-medicine doctors want to banish the phrase "dry drowning" because the term doesn't actually refer to any medically accepted conditions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2017 20:45:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 06 Aug 2019 23:13:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k76kcj2xSWfKhvCk5Zw5fS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Do Smokers' Lungs Heal After They Quit? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/59667-quit-smoking-lungs-heal.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ After a person quits smoking, the lungs can heal to a certain extent. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:54:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:30:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ryxnvpAwzSZmC7PA6NsN6L-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why One Woman Had Oil in Her Lung for Decades ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/58413-oil-lung-tuberculosis.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An elderly woman in Florida had oil in her lungs for decades from a now-outdated procedure she received to treat tuberculosis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 22:16:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:47:05 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jFcXL33EbKKJ5qPnYGYJFg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An elderly woman was found to have oil in her lungs from a procedure called oleothorax that she received decades ago to treat tuberculosis. Above, a chest X-ray showing the oil mass in the upper left part of the woman&#039;s lung.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A chest X-ray showing oleothorax in the upper left part of a woman&#039;s lung.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Are Colds and Flu Worse in Women Than in Men? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/56945-cold-flu-symptoms-men-women.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Colds and the flu may take a bigger toll on women than men, according to a new study based on people's reports of their own symptoms. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2016 15:22:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:55:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RrdFUJgU32qnEpC7upwCfB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Woman's Deadly Infection Linked to Horse Riding ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An elderly woman in Seattle died from an infection that she appears to have contracted from a horse she rode, according to a new report. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 22:22:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:08 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kDzNiAJG7sog36CoydnRq3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Aaaaaaah, Really? You Would Die If You Didn't Sigh ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53953-origins-of-sighing-in-brain.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ People actually sigh once every five minutes, researchers found. But these audible exhalations don't necessarily signal tiredness or exasperation. Rather, physiological sighs are vital to keeping the lungs functioning properly. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:43:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 19:08:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Lindsay Dodgson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/D32TqLmU2LqQWXKu8HHT2C-1280-80.jpeg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Woman Sighing]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Woman Sighing]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ MERS Vaccine Protects Camels, Which Is Good for People ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/53142-mers-vaccine-protects-camels.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Could treating camels help humans? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2015 23:12:57 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:36:56 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sara G. Miller ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/apL8cmofpHfctu2W5KHXzk-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ancient Human-Size Fish Breathed with Lungs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Before the dinosaur age, the coelacanth — a hefty, mysterious fish that now breathes with its gills — sported a well-developed lung, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:16:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:01:26 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9SUeYhjkUnPnmBzxgGYkh5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Laurent Ballesta / Andromede Oceanology Ltd / http://www.blancpain-ocean-commitment.com/en-us#!/home]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[At a 427-foot (130 meters) depth off Sodwana Bay in South Africa, the extant coelacanth L. chalumnae swims in its natural environment.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[natural environment coelacanth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Photos: Ancient Fish Had Well-Developed Lung ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Like its modern-day descendants, an ancient big fish known as a coelacanth had gills, but it also sported a well-developed lung, a new study finds. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2015 19:09:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:36:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zp9C9fZzXipUPvMUF7cnGT-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Didier Dutheil personal archive/ Muséum national d&#039;Histoire naturelle, Paris, France]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Paulo Brito created a giant replica of the fossil &lt;i&gt;Coelacanth Mawsonia&lt;/i&gt;. (Credit: Didier Dutheil personal archive/ Muséum national d&#039;Histoire naturelle, Paris)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Paulo Brito, coelacanths]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Light-Bulb Moment: Doctors Find True Cause of Toddler's Cough ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Doctors originally guessed, based on an x-ray,  that the item in the 15-month-old girl's chest was a hairpin. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Cari Nierenberg ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CLHAmCWNPTwqf6ZMgEDYAK-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This x-ray shows the object lodged in the girl&#039;s right bronchus.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This x-ray shows the object lodged in the girl&#039;s right bronchus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deep-Diving Dolphins Avoid 'Bends' with Powerful Lungs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When dolphins dive deep, they avoid succumbing to decompression sickness, or "the bends," likely because the sea creatures have collapsible lungs and can inhale and exhale two to three times quicker than humans. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Goldbaum ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7tZxaHXz2wTYUtPa8RaPui-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A genetic study found that the Mediterranean is a sea of genetic diversity for bottlenose dolphins.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[bottlenose dolphin swimming]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Child's Mysterious Paralysis Tied to New Virus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mysterious cases of paralysis in U.S. children over the last year have researchers searching for the cause of the illness. Now, a new study suggests that a new strain of a poliolike virus may be responsible for some of the cases. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2015 19:06:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:08:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UKkyyqZrQ8jRGjCTEa7wQf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4D Implant Saves Babies with Breathing Problems ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new "4D" medical device has saved the lives of three baby boys with life-threatening breathing problems, researchers say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 18:15:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 21:37:48 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fn3NqAuT3CeaUGotRWtCn8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This is the final 3D-printed tracheobronchial splint used in one of the baby boys. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This is the final 3D-printed tracheobronchial splint used in one of the baby boys. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ What Your Snot Says About You (Infographic) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Nasal discharge can be an indicator of health. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 21:58:03 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karl Tate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VDBsJu4cJQeJaHi7fQL9iM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Nasal discharge can be an indicator of health.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Diagram of sinuses and chart of mucus colors.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ear Infections: Symptoms and Treatment ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There are three types of infections that can affect the inner of outer ear. Ear infections are most common in children. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2014 03:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:00:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Alina Bradford ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SsjhaxqN3PwBo5K6gCbcT6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Deaths May Be Linked with Enterovirus: Why Some Kids Recover, Others Don't ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A child in Rhode Island passed away last week after having complications with the enterovirus D68, according to a report from the Rhode Island Department of Health. The virus has sickened hundreds of people across the United States. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 21:28:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Laura Geggel ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UKkyyqZrQ8jRGjCTEa7wQf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Enteroviruses under a microscope]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Enteroviruses]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Rare Respiratory Virus Suspected in 12 US States ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An uncommon virus has caused clusters of severe respiratory illness among children in at least two U.S. states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2014 20:21:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:58:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UKkyyqZrQ8jRGjCTEa7wQf-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[CDC/ Dr. Erskine Palmer]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Pneumonia Bacteria May Lurk in Windshield Washer Fluid ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease may be living in your windshield washer fluid, new research finds. Legionnaires' disease is an uncommon type of pneumonia, but can be deadly. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2014 16:21:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Agata Blaszczak-Boxe ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qjYtQqfGyk5nfwzVwYC5eA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Windshield washer fluid could contain the bacteria that cause Legionnaires disease, new research finds.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A man pours windshield washer fluid into his car.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How the Deadly MERS Virus Has Spread Around the World (Infographic) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Of 536 cases reported since 2012, 145 have died. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2014 21:46:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:38:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Karl Tate ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RHkZRq55HixQDx44eCMwo5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[By Karl Tate, Infographics Artist]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Of 536 cases reported since 2012, 145 have died.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Charts show the spread of MERS virus.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 8 Things You Should Know About MERS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced the second case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in the United States. Here are answers to commonly asked questions about the condition. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 20:10:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:54:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JczLvHJ4B77sBqS6rirnhN-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[CDC/Cynthia Goldsmith, Azaibi Tamin]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This highly magnified picture shows the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A highly magnified picture of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Air Pollution Linked to 1 in 8 Deaths Worldwide ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Air pollution exposure contributes to one in eight deaths around the globe, according to estimates released Tuesday (March 25) by the WHO. More than doubling previous guesses, the new report says air pollution killed 7 million people in 2012/ ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2014 20:54:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:50:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Megan Gannon ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xn29HW5icEeUbiMMSQnP7B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Shanghai before sunset in February 2008, seen from the Jin Mao tower observation deck. The sun has not yet dropped below the horizon; it has simply reached the smog line.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sunset in Shanghai, smog line, pollution]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gasp! 11 Surprising Facts About the Respiratory System ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Gasp! 11 Surprising Facts About the Respiratory System ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2014 16:15:36 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:52:57 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Joseph Castro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c7nsC2R45KLJkJuRTFn5GA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The primary organs of the respiratory system are lungs, which function to take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide as we breathe.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[lungs]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 5 Tips to Avoid Illness This Holiday ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ You may think that coming down with a cold or the flu this time of year is inevitable, but there are some things you can do to reduce your risk of illness, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2013 15:58:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:53:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x2hW9cAFkZ9ut4eurhqwSC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Strange Lung Ailment Revealed: A Giant Ball of Fungus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A man complaining of night sweats, fever and a persistent bloody cough was surprised to discover he had a nearly 3-inch ball of fungus growing in his left lung, according to a new case report. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:38:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:57:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3KbJtoJLqWKpLH8FPr5GG8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A man whose bloody cough wouldn&#039;t go away was surprised to learn he had a giant ball of fungus in his lung.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a large aspergilloma removed from a lung]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Ouch! Dental Implant Ends Up in Woman's Sinus ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A 57-year- old woman in Italy who went to the doctor with inflamed sinuses had an unusual diagnosis. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2013 21:00:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:32 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CnNXrpzPJdePYU8wACirAA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A 57-year-old woman in Italy was found to have a dental implant in her sinus. Above, a CT scan showing the displaced implant.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How Oral Hygiene Affects the Rest of You ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Brushing your teeth, flossing and visiting the dentist keep your teeth and gums healthy, but maintaining good oral hygiene is also important for your overall health, researcher suggests. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2013 20:04:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:04:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4Yb7ziavZGNhdjqU3kYzkj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagram of the Human Respiratory System (Infographic) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/26825-human-body-system-respiration-infographic.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Find out all about your lungs and how breathing works. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:25:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:37:36 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ross Toro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Lfgymf8gvH4yhQnhezPxEB-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ross Toro, Livescience contributor]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Find out all about your lungs and how breathing works.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Infographic: Find out all about your lungs and how breathing works.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Diagram of the Human Circulatory System  (Infographic) ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/27585-human-body-system-circulation-infographic.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Find out all about the blood, lungs and blood vessels that make up the circulatory system. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:24:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:41:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ross Toro ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/m889y5GrscMcFPZMRYVtLi-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Ross Toro, Livescience contributor]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Find out all about the blood, lungs and blood vessels that make up the circulatory system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Infographic: Find out all about the blood, lungs and blood vessels that make up the circulatory system.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Why MERS is Not the New SARS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The new virus that causes Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) has been compared to that of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), but the two conditions have some important differences, a new study says. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 22:52:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:49:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ejJgTBKH3PH8xQWxyMcsuh-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[CDC/ Dr. Fred Murphy]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Coronaviruses, the family of viruses to which SARS belongs, are a group of viruses that have a crown-like (corona) appearance when viewed under an electron microscope.]]></media:description>                                                    </media:content>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Man Receives First Synthetic Trachea Implant ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Doctors in Sweden have performed the first-ever implant of a synthetic organ, a windpipe, researchers announced yesterday. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 09:04:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:50:34 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rachael Rettner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Healthy Geezer: Is Ozone Dangerous? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/35640-healthy-geezer-ozone-dangerous.html</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Some ozone is good and protects us from the sun, but ground-level ozone is bad for our health. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 09:04:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:50:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fred Cicetti ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The Healthy Geezer: Can You Really Get Legionnaires' by Drinking Water? Yes ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ While this sounds like an urban myth, it is true. ]]>
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                                                                                                                            <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2013 09:04:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:30:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Fred Cicetti ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                </item>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Air Pollution Is a Major Trigger of Heart Attacks, Study Finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Time spent in traffic accounted for the most heart attacks, the study said. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amanda Chan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2deALmyRbyhB7kuYLp6n67-1280-80.jpg">
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