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The
Lungs
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Did
you know the human lung contains 300 million air sacs.
If you were to unfold each one of them you could cover
a football field!!
The secrets of healthy lungs
Find out here how you breath and how
you can you keep your lungs healthy. |
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Problems:
Tuberculosis (TB)
What are the symptoms of TB and why is TB making a dramatic
comeback?
(Illustrated with muscial excerpts from Polish composer
Frederick Chopin, who died of TB in 1849, and the death
of Mimi from the last act of Puccini's opera La Bohmeme.)
Problems:
Acute Lung Infections (pneumonia)
Why is pneumonia so prevalent in Africa? And how can children
be protected?
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Problems:
Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is caused by smoking, and it is one of
the commonest forms of cancer. The incidence of lung cancer
could be easily reduced, by encouraging people to give
up smoking. However, in many parts of the world there
is a general reluctance to view smoking as a health hazard.
Listen here to find out about the symptoms of lung caner
and health campaigns in Asia to tackle its cause.
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Hear about how each organ works, how to keep it healthy and what can go wrong.
(The audio material on this site was originally broadcast on
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