COPD emerged as an umbrella term for several respiratory diseases, including emphysema and chronic bronchitis, caused by lung damage. Because its effects are irreversible, early diagnosis and ...

Languages are either syllable-timed, where all the syllables in a word last for the same amount of time, even when syllables are stressed, or stress-timed, where stressed syllables are pronounced at ...

While speaking to press about fertility treatments, Donald Trump struggled to pronounce the fertility medicine Pergoveris, then jokingly asked why it couldn't have a 'nice, simple name.' ‘Adult female ...

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The prevalence of obesity in the United States could rise sharply under a definition of obesity released earlier this year by the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology Commission. Additionally, the ...

Her legacy will include the ways she shaped fashion, rather than allowing fashion to shape her. By Vanessa Friedman Diane Keaton, the Oscar-winning actress whose death at 79 was revealed this weekend, ...

A British Sikh organisation is threatening legal action against the UK government over a potential new definition of Islamophobia. The Network of Sikh Organisations (NSO) argues that any ...

The record holder for having the world's longest name says it takes a whopping 20 minutes to read his full moniker aloud – and he's only ever heard it once. For ease, Laurence tends to go by just his ...

Texas city names are notoriously hard to pronounce. From medium-level difficulty towns like "Boerne" to expert-level areas like "Nacogdoches," it's easy to doubt your ability to understand English.

Paediatricians in the State are unhappy about the advisory issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), which asked medical practitioners not to prescribe cough syrups for children ...

Acquisition strengthens Merck’s cardio-pulmonary portfolio with addition of Ohtuvayre ® (ensifentrine), a first-in-class COPD maintenance treatment, that is expected to grow into the next decade ...