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| Natural Remedy For Emphysema |
Question:
Looking for a natural remedy for emphysema?
Answer:
There is no cure or natural remedy for emphysema but there is hope on the horizon.
A form of vitamin A could one day provide the basis for a cure for the smoking
disease emphysema.
British researchers have found that retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A,
can cure the disease in mice.
The researchers bred mice with all the hallmarks of emphysema. The mice had
been given a chemical soon after birth, which prevented the tiny air sacs in
the lungs from developing properly.
By the time these mice were adults they had serious breathing problems and
their lungs were unable to exchange gases effectively.
When these mice were given retinoic acid, the number and size of the tiny air
sacs in the lungs returned to normal. Their lungs exchanged gases more
effectively and they were able to breathe more easily
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