http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/08/29/emphysema.aspxBy Gina Kolata A widely promoted lung operation for emphysema, so expensive that some predicted it would bankrupt Medicare, did not help a group of the sickest patients in a large, ongoing federal study. The findings from the study will be published inenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/08/29/emphysema.aspx#180707Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:05:40 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:180707upbeat<p>All our body parts are claimed to be reproduced periodically. &nbsp;IF I remember right a claim is made that every seven years our body is completely renewed. &nbsp;This sounds hard to believe although it has been proven that some parts like the skin and liver do get renewed. &nbsp;Now with stem cells it appears to be more of a reality. &nbsp;It is claimed that there is no cure for emphysema. &nbsp;How about the lungs, do they renew periodically. &nbsp;A smoker friend was told by his doctor after 25 years of smoking cessation that his lungs were like that of a non-smoker. &nbsp;Evidently it appears that not much research is being done on emphysema. &nbsp;I believe that there is a substance that one can imhale to cure emphysema yet to be found.</p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=180707" width="1" height="1">http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2001/08/29/emphysema.aspx#39096Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:54:43 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:39096zorbo<p>Gee, that commentary sounded so judgmental! My mother smoked for 28 years, and stopped 17 years ago - never had a cigarette since and was never a heavy smoker, though she did grow up surrounded by smoking, so in effect she started smoking passively before she started smoking actively. She has a mild form of emphysema diagnosed 4 years ago. </p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=39096" width="1" height="1">