Woman's chest pain needs diagnosis Oct 27, 2009
A recent chest film showed no signs of pleurisy ... Chest pain can be the result of many things, including pleurisy (inflammation of the lining of the lungs) and heart conditions. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Looking Back Oct 22, 2009
Irvin Knepp is having an attack of pleurisy. Mr. and Mrs. John Hartsock have gone to housekeeping on the Mrs. O. Strickler farm. (Kalona News, IA)
An apple a day Sep 17, 2009
"Apples must be gathered when the moon is at the full, in fair weather and about the 15th of September, and that by hand, without any pole or pealing down, because otherwise the fruit would be much marred ... Sweet apples do much good against the melancholic affects and diseases, but especially against the pleurisy." -Charles and Liebault Estienne's "Country Farm," 1570 While most of us don't pick our apples beneath the full moon in fair weather, the commentary on illness is a timely reminder.... (Chetek Alert, WI)
Chelmsford victim gets a legal ray of hope, but it's 36 years overdue Sep 7, 2009
But his involuntary treatment - he was drugged after refusing to sign a consent form - left him with pneumonia, pleurisy and a pulmonary embolism. It also left him unemployable, on a disability pension and with chronic post-traumatic stress disorder. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
LFAGW to Offer First 'Living with Lupus' Baltimore Workshop on August 15 Jul 30, 2009
Pain in the chest on deep breathing (pleurisy). Butterfly-shaped rash across the cheeks and nose. (PR Newswire)
Lung cancer patient takes aggressive tack Jun 22, 2009
In March 2006, she was hit with a painful lung inflammation known as pleurisy, and got a lung scan for that. That's when her lung specialist noticed a tiny spot on her lower left lung. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
R.H.(Dickie) Dale Jun 5, 2009
His problem was first thought to be pleurisy but it proved to be far more serious. He was stricken with tuberculosis. (Suite101.com)
The Death of President George Washi... Jun 1, 2009
Historically painted as a robust, indomitable figure, during his lifetime Washington suffered from a myriad of health problems, including smallpox, diphtheria, and quinsy with recurring bouts of malaria, tuberculous pleurisy, and dysentery. Also afflicted with poor hearing, bad eyesight and well-known dental problems, many believe that Mr. Washington may have also been sterile. (Suite101.com)
Special deliveries Feb 14, 2009
(I had been a nurse-in-training when I was diagnosed with pleurisy from tuberculosis and had to withdraw before our marriage. Married women going back to continue their education was not yet commonplace in our area, plus we lived 50 kilometres from the hospital. (Globe and Mail)
