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Although exercise can reduce oxidative damage by increasing uptake of oxygen, the lack thereof also causes free radicals in the cells. Heavy intake of oxygen during aerobic activity can cause ...

Subjects take part in hyperbaric oxygen therapy in Florida. Many showed increased cognitive response after a three-month trial. (The Sagol Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Research/) No matter how ...

Respiratory desaturation, known as hypoxemia in medical terms, is when you have low blood oxygen saturation. Your blood oxygen saturation is a measure of how much oxygen is in your blood. A normal ...

Oxygen therapy helps people with emphysema breathe more easily. In the later stages of the illness, oxygen may also extend someone’s life. Emphysema is a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

The cold snap late last year hit El Paso at the exact wrong time; new COVID-19 patients were streaming into hospitals, many needing high flows of oxygen to breathe. That abrupt, massive draw on the ...