Word: lungful
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...born Robert) to clarify that he was not that bad a guy, uplifted a generation dazed by Vietnam and Watergate. America, he said, "needed somebody who would spill blood and break bones ... who wasn't phony." He made it a point to be that person. Knievel, who had incurable lung disease, died at 69 after years of ill health...
...According to Corbett, who did all the promotional posters and pins for Butte's annual Evel Knievel Days each summer, Knievel was suffering from a lung ailment, pulmonary fibrosis. "When you spoke with him, it was an effort for him to finish a sentence without taking another breath," he said. "But he faithfully came to Evel Knievel Days in Butte, even though the severe altitude change, from sea level to mile-high, was especially hard on him. But he was tough...
...such risk is that beta carotene supplements have been shown to increase the risk of lung cancer among smokers and people who are in contact with asbestos, according to Grodstein...
...Zadroga family requested a second review by the city medical examiner, part of the process to add Zadroga’s name to the official list of 9/11 victims. The report, released last month, concluded Zadroga had injected crushed prescription pills into his bloodstream, which scarred his lung tissue...
...Monday, Bloomberg called James Zadroga—a detective who died of lung disease after working 450 hours at Ground Zero—“not a hero,” drawing criticism from local police unions and Zadroga’s family...