One man's fatal lung infection highlights a rare danger that musicians may face: getting sick from fungi growing within their instruments, according to a recent report of the case. The 61-year-old man ...

Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is a disease of the lungs in which your lungs become inflamed as an allergic reaction to inhaled dust, fungus, molds or chemicals. Paywall-free, every day. MinnPost’s ...

Take a moment and assess your hobbies. Unless your idea of a good time is bungee jumping or scaling Mt. Everest, your favorite pastimes are likely pretty safe … right? Think again. Experts are calling ...

A Mariemont officer who plays bagpipes at funerals had his instruments stolen from his car A Mariemont officer who plays bagpipes at funerals had his instruments stolen from his car As he piped notes ...

Musicians who play wind instruments are at risk for a potentially fatal inflammatory lung condition that is being called "bagpipe lung," researchers suggested. Writing in the journal Thorax, British ...

Musicians take part in the 2016 World Pipe Band Championships qualifiers in Glasgow, Scotland. Cleaning the instrument immediately after use and allowing it to drip-dry would theoretically reduce the ...

Erin Tabinor said she was devastated by the suggestion her father did not clean his bagpipes properly A woman found out her father's death was connected to playing bagpipes after he was used as a case ...

Doctors have an important message for musicians: Don’t forget to clean your instruments. It could be a matter of life and death. Their warning was inspired by a 61-year-old British bagpipe player who ...

Listening to the bagpipes has been compared to torture. But who knew that playing them could kill you? British doctors are blaming the death of a 61-year-old Liverpool man on his bagpipes, whose moist ...

A woman found out her father's death was connected to playing bagpipes after he was used as a case study in a medical report. Doctors from Wythenshawe Hospital described a rare case, external of what ...