Popcorn Lung, a condition which is formally known as bronchiolitis obliterans, is an irreversible disease which narrows the bronchioles (i.e. the lungs’ smallest airways), by causing inflammation and subsequent scar tissue. The rare condition obtained its informal name from the fact that in the early 2000s many microwave popcorn plant workers were diagnosed with the … Continue reading Popcorn Lung: Separating Myth From Science