Is bronchitis contagious, and how can you protect yourself? Learn how this respiratory illness spreads, key symptoms to watch ...

The Delhi government has imposed a complete ban on the manufacturing, sale, storage, and use of all types of firecrackers in the Indian capital until the new year. This measure, issued by the Delhi ...

Sure, having a cold or respiratory infection can temporarily make it harder to breathe. But if excessive coughing and ...

I attended Sheffield University to study law. After graduating I was not sure about a career in law so I took some time to ...

Learn more about Mucinex, a popular over-the-counter cough medication, including how it works, how long it lasts, and safety ...

Cruises are a great way for travelers with COPD to see the world. Most large cruise lines allow passengers to travel with ...

Hope is on the horizon for patients living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). CHEST 2024 in Boston featured a session highlighting emerging bronchoscopic therapies.

And it can cause you to lose your senses of smell and taste, which usually doesn't happen with bronchitis. Emphysema is a condition that happens when air sacs in your lungs, called alveoli ...

Increases in lung disease and high blood pressure were the most apparent in Europe and the US, with baby boomers on the continent nearly three times as likely to have chronic bronchitis or emphysema ...

COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, affects around 400 million people worldwide. It causes breathing difficulties and severely limits people’s capacity for physical activity. It ...

The researchers used data from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health study to quantify the association between e-cigarette use and asthma, chronic bronchitis, COPD, emphysema ...

Airflow obstruction is mainly due to three mechanisms: emphysema, bronchiolitis ... having a chronic bronchitis, a pulmonary artery over aortic diameter ratio above one, or bronchiectasis on ...