Asthma is a lung disease characterized by a chronic inflammation of the airways in the lungs, which can flare up because of allergic reactions, viral infections, or exposure to irritants like smoke, pollen, and pet dander. Although some asthma episodes can be life threatening, if properly managed as...

Asthma Anyone can get asthma, and at any age. It is not contagious, and tends to run in families. In other words, if you have asthma you probably inherited it. There are about 14.6 million a...

The Common Cold The common cold is the most frequent infection across the United States. The cold part isn't so accurate. People used to think a cold came from being out in the cold, or being cold. Now we know what really causes it. What does happen is that you catch a virus from another pers...

The causes of Asthma are many, vary from person to person and each person's experience is unique. The various triggers or stimuli can be one of the following or a combination of: • Respiratory infections • Allergy to house dust mites (thought to affect around 75 percent of ast...

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a very common virus that causes mild cold-like symptoms in adults and older healthy children. It can cause serious respiratory problems in young babies, especially those born prematurely, who have heart or lung disease, or who are immunocompromised. # ...

Alternative medicine, also known as alternative therapies, lies outside the realm of conventional medicine. Alternative therapy is an intervention that: is not reimbursable by most health insurance providers in the United States, is not well supported by scientific tests establishing safety and effe...

We learn and are taught about the dangers of smoking as young children. We hear about it on television, radio and in print. It's all around us and completely unavoidable. Just about everyone knows someone who has died from a smoking related disease. And not only are smokers putting their ow...