Getting an asthma diagnosis means you have to learn some new lingo. Your doctor may throw around phrases like “peak flow readings” (a way to measure how well your lungs are functioning), “short-acting ...

New asthma research indicates that as many as a third of people +55 years old may be living with undiagnosed asthma and that a high prevalence of asthma in an ageing population will impose an ...

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Doctors advise patients and families to stay alert to warning signs that distinguish lung cancer from asthma. Persistent ...

ASTHMA is a disturbance of the respiratory mechanism involving reversible, partial obstruction of the airway. One symptom is a raised sensitivity in human relationships. In a previous communication it ...

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Vesicular breath sounds are a type of breath sound. They are often soft, low-pitched sounds. Having vesicular breath sounds is normal, but changes in those sounds can be a sign of a lung condition. As ...

A singing initiative to help people with respiratory problems has been rated 9.2/10 by those taking part. Sounds Better CIC, a community organisation set up by three musicians in 2016, launched their ...