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 ...

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 ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Last week a bizarre and ominous term surfaced online: thunder fever ...

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 ...

Adventitious breath sounds are abnormal sounds resulting from unusual airflow through the lungs. They can be due to conditions, such as asthma or bronchitis. Anything that changes the normal airflow ...

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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 ...

A leading government health body has issued official guidance about an increasingly common reaction to thunderstorms—life-threatening asthma attacks. And, terrifyingly, the dust and debris whipped up ...