Infections & Pneumonia

26 May When COPD Symptoms Flare Up, Adjust Your Eating

Posted at 05:40h in COPD Research, Infections & Pneumonia, Nutrition & Diet 0 Comments

When you’re having a COPD exacerbation, you may find it hard to cook the way you usually do – or...

19 May Is It Your Annual Springtime Cold Or Allergies?

Posted at 05:27h in Air Quality, Allergy, Better Breathing, Infections & Pneumonia 0 Comments

It’s springtime and you have a cold. In fact, when you think about it, it seems you get a cold...

17 Mar March 24 Is World Tuberculosis Day

Posted at 06:07h in Infections & Pneumonia 0 Comments

Tuberculosis (TB) is a potentially serious infectious bacterial disease that mainly affects the lungs. It remains a deadly disease throughout...

03 Mar It Could Be Pneumonia, Not A Cold

Posted at 06:53h in Infections & Pneumonia 0 Comments

For people with chronic lung problems, including COPD sufferers, pneumonia can quickly become life-threatening. Pneumonia inflames the air sacs in...

04 Feb If You Have Asthma, You May Have a Higher Risk of Shingles

Posted at 05:06h in Allergy, Infections & Pneumonia, Other Lung Therapies 7 Comments

Shingles is a condition marked by a very painful localized rash that may take several weeks to resolve. It occurs...

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