Emphysema first signs: Shortness of breath
Emphysema is a condition of the lungs. The walls of the air sacs in the lungs are no longer functioning properly and suffer from serious damage. In addition to this...
Emphysema final stages: Smoking and emphysema
Emphysema is a condition whichmanifests through permanent damage of the fine linings of the airsacs in the lungs. It is one of the most common diseases which affectpeople who smoke...
Early signs and symptoms of Allergic rhinitis (Hay fever)
Allergic rhinitis, hay fever or pollinosis is an allergic disease characterized by inflammation of the nasal cavity triggered by exposure to specific allergens. Many times the allergic reaction develops as...
Post surgery: Esophageal cancer nutrition therapy
Esophageal cancer is the type of cancer that develops in the esophagus. Esophagus is an organ that is located between the throat and the stomach and its main function is...
Emphysema drug treatment
Emphysema is one of serious chronic lung diseases from the group of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). According to the statistics, the number of COPD patients is on the rise...
Get rid of sinus infection
Sinus infection is a quite common ailment which occurs in many people. Since there are four air cavities in the facial bone there are four types of sinusitis. Apart from...
What is happening to your body when you have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
Definition of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a continuous lung disorder characterized by the scarring of the tissue of the lungs. Despite many clinical studies that have been...
Prevention of respiratory disease
Respiratory disease is the term for a group of conditions affecting the organs involved in breathing. Some of these conditions are asthma, respiratory infections, bronchitis, COPD and lung cancer. Respiratory...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: Life expectancy and quality of life
What is Pulmonary Fibrosis?Fibrosis is a medicinal term used for what people usuallyrefer to as scarring. Out of this a conclusion can be drawn that pulmonaryfibrosis is a medical issue...
Esophageal cancer early detection with X-ray
The data claims that there were more than 16,000 new patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer in the year 2010 in the United States alone. In the same year there were...