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The effects of tobacco smoke on the airways and lungs, and what recovers after quitting. Key takeaways Most effective approach: counseling combined wi...
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Outdoor and indoor air pollution, and its effect on lung and heart health. Poor air quality is linked to worse asthma and COPD and to heart problems,...
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Outdoor and indoor air pollution, and its effect on lung and heart health. Key takeaways Outdoor pollutants of most concern: fine particle pollution a...
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Infection of the lung tissue, from bacteria, viruses or fungi, causing cough, fever and breathlessness . It remains a serious illness in older adults,...
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Infection of the lung tissue, from bacteria, viruses or fungi, causing cough, fever and breathlessness . Key takeaways Typical symptoms: cough with mu...
Continue Reading : Answers to the Common Questions on Pneumonia Techniques that reduce the work of breathing or the sensation of breathlessness . They can genuinely help in chronic lung disease and anxiety , but th...
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Techniques that reduce the work of breathing or the sensation of breathlessness . Key takeaways Pursed-lip breathing: can help in COPD by slowing brea...
Continue Reading : Breathing Exercises: Common Questions Answered Seasonal allergic rhinitis caused by pollen, with nose, eye and sometimes chest symptoms. It worsens asthma control in many people, and the most effec...
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Seasonal allergic rhinitis caused by pollen, with nose, eye and sometimes chest symptoms. Key takeaways Most effective for nose symptoms: a corticoste...
Continue Reading : A Q and A on Hay Fever The symptoms that should prompt a checkup, and who should be screened. Survival depends heavily on the stage at diagnosis, and most symptoms are ones...
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The symptoms that should prompt a checkup, and who should be screened. Key takeaways Common symptom: a cough that does not go away or gets worse Scree...
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The changeable factors linked to a lower risk of developing dementia. Research links a meaningful share of dementia risk to factors that can be change...
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The changeable factors linked to a lower risk of developing dementia. Key takeaways Factors linked to higher risk: high blood pressure, hearing loss,...
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Difficulty with recall, concentration or finding words, from many possible causes. Several common causes are treatable, which is why memory problems s...
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Difficulty with recall, concentration or finding words, from many possible causes. Key takeaways Treatable causes: depression, anxiety, thyroid proble...
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