Respiratory tract disorders and diseases Articles

Most people have already heard about sleep apnea but don’t know how to define it precisely. Well, experts say that sleep apnea is defined as the cessation of breathing during sleep.

Asthma is a chronic disease of the respiratory system in which the airway sometimes constricts and becomes inflamed. Also, the respiratory lining produces excessive amounts of thick mucus, often in response to one or more triggers.

The global incidence of asthma is increasing in the last decades. This causes significant loss of individual productivity and incur rising cost to healthcare systems. The triggering mechanisms of asthma are still not fully understood.

For thousands of years, humans have alternately adored or abhored cats. The reason for the our mass preoccupation with this feline species may be that cats have literal power over our brains, through brain parasites with which they infect us.

For reasons unknown to scientists at this time, the incidence of asthma is steadily increasing. There is now evidence that parents with children who have asthma do not always realize that the child’s treatment is inadequate

The United States west of the Mississippi has always been a dusty place, but over the last 20 years it has become even dustier. Frequent clouds of dust in the sky have multiple effects on health and quality of life.

Why are colds more common in winter even though being cold doesn’t cause them? How can a doorknob or touching your eyes give you a cold and why do people get them after long-haul flights? There are many surprising facts about the common cold.

Allergies, asthma, and sinus problems tend occur together. Treating any of the trio may relieve the other two.

The nighttime snoring, snorting, and loss of breath caused by obstructive sleep apnea keeps tens of million of people—and their bed partners — sleeping fitfully every night.

Can giving birth to your child through a caesarean section affect the baby's health? Can the place of delivery, whether at home or in a hospital, have any bearing on the child's chances of developing allergies later on?