5 Things ALS Patients Should Know About Breathing Difficulties And How To Find Relief
ALS affects nerve cells, including those that communicate with the lungs, leading to significant breathing difficulties as patients progress. This article outlines the cause, consequences, techniques and tips for ALS patients with breathing difficulties.
Global Hand Hygiene Day: Wash Your Hands Like Your Life Depends On It, Because That Might Just Be True
COVID-19 succeeded where years of awareness campaigns failed. This Global Hand Hygiene Day, everyone is interested in handwashing. Are YOU doing it properly?
What Should You Know About COVID-19 Testing? A Detailed Overview
Different tests are available for COVID-19, but how much can they tell us, and how accurate are they? Find out how they work and why we can get false results, your options for getting tested, and current WHO and FDA recommendations.
Small Bite, Huge Risk. What Do You Need To Know About Malaria?
The global battle against COVID-19 has increased awareness of other infectious diseases, many of which have evolved alongside us for thousands of years. Although many are preventable, they still claim millions of lives. Malaria is no exception.
What's The Relationship Between Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) And Heart Failure?
While heart failure and COPD are both vicious diseases, the combination of the two is particularly dangerous and associated with much worse outcomes than each of them alone. Here is how and why these two conditions are connected and make each other worse.
Prejudice, Stereotypes, And Xenophobia: How The COVID-19 Pandemic Stigmatized Coughing
Because we still don’t know much about COVID-19, it is entirely normal that we’re afraid of what’s going to happen next. However, this fear has led us to afraid of other people, creating new problems in containing the disease.
Cytokine Storm Syndrome: What Do You Need To Know About This Potential Cause Of Death In COVID-19 Patients?
As the days go by, we learn more and more about COVID-19. The recent discovery about the cause of death in certain patients might change the way we monitor and treat the most severe cases. What do you need to know about Cytokine Storm Syndrome?
The Coronavirus Outbreak As It Is Unfolding: Updates And Prevention Tips
Get the LATEST UPDATES on the Wuhan coronavirus on SteadyHealth daily to follow the course of the outbreak. What do we know so far? How is it spreading? How can you protect yourself? Stay informed — keep safe.
5 Lifestyle Modifications That Can Help Prevent Asthma Attacks
Acute asthma attacks are the main manifestation of asthma in most patients, regardless of the type or origin of the disease.
5 Early Signs You'll Have An Asthma Attack
Asthma patients can experience mild to severe episodes of asthma attacks. These patients' airway walls are hypersensitive due to chronic inflammation, which means that the presence of triggers can cause an acute reaction known as an asthma attack.