Asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema look alike but have major differences. Learn more about the differences in presentation and treatment of these conditions. Asthma, chronic bronchitis, and ...

Bronchitis is defined as an inflammation of the bronchial tube linings, which carry air from the atmosphere into and out of the lungs. This can either occur as an acute or chronic condition depending ...

World Asthma Day, a global healthcare event is observed on the first Tuesday in May every year in a bid to spread awareness about the chronic respiratory disease. This year, the day is being marked on ...

Asthma, emphysema, bronchitis are the diseases of lung airways. All three conditions affect breathing, but they differ in pathogenesis, severity, causes and treatment. Asthma causes tightening of ...

One of the videos I keep in my Bing Saves section shows a woman very sick with bronchitis. Now I agree with her that bronchitis can linger for months and can produce severe complications. Before the ...

Wheezing, coughing and breathlessness may not always be asthma. Cardiologist explains how heart failure can cause similar ...

People who had bronchitis at least once before the age of seven are more likely to develop lung problems in later life, according to new research. However, the lung diseases they suffer from by the ...

With the quality of air steadily decreasing in large cities, and in the high-AQI regions particularly, respiratory complaints have increased exponentially.Chronic coughing, wheezing, chest tightness ...

Objective: The effects of passive smoke exposure on respiratory health are still under debate. Therefore, we examined the risk of respiratory symptoms related to passive smoke exposure among German ...

The researchers found that increasing childhood bronchitis severity was associated with adult asthma/pneumonia-ever. People who had nonrecurrent, recurrent, or protracted recurrent episodes of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Recurrent episodes of childhood bronchitis appear to be associated with increased risk for lung disease later in ...