respiratory

If you love hot, humid weather, you probably embrace the heat waves that we are often faced with during the summer months.  Unfortunately, according to new research, these heat waves may be harmful to your immune health — especially to your respiratory system — due to rising ozone production.  This new research was conducted by ...click here to read more

If you’re a smoker you probably know all about the negative effects smoking can have on your health, but did you know that you are also endangering the health of your children? Respiratory Infections I’m sure if you’re around kids often, you hear a lot of coughing, sneezing and wheezing.  Acute respiratory infections and are ...click here to read more

You may have seen, at some point or another, someone laying on a massage table with a white towel draped over his or her head. A candle, lit, was protruding from the ear. This is called “ear candling.” The technique dates back to ancient Egypt. According to its practitioners, the candle removes wax from the ...click here to read more

Have you ever been told that there’s no way to prevent getting the common cold — that catching one here and there is an inevitable part of life sometimes? But how do we explain those friends and family members that never seem to get a cold? Why do some people seem to succumb to the cold ...click here to read more

Many people, including medical professionals, believe that chronic cough is linked to another condition. It is symptom of something, rather than a condition in itself. But is this correct? U.K. researchers have come out saying that this may be false and, worse, could be preventing the development of new treatments. A new study has looked closely ...click here to read more