Anyone who has Asthma, or who is responsible for a child that has asthma knows how frightening it feels to feel like “you can’t catch your breath,” and in fact when someone is having an asthma attack breathing is very difficult. Inflammation and contraction of the muscles in the lungs cause spasms in the major ...
A sore throat is a common condition, and usually not a very serious one. But that doesn’t mean a sore throat isn’t painful. A sore throat can make doing the most common things-like eating, talking, laughing, or swallowing-excruciating. A sore throat can be caused by a lot of things, including a cold or the ‘flu, ...
It’s winter and the air in your home is very dry. You have a chronic, hacky cough and bronchial congestion. The only relief you feel is when you’re in the shower. Your doctor tells you to get a humidifier but when you get to the store you have no idea what to do. You stand ...
One out of every three or so kids is allergic to something. Most children have simply, mild yet annoying allergy symptoms. Other children’s symptoms can be more severe and can include breathing problems and or hives. It’s better to be allergic to something that you are hardly ever around than it is to be allergic ...
