Asthma - reducing your exposure to triggers
Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes sufferers to have repeated attacks of: Dr Angela Simpson, specialist registrar respiratory medicine Most people with asthma have few symptoms between attacks, but some people have severe asthma and ... [... more]
Net Doctor |
Compensation
Silicosis is an occupational lung disease that develops over time when dust-containing silica is inhaled into the lungs. Other examples of occupational lung disease include coalworker's pneumoconiosis and asbestosis. Silica in crystalline form is ... [... more]
BBC |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) describes some lung diseases that obstruct airflow and make breathing difficult. Here are the best ways to prevent it and how the symptoms may be treated. COPD is the overall term used to describe a ... [... more]
BBC |
Murray Grossan
If you're one of the thirty-eight million who endure from sinus problems, you know the debilitating effects this condition can bring--from pounding headaches, runny nose, and chronic fatigue to asthma, halitosis, even serious lung disease and ... [... more]
Random House |
Asbestosis
Asbestosis is a serious, long-term lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos dust over a prolonged period. Asbestos is a naturally-occurring fibre that was widely used for various industrial purposes, such as insulation and ship-building until the ... [... more]
NHS Direct |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the name for a collection of lung diseases including chronic bronchitis, emphysema and chronic obstructive airways disease, all of which can occur together. COPD is one of the most common ... [... more]
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