How does smoking affect the lungs? Around 500 million microscopic air sacs called alveoli are found in your lungs. These alveoli are reservoirs of the air you breathe and draw oxygen from the air you breathe and expel carbon dioxide. Smoking kills the cells that line these air sacs, which causes them to collapse.…
Read MoreIf you have a first- degree family member with asthma, it is more likely that you might develop asthma than someone who has no family history of this beathing disorder. A child is twice as likely to get asthma as someone who does not have a history of the condition in the family. A child’s…
Read MoreWhy are Pulmonary Function Tests Performed Your doctor might arrange for Pulmonary Function tests (PFT) to evaluate how well your lungs are functioning. These are not blood tests but rather tests that are done by a trained technician in the clinic. You will be explained and demonstrated on how to perform the test. If you…
Read MoreWhat is Monkeypox? What are common monkeypox symptoms? According to the CDC, monkeypox infections often last two to four weeks and start with flu like symptoms. Symptoms common in monkey pox are fever, headaches, muscle pains, and fatigue. Over time, fluid-filled pimples, sometimes known as “pox,” blisters or vesicles appear all over the skin. Health…
Read MoreThe hazards of smoking for heart health are numerous. Smoking can result in atherosclerosis resulting in problems such as gradual or sudden obstruction of critical blood vessels in the heart, abnormal heart beat or abnormal heart rhythms known as arrhythmias, as well as blood pressure also known as hypertension. These problems have the potential to…
Read MoreWHAT IS THE RECOMMENDED INTERVAL BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF VACCINES? There seems to be a great deal of confusion as when to receive the Flu, Pneumococcal vaccine as well as the Covid-19 vaccine or its booster. Vaccines are designed different ways and each vaccine works by activating our body’s own immune response in a…
Read MoreYOUR QUESTIONS ON MIX AND MATCH VACCINES/ BOOSTER Up until recently, there have not been any significant guidelines provided by the CDC, regarding mix regarding mix and matching of COVID-19 vaccines. Now the situation appears to be changing and greater clarity is available on booster doses for the COVID-19 virus. Fortifying an individual’s immunity by…
Read MoreOmicron: A new variant This new variant of Covid-19 has been considered as a variant of concern by WHO. The cases have shown that Omicron as compared to the previous variants, has the tendency to spread fast and causes more severe illness. Studies are being conducted to learn more about the Virus. Is it…
Read MoreA new variant of the COVID-19 virus raising significant concern within the past few days in this time of the global pandemic is the new Omicron variant. Omicron is a new and potentially more transmissible strain of the coronavirus and is named like the other variants after Greek letters. Omicron is the 15th letter of…
Read MorePatients have many questions about whether or not it is safe to get a flu vaccine if you have recently been vaccinated with the Covid vaccine, first, second or even the booster dose. Medical data suggests that it is safe to receive both vaccines close to one another, even on the same day. If you…
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