WHY SHOULD I QUIT SMOKING? Smoking is harmful for health. It not only causes damage to the lungs, which leads to development of COPD (chronic obstructive airway disease), but is also a major risk factor in the development of lung cancer. Additionally, the risk of developing complications from multiple other health related illness including heart…
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When choosing someone as your health care provider, it is important that you are aware of the quality of their skills as well as their professional reputation. If your doctor was trained in the United States this verification is given in the form of a certification that is achieved after an extensive process that requires…
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Spirometry, also known as pulmonary function test, is a simple, painless, office-based test that helps your chest specialist make an accurate assessment of the condition of your lungs. It monitors how much air a person can inhale and how much you are able to exhale and, in so doing, provides essential data for establishing and…
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The Chest Clinic, provides care for patients who suffer from sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, parasomnias (for example sleep walking), severe insomnia due to breathing difficulties, sleep motion disorders (restless legs syndrome) and other sleep related disorders. Sleep disorders due to medical reasons are fairly common. The causes for sleep apnea in particular are…
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