Are allergies and asthma treated differently? Most treatments are designed to treat either asthma or allergic rhinitis. But a few treatments help with both conditions. The main treatment modalities include Antihistamine: They are a class of drugs that are commonly used to treat the symptoms of allergies including sneezing, itchy eyes and nose, rhinorrhea (runny…
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 MoreFLU OR INFLUENZA, WHAT DO I HAVE? What is Flu or Influenza? Both are the name of same illness caused by same virus namely Influenza. The disease can produce mild to severe symptoms. Flu is different from a common cold but is often used, although incorrectly, interchangeably. Do I need to take antibiotics…
Read MoreUNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FLU OR THE COMMON COLD? Do I have a cold or the flu? Cold/common cold and Flu are two separate illnesses caused by different types of viruses. As the symptoms for both illnesses are mostly similar, it is rather difficult to diagnose which one is affecting an individual simply…
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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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