Chronic Respiratory Disease
Health Encyclopedia: Periodontal Disease Complications
Complications
The ultimate outcome of uncontrolled periodontal disease is tooth loss. As the destructive factors cause the breakdown of bone and connective tissue, there remains no anchor for the teeth.
Bad Breath
A much less severe but nevertheless distressing problem caused by periodontal disease is bad breath, although coatings on the tongue may contribute more to bad breath than periodontal disease.
Heart Disease and Stroke
Studies have reported that people who have heart disease have a 1.5 - 4 t...
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Expert & Community Posts
Seasonal Flu, Swine Flu and Pneumonia Vaccines for People With Asthma
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...misery-inducing to most of the world, but to people with chronic respiratory disease like... Read more »
It's Autumn: Do You Know Where Your Flu Shot Is Coming From?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...misery-inducing to most of the world, but to people with chronic respiratory disease like COPD... Read more »
Smoking bans going global
By David Kaufman, M.D. , Health ExpertGreetings! After introducing myself in my first post, I want to use this post to discuss the... Read more »
Should People With Asthma Get the Pneumonia Vaccine?
By Fred Little , Health ExpertIn this entry, I would like to review the impact that severe infections from a common pneumonia... Read more »
Meet Kathi MacNaughton, New COPD Expert and COPD Caregiver
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertI'm happy to join the the StopSmokingConnection site at HealthCentral.com! I am a registered... Read more »
Health Guide
Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Resources
www.lungusa.org -- American Lung Associationwww.nhlbi.nih.gov -- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutewww.aarc.org -- American Association for Respiratory Carewww.njc.org -- National... Read more »Travel to Developing Countries: References
ReferencesHill Dr, Ericsson CD, Pearson Rd, et al. The practice of travel medicine: guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis. 2006;43:1499-1539.Wiedemann U,... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Diseases with Similar Symptoms
Diseases with Similar SymptomsSeveraldiseases have similar symptoms --and may accompany COLD.Acute BronchitisAcute bronchitis is usually caused by a virus, and in most cases does not require... Read more »Sinusitis: Risk Factors
Sinusitis is one of the most common diseases in the United States. According to the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), it affects an estimate 37 million... Read more »Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Babesiosis
BabesiosisThe tick that carries Lyme disease and human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) can also carry babesiosis. Babesiosis is caused by a parasite called protozoa. It has been detected in about 10%... Read more »
Related News
Asthma is often misdiagnosed: study
November 19, 2008A new study suggests that as many as one third of people diagnosed with asthma may not actually have the disease. Canadian researchers studied 540... Read summary »
Early Rehab for COPD
May 29, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Time is of the essence -- at least for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). According to a new study,... Read summary »
Prolonged Antibiotic Use Helps COPD
November 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Long-term use of an antibiotic may reduce the frequency of exacerbations in patients with moderate to severe chronic... Read summary »
Secondhand Smoke Sends Children to Hospital
June 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Children exposed to secondhand smoke are more likely to be sent to the hospital with more than just respiratory problems. In a... Read summary »
Snoring Linked to Childhood
September 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Your childhood environment may determine whether you will snore when you are an adult. A new report from Sweden shows childhood... Read summary »
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