Diseases That Effect The Respiratory System
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
Young with COPD Part II: What To Do After Diagnosis
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...exacerbation). And there are methods to stop the serious effects an infection has on your... Read more »
Just Diagnosed with COPD: What to Expect Physically
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...will slowly get worse over time. To understand these effects, it's helpful first to know how the... Read more »
Do Your Symptoms (or Your Child's) Suggest Asthma?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...simple nasal allergies. When you have asthma, your respiratory system, that is your lungs and... 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 »
FDA Delays Approval of Actemra
By Christine Miller , Health ExpertThe FDA has delayed approval for Actemra pending submission of extra product... Read more »
Health Guide
Sinusitis: Prevention
...or those who have low stress and few social connections.ZincZinc appears to have certain important effects on the immune system and it may have a direct effect on viruses. How it works is not... Read more »Immunizations: Pneumococcal Pneumonia
...between 12 and 23 months only need 2 doses. Those who are over 2 years old need only one dose.Side Effects of the Pneumococcal Pneumonia VaccineSide effects include pain and redness at the... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Risk Factors
Colds and flus are spread primarily when an infected person coughs or sneezes near someone else. Everyone gets a cold or upper respiratory infection at some time:On average, every... Read more »Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Babesiosis
...(Zithromax, Zmax) or clindamycin plus quinine. About 25% of patients cannot tolerate quinine. Adverse effects associated with quinine include hearing loss, tinnitus, stomach upset, diarrhea, and... 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 »Images
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Asthma Rates 50-Percent Higher in Those Overweight
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Early Rehab for COPD
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Never too Late to Kick the Habit
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Vaccine for Healthy Preemies
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Cleaning Fluids Raise Respiratory Risks
April 23, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? No one wants to go to a hospital that isn't clean and sterile. But could the very products being used to achieve those goals be... Read summary »
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