How Do You Get Bronchitis
Health Encyclopedia: Acute Bronchitis
Bronchitis - acute
Prevention
Good handwashing is one of the best ways to avoid exposure to viruses and other respiratory infections.
Since flu viruses have been shown to be a significant cause of bronchitis, getting a flu shot may also help prevent acute bronchitis.
Minimize exposure to cold, damp environments which, combined with air pollution or tobacco smoke, may make people more susceptible to bronchitis.
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Expert & Community Posts
Asking Questions, Getting Answers, and Moving Forward
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert...to the combination of two lung diseases: chronic bronchitis and emphysema. There is some... Read more »
Importance of the Flu Shot
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert...is breathing related. If you suffer from asthma, bronchitis, sleep apnea, or even if you are a... Read more »
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By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...and wheezing. There were colds, flu, infections, bronchitis and pneumonia. The pneumonia... Read more »
Health Guide
Acute bronchitis
Acute bronchitis isinflammation of the main airways to the lungs called the bronchi. It is usually caused by an infection. Symptomsof acute bronchitis may last several weeks. See... Read more »Acute bronchitis
Bronchitis - acute Symptoms Cough Stays steady or gets increasingly worse for 10 days to 2 weeks Worse at night ... Read more »Chronic bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the main airways in the lungs that continues for a long period or keeps coming back. Alternative Names Bronchitis - chronic ... Read more »Acute bronchitis
Bronchitis - acute Treatment The goal of treatment is to relieve the symptoms. In otherwise healthy people, antibiotics should only be prescribedafter... Read more »Chronic bronchitis
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Medications
...lungs. It is used in the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. How To Use... Read more »
...asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, bronchitis and emphysema). Controlling these... Read more »
...breathing. It is used in the treatment of asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema. The inhaler... Read more »
...obstructive pulmonary disease-COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis). It works in the airways by... Read more »
...to relieve coughs caused by the common cold, bronchitis, and other breathing illnesses. ... Read more »
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Vaccine for Healthy Preemies
July 12, 2006AUGUSTA, Ga. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- It's a virus that causes epidemics of bronchitis and pneumonia in babies worldwide. Respiratory syncytial... Read summary »
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August 07, 2009Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a new medication available. Brovana is a twice-daily med that should be used in a... Read summary »
Researchers think snoring may cause bronchitis
October 03, 2008A new study has found that people who snore nightly are 68 percent more likely to develop chronic bronchitis than people who don't snore. Researchers... Read summary »
FDA approves generic VoSpire
August 07, 2009The Food and Drug Administration has approved a generic version of the bronchodilator VoSpire ER. VoSpire is approved for the treatment of... Read summary »
Childhood lung disease ups mortality risk in adulthood
October 03, 2008Adults who suffered from lung diseases such as bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia as children are at increased risk of illness and death later in... Read summary »
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