Respiratory System Diseases
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
Just Diagnosed with COPD: What to Expect Physically
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health ExpertThis is the second in my series for people who have just been diagnosed with COPD (and their... Read more »
Seasonal Flu, Swine Flu and Pneumonia Vaccines for People With Asthma
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...to most of the world, but to people with chronic respiratory disease like asthma, influenza and... Read more »
It's Autumn: Do You Know Where Your Flu Shot Is Coming From?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...to most of the world, but to people with chronic respiratory disease like COPD and asthma, 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 »
The Hygiene Hypothesis: Does Cleanliness Cause Asthma?
By Rick Frea , Health ExpertAsthma-like symptoms were recorded in the earliest forms of writings going all the way back 5,000... Read more »
Health Guide
Pneumonia: References
...et al. eds. Infectious Diseases. 2nd ed. New York, NY: Mosby; 2004:703-706.Whitty JE, Dombrowski MP. Respiratory Disease in Pregnancy. In: Gabbe SG, Niebyl JR, Simpson JL, et al. eds. Obstetrics:... Read more »Asthma Risk Factors
...Between 1980 and 1996 the prevalence of asthma increased by nearly 74%, but it may be stabilizing. Other respiratory diseases, sinusitis, and ear infections are also on the rise, suggesting that... Read more »Immunizations: Viral Influenza
...safe for children with asthma. It is also very important for these patients to reduce their risk for respiratory diseases. Still, 90% of asthma patients remain unvaccinated.Older Children and... Read more »Pneumonia: Prevention
...is safe for children with asthma. It is very important for these patients to reduce their risk for respiratory diseases. Still, 90% of asthma patients remain unvaccinated.Older Children and Adults... Read more »Colds and the Flu: Medications
...safe for children with asthma. It is also very important for these patients to reduce their risk for respiratory diseases. Still, 90% of asthma patients remain unvaccinated.Older Children and... Read more »Images
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