John Bottrell, Health Professional

Asthma is a disease that’s been described in writings that go all the way back to 5,000 B.C. Despite it’s long history, asthma experts still struggle to understand why 10 percent of people develop this disease. Around 400 B.C. the Hippocratic writers...

Credit: Thinkstock A giveaway sign of COPD is the development of a chronic (it’s always there) cough. So what makes a cough chronic, and what can be done about it? First, what is a cough? It’s a natural, primitive reflex. When foreign irritants and m...

Why is it that as children age, their asthma symptoms get better?

Infections, gender, and other factors can boost chances of the disease.

Fireplaces are a beloved part of any home, but new research shows some hidden risks.

Research published in January, 2014, suggests an inverse relationship with Gross National Income (GNI) and the incidence of COPD.

Credit: Thinkstock Evidence shows asthma treats women worse than men, and researchers believe this may be due to hormones responsible for the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and menopause. This has lead them to identify a new subtype of asthma called pre...

Researchers are working overtime to learn what causes COPD. The Fetal Origins Hypothesis suggests it all begins in the uterus as the fetus adjusts to its environment. Such adjustments may predispose the fetus to chronic diseases like asthma and COPD ...

You’ll be impressesd to learn what researchers are discovering.