Asthma is a disease that causes a difficulty in breathing due to the temporary narrowing of the airways that deliver oxygen to the lungs. This narrowing is caused by an inflammation of the air passages. With asthma, the inflammation occurs when the airways come into contact with an asthma trigger. Asthma triggers are not the same [...] [...more]
Obesity
A person is considered to be obese when he has a severe excess of body fat. Most people are diagnosed as obese when their weight is 20% or higher above normal weight. Body mass index (BMI) is also used to diagnose [...][Read More...]
Cold & Flu
When flu season gets underway each year, many people do get sick with the flu. However, not everyone who is sick actually has the flu, but many people may still simply have the common cold. Both the flu and colds share [...][Read More...]
