What is Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)? Interstitial Lung Disease is a group of disorders that cause progressive inflammation and/or scarring of lung tissue. Such damage can affect your ability to breathe and to get adequate oxygen into the blood stream. ILD is more common in adults, but can rarely occur occurs in children. ILD may…

Children can develop allergies at any age. The sooner these allergies are identified, the sooner they can be treated, minimizing the symptoms and improving quality of life. If your child cough or sneezes a lot, frequent rashes or have stomach aches after eating certain foods, it could be allergies. As said children can develop allergies…

Breathing is something you probably don’t think much about — even though you do it about 25,000 times a day. Every breath you take helps deliver oxygen from your lungs to your bloodstream. When it comes to lungs, we often tend to ignore our health issues until the time they grow old and turn into…

Emphysema is a serious lung condition most commonly caused by smoking. In people with emphysema, the air sacs in the lungs (alveoli) are damaged. The air sacs in the lungs become damaged and stretched. This results in a chronic cough and difficulty breathing. We’ve created this guide to help you recognize the early signs of…

Pneumonia is a severe lung infection. In some people, it can be fatal, especially pneumonia in elderly people and those with respiratory disorders. You may have severe shortness of breath, a cough, a fever, chest pain, chills, or fatigue. COVID-19, the disease the novel coronavirus causes, can spread to the lungs, causing pneumonia in both…

Do you snore a lot? Do you feel exhausted, tired and sleepy throughout the day, despite having slept at night? If you answered yes to those questions, there is a high chance you are suffering from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea? Obstructive sleep apnea is a potentially serious sleep disorder. It…