Scientists revealed the secret of the virus that causes the common cold

Specialists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the direction of professor of biochemistry Ann Palmenberg created a three-dimensional model of rhinovirus. With its help, scientists were able to identify unusual structural features that allow the future creation of new medications for colds, noted in Medical News Today. According to doctors, the virus is the cause of...

Respiratory failure: causes of development, treatment methods

The inability of the respiratory system to provide the normal composition of the gases in the arterial blood is called respiratory failure. In other words, respiratory failure is defined as a pathological syndrome in which the level of oxygen in the arterial blood is lowered and the amount of carbon dioxide, on the contrary, is increased.   Such a...

We are treated correctly: breathing exercises with bronchitis

Treatment of bronchitis should be comprehensive. Any pulmonologist will tell you this. Therefore, underestimating breathing exercises with bronchitis , recommended by a doctor, will be extremely undesirable and shortsighted. Special breathing exercises enhance the effect of drug treatment, contributes to the speedy recovery and recovery of the body. Moreover, doing regular exercises for the respiratory system can prevent the development of...

Asthma – how to maintain a quality of life

Shortness of breath, asthma attacks – this is bronchial asthma. The disease can not be completely cured, but there is always the opportunity to maintain the quality of life, learn to live without succumbing to the disease. Types of bronchial asthma The type of bronchial asthma depends on the severity of its course. A mild disease...

Occupational asthma. manifestations. latent period

Asthmatic narrowing of the respiratory passages of varying degrees, which occurs as a result of contact with gases, stalemates, dust, smoke in a factory or organization. Going to the doctor at the very beginning of the detection of an allergic reaction guarantees getting rid of it in the future, provided that there is no contact with...

What is the danger of summer for asthmatics?

Of course, a person constantly monitors what he eats and drinks. But does he watch what he inhales? Below are described summer irritants that are dangerous for the lungs, and ways to protect against them.Halogen-substituted acetic acidOn a five-point scale, the hazard level is 1 out of 5. The formation of this substance is possible with the...

What does asthma in a child begin with?

Bronchial asthma is a rather severeallergic disease. Parents and older children should understand the mechanism of the appearance, development of this disease in order to lead an adequate lifestyle, maintain a good state of health and use the achievements of medicine in the treatment of asthma. Features of asthma.This is an allergic disease that has a...

Causes of asthmatic allergic and non-allergic attacks

According to recent expert estimates, asthma affects about three hundred million people in the world, in the United States alone there are more than 22 million patients with asthma. Despite the fact that almost all age groups are affected by this disease, asthma most often develops in childhood, currently there are six million children with bronchial...