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Often people associate air quality with outdoor pollution. One may even think of urban cities with lots of cars or even industrialized areas. However, indoor air quality is a concern as there are harmful substances that can cause you and your family harm, even in your own home. Indoor air pollution occurs when particles or …
Dust mites are one of the most common causes of asthma and other respiratory ailments. This is especially true for children and young people, although adults can also suffer breathing problems at the hands of pesky dust mites. What exactly are they, and where do they come from? What are some ways to get rid …
Living in a dry climate comes with its own set of challenges. You’re less likely to worry about mold and termites. But, the winter months can be brutal for your respiratory system. Running a heater or wood stove might combat the chill, but it also makes your already dry living environment even drier. What if …
Symptoms of allergies and colds can be strikingly similar, depending on what you are feeling. They both affect millions of people each year, so there may be a time when you ask yourself if you are experiencing a cold or allergies. Allergies affect more than fifty million Americans each year. Adults in the United States …
The immune system is a complex thing. Everybody has different tolerances or sensitivities that make us aware of many kinds of allergies that can exist. One of the most common is oral allergy syndrome, which causes the immune system to react negatively to certain pollens or food allergens. Like most other types of allergies, oral …
It’s no secret that stress has a direct, negative effect on our sleeping patterns. But, the reason for this relationship remains mysterious for most people. This is true even though about one-third of Americans don’t get sufficient rest. The issue has become so widespread that the Center for Disease Control now considers sleep deprivation to be a national …
What is Asthma and Whom Does it Affect? Asthma affects nearly twenty-five million people in the United States. Out of those twenty-five million, eighteen million of the people affected are adults. Certain factors make adults susceptible to asthma, including obesity, a family history of asthma, and even having influenza. But can you outgrow asthma? Asthma is …
Driving is something that almost every American adult knows how to do, and for most people, it is something that they do every single day. Commuting to work, running errands, and picking the kids up from school – it’s a common activity. For most people, driving a car is no big deal – but it …
This is the moment when Dr. Theophanis Pavlou first feared coronavirus. For months, he’d read in medical journals that only the old and sick might die. Then he met a 29-year-old man, a physical trainer at a gym in Bergen County. Now the man lay in a bed at Holy Name Medical Center, unable to …
According to the Center of Disease Control, Whooping Cough is documented as early as the 16th century. The organism associated with Whooping Cough was officially isolated in 1906, and the condition is professionally referred to as Pertussis. However, there have been many medical and technological advances since then, leading many to wonder how serious it …
