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Influenza (the flu) is caused by a virus. The flu is more than just a bad cold and can occasionally lead to serious complications, including death. Specific antiviral medication is available. It is...
CPR is a life-saving skill that everyone should learn from an accredited organisation...
The major symptom of whooping cough is a severe cough, which is often followed by a 'whooping' sound...
When a person has cystic fibrosis, their mucus glands secrete very thick sticky mucus that clogs the tiny air passages in the lungs and traps bacteria...
Sarcoidosis is not a cancer or any other sort of malignant tumour...
Lung cancer occurs most often in adults between the ages of 40 and 70 who have smoked cigarettes for at least 20 years...
Passive smoking means breathing other people's second-hand tobacco smoke. Passive smoking increases the risk of serious illness in both children and adults...
A person with sleep apnoea may wake hundreds of times every night...
Coughing and wheezing in babies can be distressing for you and your baby, but in most cases symptoms can be relieved at home...
Asthma cannot be cured, but with good management people with asthma can lead normal, active lives...
