Respiratory problems directory

In addition to asthma, allergies, pleurisy and COPD, respiratory problems and lung diseases can include bronchitis, pneumonia, bronchiolitis and lung cancer. Some severe breathing symptoms may require lung function tests, X-rays and other tests to help diagnosis the problem. With appropriate treatments, many patients can breathe better and get the oxygen their body needs. Follow the links below to find BootsWebMD's comprehensive coverage about how lung diseases develop, what they feel like, how to treat them and much more.

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A major new publication from the European Respiratory Society (ERS) shows that lung conditions are responsible for 1 in 10 deaths across Europe.

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What does mucus do? Why is it important? Should you be concerned if mucus changes colour? Get the truth about mucus and learn why it has unfairly got a bad name.

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