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Complications of the Flu During Pregnancy
Influenza, referred to by most people as “the flu,” is a respiratory illness that passes from person to person via droplets in the air or physical contact with contaminated surfaces. The flu produces many symptoms including fever, sore throat, runny nose, fatigue, cough, headache, nausea and vomiting. The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention reports nearly 200,000 people in the United States are hospitalized annually for flu-related complications. One of the most at-risk groups for developing flu complications is pregnant women.
Trigger Factors for Asthma
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the United States as it affects approximately 15 million people.
Dealing with Insomnia During Pregnancy
If you are pregnant, then most likely sleepless and restless nights have become the new normal for you. Some say its preparing you for the interrupted sleepless nights to come after your baby is born. But whatever the reason, it can be frustrating and exhausting not to be able to get a good night’s sleep.
Indoor Mold Linked to Asthma in Babies
According to a study published Tuesday in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, infants who are exposed to mold inside their homes are twice as likely to develop asthma. This research does not prove that mold causes asthma, but it does suggest that mold exposure at an early age is somehow linked to the development of chronic inflammation of the lung airways, which causes wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing.
Advice From The Cough Expert
Does your daughter have a weird-sounding cough you’ve never heard before? Is your son suffering from a cough/cold combo that he just can’t seem to kick? Never fear, THE COUGH EXPERT is here! Dr. Peter Dicpinigaitis is nationally recognized as the cough guy–he’s a practicing internist (doctor of internal medicine), a pulmonary critical care specialist, and a professor of clinical medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.