Chronic heart failure is such an ugly disease that you should do everything possible to prevent it including limiting your salt intake. “High salt intake is associated with a doubled risk of chronic heart failure, [...]
Non-walking pneumonia refers to a more serious type, while “walking” refers to a less threatening type that some people claim has gone away without treatment. If you don’t treat the so-called non-walking pneumonia, can it [...]
Pneumonia and bronchitis are notorious for causing a lot of coughing, but does this cough differ between the two conditions? “It is important to begin by stating the differences between bronchitis and pneumonia,” says Angel [...]
Is it actually possible for a person with pneumonia to have only one symptom: coughing? “One of the hallmark symptoms of pneumonia is cough, but it is infrequently the only symptom,” says Angel Coz, MD, [...]
If you have a worsening cough, get to the emergency room because it can be serious; here’s what’s involved. When my mother developed a cough with phlegm that sounded horrible -- and after several days [...]
A doctor says that after recovering from pneumonia, the cough can persist for a few weeks. “Yes, it is true,” says Susan L. Besser, MD, with Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore; Diplomate, American Board of Obesity [...]
