Respiratory disorders may present with cough, sputum, wheeze or haemoptysis. Differentiation from cardiac disease (which may be concurrent) can be difficult since certain features are common to both.

Respiratory failure is a condition in which your lungs have a hard time loading your blood with oxygen or removing carbon dioxide. "Respiratory failure represents the respiratory system's inability to ...

As newborns, we enter the world by inhaling. In leaving, we exhale. (In fact, in many languages the word “exhale” is synonymous with “dying.”) Breathing is so central to life that it is no wonder ...

The global pollution crisis mandates that people, particularly workers, should take responsibility for mitigating the harmful impact of air pollution on their bodies, especially the respiratory system ...

In yoga, breath is said to carry a person’s life force. B.K.S. Iynegar in "Light on Yoga" writes, “Breath is the King of the Mind.” Pranayama, the regulation of breath, is an essential part of a yoga ...