You're coughing, wheezing, short of breath. Your chest feels tight. Something has infected your respiratory tract or lungs. But what is it -- bronchitis or pneumonia? They are not the same illness.

In some cases, bronchitis can turn into pneumonia. This occurs when an infection spreads from the airways to the air sacs in the lungs. It is also possible for a person with bronchitis to develop a ...

Over 50 years ago, researchers began gathering data for the Tasmanian Longitudinal Health Study (TAHS). The TAHS, which follows the respiratory health of 8,583 people born in 1961, is now the ...

Pneumonia is one condition that’s commonly mistaken for bronchitis, as it can be particularly tricky to tell the difference between the two. Both bronchitis and pneumonia are conditions that involve ...

Constrictive bronchiolitis obliterans is an important respiratory illness because of its underlying irreversible fibrotic process, and is defined as concentric fibrosis in the bronchiolar submucosal ...

People who had bronchitis at least once before the age of seven are more likely to develop lung problems in later life, according to new research. However, the lung diseases they suffer from by the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Respiratory infections among young children have been on the rise since the school year began in August, according to reports from ...

Bengaluru: As seasonal respiratory infections begin to rise, doctors are urging parents to pay closer attention to ...