N-acetyl-cysteine, or N-acetylcysteine, is a strong antioxidant, and it also helps form glutathione, an antioxidant produced in the liver and other cells. Food is not a good source of N-acetyl-cysteine, according to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering...
A pulse oximeter measures the amount of hemoglobin saturated with oxygen. Oxygen saturation measured by pulse oximetry (SpO2) between 96 and 100 percent are considered normal, according to nursing instructor Kathy Lawrence, M.S.N. of the...
Most cultures around the world have used some form of sweat bath for thousands of years. Sauna bathing is the traditional heat therapy used by the people of Finland for more than 2,000 years. Saunas come in two types--dry heat and steam heat....
According to Kids Health, a baby is considered premature if it is born before 37 weeks gestation. Your preemie may be facing health issues related to her early arrival. Premature babies are not physically ready to survive on their own and often...
Bronchopulmonary dysplasia is a chronic lung disease that appears in premature infants, who have received high levels of oxygen, shortly after birth. These infants are usually born with a lack of surfactant, which predisposes the lungs to...
A sauna is a small room or building typically made of wood and intended for recreational or therapeutic heat sessions, using either dry or wet heat. Temperatures can get as high as 185 degrees Fahrenheit, which can make you sweat a pint of liquid...
Fungal or mycotic lung diseases are a growing public health concern. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that even previously harmless types of fungal organisms are beginning to create serious illness in those whose immune...
ABPA refers to allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, a condition in which the immune system exhibits a hypersensitive response to the fungus, Aspergillus. The most common species of Aspergillus that elicits ABPA is fumigatus, which is...
Rare pulmonary diseases can be inherited or acquired by exposure to millions of microorganisms that populate the atmosphere. Bacteria, viruses, and fungi can invade the lungs, causing disease and lung infections. Disease-producing organisms can...
The lungs are organs in the body that are essential to respiration. Sometimes tumors can form in the lungs or the blood vessels in the lung may malfunction. Bacteria, fungi and even parasites may infiltrate the lung, resulting in breathing...
Infant lung diseases may cause a number of respiratory problems in newborns and infants, which may cause additional problems during childhood or adulthood. Infants born prematurely are particularly susceptible to developing lung disease. Depending...
The mucous membranes that line the nose and pharynx, and the white blood cells in the lungs, should normally trap any fungal spores. Antibodies also respond to fungal infections. But there are times when fungi can overcome the immune response of...
While some infants are born with no problems, there are a number of infants who are born with, or develop, lung problems during the first year of life. According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, asthma, cystic fibrosis and...
