Diseases & Health Conditions
Educational information about diseases, symptoms, and related treatments
Asbestosis
Asbestosis is a long-term lung condition that develops because of exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is...
Asthma
Asthma is a long-term condition caused by inflammation of the airways in your lungs. It can develop...
Breathing problems in children
Breathing problems in children can happen for a number of reasons. Some causes are mild and usually...
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is a long-term lung condition in which the airways become wider than they should be....
Bronchitis
Bronchitis means the main airways of the lungs (the bronchi) get infected, which leaves them irritat...
Catarrh
Catarrh means mucus building up in your airways. It usually settles at the back of the nose, in the...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
COPD is an umbrella term for a group of lung diseases, including chronic bronchitis, emphysema and c...
Cough
A cough is a reflex action. It clears phlegm and irritants such as dust or smoke out of your airways...
Croup
Croup is a childhood illness that affects the windpipe (trachea), the airways leading to the lungs (...
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited condition in which the lungs and the digestive system can become clo...
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a condition where the lungs develop scarring over time, makin...
If your child has cold or flu symptoms
Cold and flu infections are extremely common in babies and children, and the good news is that most...
Legionnaires’ disease
Legionnaires' disease is a serious type of pneumonia (lung infection) caused by Legionella bacteria....
Obstructive sleep apnoea
Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a fairly common condition in which the walls of the throat relax a...
Pleurisy
Pleurisy is inflammation of the layers that cover the lungs, known as the pleura. It causes a sharp...
Pneumonia
Pneumonia means the tissue of the lung has become inflamed. It's usually caused by a bacterial infec...
Shortness of breath
It's normal to feel out of breath after pushing yourself physically. But if breathlessness starts su...