Could you help heal your sinuses and lungs by sitting in a salt room? That's what Viv Groskop set out to do. Groskop has had asthma almost all her life. She got used to coming in last when running races. As an adult, her breath is audible and her sinuses ...

Atlanta – While the new H1N1 vaccine hits the streets, critics are raising uncomfortable questions. The most important is will this vaccine present a higher risk of complications than the flu itself? Most of the medical community stands behind the vaccine, saying that it is safe, despite the rapid and limited ...

According to recent research, H1N1 or swine flu is likely to be highly contagious. In fact, it's more likely to be spread from an infected individual to others than the seasonal flu. So, many parents are starting to worry about how to take care of their child if that child ...

This is troubling news for folks with allergies and asthma, who are often counseled to get the seasonal flu shot because of their health issues: an unpublished Canadian study apparently shows that if you got last year's flu shot, you could be more susceptible to swine flu this year. The ...

The theory that children are developing allergies due to a lack of exposure to common germs and childhood infection is being threatened by new research. The "hygiene theory" says that children are more prone to allergies because modern life is too clean and germ free. The idea was that being ...