Dr. John B. Silman MD

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• Everything You Need to Know About Romance When You Have Cystic Fibrosis

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• Breaking: Asthma Drugs may not Actually Cause Birth Defects

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• Bronchitis: The Complications

  Bronchitis can cause several other complications to arise if the condition worsens.AsthmaAsthma may put an effect on an individual’s performance at the workplace or at school. Children may miss school or college as a result of the difficulty in breathing. The lungs can become either partially or...

• What This New Therapeutic Drug Trial Means for Cystic Fibrosis

  If you have cystic fibrosis, chances are that at some point you have had difficulty breathing due to mucus build-up in your lungs. That thick mucus can make it more than just hard to breathe, as it can cause inflammation and increase your chance of injury. Clear airways may be just around the corner...

• Oxygen Therapy for COPD Patients

  Patients with COPD have a difficult time breathing properly, resulting in a lack of oxygen. Because of this lack of supply, the main concern that arises is that there is not enough oxygen transporting to vital organs.A lack of oxygen in the body can be fatal. It is considered the most salient...