Nebulization therapy is a technology that has changed medication for respiratory conditions: compared to taking it orally, it provides complete absorption of the drugs, almost 100%, and it's less invasive than an injection. However, the effectiveness of nebulizing depends largely on the type of medication being used.

Diabetes comes in many different forms: some more serious, like Type 1 diabetes, while others are more common, like diabetes Type 2 or those connected with pregnancy, like gestational diabetes. All these different types of this condition have one thing in common: hyperglycemia, an excess of sugar in the blood.

Our body temperature is not always the same. In normal conditions it is 37° C (98,6° F), but natural variations are caused by such factors as sleep and meals, and others by the ambient temperature and physical activity.

Allergy is an abnormal reaction by the body when it's been exposed to certain substances, either by inhaling or swallowing, injection or touch. It results in an excessive production of antibodies and various symptoms, both respiratory or of the skin. Allergies are becoming increasingly common and can start at any age, as well as often being hereditary.

Asthma isn't a psychosomatic condition, or simply the manifestation of a mental disorder; it's a proper and very real respiratory disease. Over the last 10 years, however, scientists have continued to research the link between asthma and certain behavioural problems like common and well-known panic attacks.

So asthma and sports can't go together? Until the Seventies, any sort of physical activity was out of bounds for people suffering from this respiratory condition, whereas nowadays, even some Olympic champions are asthmatic. Here's the story about a difficult, but not impossible, relationship.

About 10% of the population has a fear of needles and pins. Psychotherapy deals with other phobias, like one of spiders, with a course of treatment that involves gradual exposure to needles. What does that mean? That you fight the fear of needles with needles.

Blood pressure is determined directly by the work done by the heart, which acts as a pump absorbing and releasing the blood. Changes in blood pressure depend on the relationship between the quantity of blood pumped by the heart and the resistance of the blood vessels.

Is it OK to breastfeed with a fever? Scientists say it's not a case of "can", but "must". During an infection, the milk is even more rich in antibodies and white corpuscles, both of which are essential in developing the baby's immune system. The only time when the mother shouldn't breastfeed is if the fever is making her feel weak.