If you're about to turn on the nebulizer, wait just a moment. There are some things you need to learn to do first, like breathing through your mouth if you have bronchitis, for example, as well as some you must absolutely avoid, like sterilizing plastic ampoules in boiling water.

Do you suffer from high blood pressure? A little movement and some light exercise can help you regulate your blood pressure. However, some sports, such as weightlifting, require caution. Consult with your doctor to determine which exercises are safest and most effective on the basis of your medical history. This article offers some tips and parameters worth considering when deciding what sports to participate in while dealing with high blood pressure.

Sinusitis, rhinitis, sore throat, laryngitis and ear infections: five different names to describe inflammation of your airways. What's the remedy? From a Turkish bath for the nose to treatment with antibiotics, we'll show you all the different choices you have to deal with these different forms of inflammation, which often occur in the winter. If you've got an infection, though, you'll need to see the doctor.

We all know that we need to take good care of our airways, but what's the best thing to use? Let's find out together what choices there are, based on the condition: from nasal rinsing to guard against colds, nasal washing for rhinitis, to nebulizing for more serious inflammation and asthma.

All nebulizers come with a connecting tube, a chamber or cup for holding the medication, and the accessories needed for inhaling it, which can include a mouthpiece, face mask, nosepiece and nasal wash. Let's have a look together at their pros and cons.

You heard right: nebulizing is the right, although not the only, solution for treating allergic forms of asthma or lung infections, especially if your child suffers from these conditions. Let's find out which drugs are recommended for treating them.

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.

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.