When you have a chesty cough (wet, productive or phlegmy) your chest feels heavy and you may cough up mucus or phlegm. Find out what products are available for a chesty cough.
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Video: Flu awareness
This year by March there have been 6 times more cases of flu than at the same time last year. So how can you protect yourself and what should you do if you get flu?
Influenza – the flu
While a cold can make you feel under the weather, it’s not the same as the flu. Having influenza can make you feel miserable and tends to lay you flat for at least a few days, and often for a week or so.
Common cold treatments
Nothing will cure a cold, but there are treatments that can help. Rest, fluids, home remedies and medicines can relieve common cold symptoms and should have you feeling better within a few days.
Pleurisy: what you need to know
Pleurisy is inflammation of the pleura, the 2-layer protective membrane around the lungs. Chest pain is the most common symptom.
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious, potentially fatal, infection that most commonly affects the lungs.
Voice changes
Voice changes can happen with a number of minor illnesses, but sometimes a change in the voice can be a sign of a more serious problem.
Peak flow meters
A peak flow meter is a simple hand-held device that you can use at home to keep track of your asthma. It measures how fast you can blow air out of your lungs – your peak expiratory flow (PEF).
Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is a viral chest infection that affects mainly babies under a year old and may cause breathing difficulties, wheeze and a cough.
Lungs and breathing
The lungs are the largest organ of the respiratory system. The respiratory system supplies the oxygen needed by the cells of the body and takes away the waste carbon dioxide.
