One of the first areas affected by smoking is the respiratory tract. Smoking damages and weakens these protective structures.

A sandstorm in central and southern Iraq sent more than 1,800 people to hospitals with respiratory problems on Monday, health officials said. Authorities temporarily shut the airports in the southern ...

Kathmandu, Jan. 15 -- Of the total patients visiting pulmonary and medicine units of Dhumbarahi-based HAMS Hospital of late, two-thirds are those suffering from respiratory illnesses, including cold, ...