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In the emergency department, we have seen increased incidence of respiratory and flu-like symptoms ... but those persons don't always require hospitalization.

Francine Francis

Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.

Alan Jay Lerner

Right now I'd say it's not necessarily a weird bug, but it certainly could be any number of typical respiratory organisms. We have some tests pending.

Greg Thomas

Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that causes inflammation in the airways. As these tissues swell, they limit the volume of air that can pass into the lungs.

Robert Nathan

Since carriage in the nose is the first step in causing disease, the increased rate of carriage suggests more frequent occurrence of the disease. Indeed, active and passive smoking are associated with increased rate of respiratory infectious diseases.

David Greenberg

Generally, though, these people are quite healthy, ... Perhaps there is an auto-inflammatory component because they tend to be tremendously resistant to infections. But if they happen to get a cold or respiratory infection, it's more likely to become a complicated issue.

Fred Kaplan

Justin had an upper respiratory infection. I'm not making excuses for the kid, but he just ran out of gas. Still, you can't give a team like that chances.

Doug Magaw

It appears that SSRI use during late pregnancy puts the baby at higher risk for development of respiratory and central nervous system side effects.

Maria Bain

When you start getting the flu it's hard to distinguish it from any other upper respiratory infections so most people don't realize they have flu until past the 48 hour window.

Dr. Julie Gerberding

Air pollution can be a major health threat, especially for at-risk populations and those with respiratory illness. This study will help us target improvements to clean the air, improve the environment and enhance public health.

Kathleen Mcginty

It's not just colds. It could be flu, or other respiratory kinds of illnesses.

John Ricci

We don't know - are they retained? What's happening to our central nervous system, liver, respiratory system?

Gene Lester

It can be a challenge for (flight crews) who aren't medical professionals. Outwardly, a respiratory infection can look like a common cold.

Katherine Andrus

We have lots of respiratory illness.

Kathy Bailey

There are three confirmed cases of children dying because of respiratory infection but the cause is not known. It's just a suspicion.

Abdullah Fahim

That, in my mind, will be the biggest respiratory drug of all time.

Corey Davis

We just had a cold-front come through, so that will likely aggravate some upper-respiratory issues for some people, ... But, if there are additional symptoms, that will be something to take note of. It isn't always easy to get a (influenza) diagnosis.

Tom Roy

We were very worried about its condition, as its respiratory rate was too high. Unfortunately it did deteriorate very quickly.

Paul Jepson

Haze doesn't just block the solar radiation. It is also infamous for acid rain and respiratory diseases.

Yun Qian

The types of contaminates that are coming out of this facility are associated with the wide range of health effects, including cancer, but also respiratory disease. Lead of course is associated with developmental problems for children.

Diane Hemmingway

Although there is a definite relationship between lung function and vitamin D, it is unclear if increases in vitamin D through supplements or dietary intake will actually improve lung function in patients with chronic respiratory diseases.

Peter Black

His chances of survival are better than if the respiratory center had been damaged, but that still doesn't mean he's going to survive.

Dr. John Martin

They need to know it's OK to have shots when children have minor respiratory illnesses that they get all the time.

Dr. Rajiv Kaddu

Three children were admitted to hospital today displaying symptoms of respiratory infection.

Predrag Kon

The school itself plays a big role. It's just a massive mixing ground for respiratory illness.

Ira Longini

SARS gave everyone … new respect for respiratory viruses.

Allison Mcgeer

Dog owners who have dogs with a respiratory infection should keep their dogs at home. As far as the average dog owner, they should continue to walk their dog on the street.

Cynda Crawford

His lungs were so bad they couldn't supply the oxygen his body needed. A respiratory therapist told us his lungs were so hard and infected that it was like trying to pump air into a brick.

Scott Smith

Practicing good respiratory etiquette by covering your mouth when you cough and washing your hands frequently will go a long way to stopping this contagion.

Benja Morgan

A lot of cases that people think are from flu aren't really the flu at all, but other respiratory viruses like RSV. At least with the flu, we have something to control it — a vaccine.

Ann Falsey

This study provides strong evidence that daily hospital admission rates for cardiovascular diseases and respiratory diseases are higher when the fine particulate matter levels are increased from one day to the next.

Francesca Dominici

Building survivors overall had high levels of respiratory symptoms and high levels of mental health symptoms two or three years after the event, when we interviewed them.

Dr. Lorna Thorpe

Recent, frequent red tides off the west coast of Florida correlated with a 54 percent increase in emergency room admissions for respiratory illnesses, including, pneumonia, asthma attacks, and other respiratory problems.

Gregory Bossart

It's going to do an upper respiratory irritation, you are going to sneeze your eyes out, you're going to weep, you're going to cough and it's going to last for a while.

Dr. Raoult Ratard

We found a 30-40 percent decrease in symptoms, both respiratory and irritant.

Luke Clancy

These folks, along with hundreds of others, are out there in the fields, exposed to all kinds of pesticides known to maim, cause birth defects, respiratory problems, skin ailments, headaches, nausea, and it's been disregarded.

Andrew Yaffa