This may not be for every one, but to the majority. So, why don’t you think about your faulty life style and get them corrected for better life and health? What are those common behaviors? If you have the habit of drinking alcohol, reduce it then slowly stop it. You can also have a visit to rehabilitation center if you could not stop it with your self control. Then stop taking items like tobacco which is major cause for the cancer.

It affects your lungs if you are a smoker.

Do you know the major diseases that can cause death?

Pneumonia, Cancer, Accidents, Heart Disease, Stroke, Respiratory disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Kidney disease and Diabetes are the major diseases that can cause death. In this list now you can also add AIDS. Many African countries and under developed countries are badly affected. It is mainly due to not having proper health awareness. Accidents can not be said as a disease, but most of the accidents are due to our carelessness or some of the activities like speeding up, drunken driving and talking in a cell phone etc.

How can you get away from your old behaviors?

Simple, if you have the habit of smoking or drinking alcohol, stop it. Do not start it again, otherwise, there is no meaning in stopping it.

Make a plan for doing regular exercise. This will not only improve your health and stamina but also tune your mind more in a positive way. Exercises like yoga, walking and playing games too will be of great help. Eat healthy fruits and vegetables. They contain more vitamins, fiber and minerals. This will help you to keep your body and mind healthy.

Turkish researchers tested the hands of 200 doctors working in ICU (intensive care unit) and OT (operation theater) and inspected their cell phones for the habitat of the superbugs.

They founded, 95 percent of the cell phones were contaminated at least with the one strain of the bacterium with the potential to spread disease from skin irritation to acute infections.

In 35 percent cases, two types were common and more then eleven percent carried multiple types of bacteria. But the most shocking is every eighth handset has the MRSA, a violent strain that has become the major cause of infections in the worldwide hospitals.

Just 10 percent of the hospital staff cleaned their phone regularly, while following the guideline of hygiene for hand washing. “Cell phones act as reservoir and spread infection from person-to-person in a hospital setup,” researchers warned.

Many types of drug resistant bacteria do no harm to the healthy patients, but as soon as they get exposed in the hospital they become lethal and attack the patients. They enter in the body through catheters ventilator, nebulizer or open wounds and cause deadly diseases like community acquired pneumonia and bloodstream infection.

Researchers called for the measures should be taken to avoid such incidences, especially cell cleaning with some disinfectant solution.

Sometimes usual cough becomes chronic and keeps up for many days. It can be accompanied by cold that may be hindered in sleep. In order to escape the chronic condition, a doctor should be visited on time.

Types of Cough

There are mainly two types of cough which are further divided into various kinds.

Dry Cough

This is dry and scything in its nature. It can be caused by cold or dry air, viral infections, allergies from air pollutants such as dust, cigarette smoke and polluted fogs or fumes in the surrounding environment. Dry cough can be a sign of cold or flu. Sometimes, it is the indication of bronchitis.

Loose Productive Cough

The wet productive cough is the blockage or infection in the chest due to cold or influenza. The other diseases which are characterized with loose productive cough are pneumonia or bronchitis.

Major Causes of Cough

Respiratory area infections can be resulted in cough. These infections include tracheobronchitis, pneumonia, pertussis and tuberculosis. During severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cough can be worst.

When dry cough becomes chronic it may be caused by post-nasal drip, gastroesophageal reflux disease, post viral cough, asthma and ACE (Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme) inhibitors.

Cough that result in the individuals who smoke frequently is called smoker’s cough. Air pollutants can be a cause of cough.

Sometimes cough can be triggered by dryness due to mouth breathing or continuous entrance of food particle into the windpipe. It usually founds in the people with swallowing difficulties.

Some problems of lungs can also be a cause of cough. These conditions involve; bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease and sarcodosis. Malignant lung tumors can also trigger cough. Irritation of the nerve that is a disease of external auditory canal can also be resulted in cough. Some cardiovascular diseases like heart failure, pulmonary infraction and aortic aneurysm are also associated with cough.

Some people cough before delivering a speech or communicating to others. Cough may also result due to psychogenic reasons.

Signs of Dangerous Cough

If your cough lasts for more than 10 days or is escorted by the following signs, a doctor should be consulted immediately.

• You feel difficulty in swallowing the food or liquids
• Cough with thick, greenish-yellow sputum
• Traces of  blood in the phlegm or sputum
• Stiffness in the neck
• Fever or sweating during night that stays for more than three days
• Feeling of pain in chest or shortness of breathing
• Itches or swelling of the throat
• High-pitched noises while inhaling the air

Cough Treatments

Usually two types of medications are used to treat coughs.

Expectorants

Expectorants are the kind of medication that is the most helpful during a wet and non productive cough. These help out the mucous to come out while chest congestion is not cleared with the cough.

Suppressants

Suppressants are used to smoother the cough impulse and you quit coughing. But it can be dangerous to suppress the productive cough by suppressants. These should be used at night to minimize coughing while sleeping.

Cough attacks you when there is a change in the season, if preventive measures are taken cough can be escaped. Don’t take the food from which you are allergic. Keep away yourself and your children from the person having cough.