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Smoking damages your lungs and makes it harder to breathe. Read on for helpful tips and information on quitting.

Stress and anxiety can make breathing harder. When it's hard to breathe, it's natural to get anxious and start to panic. This makes you even more short of breath. This sequence is known as the dyspnea cycle, and it's common among people with COPD. The good news is, you have the power to break the cycle.

Ethylene oxide is commonly used to sterilize medical equipment. Follow these precautions to protect yourself from harmful exposure.

Learn the risks of medical gases and how to prevent exposure.

Hepatitis B and C are serious threats to healthcare providers. Always use these standard precautions to protect yourself.

HIV is spread from person to person through body fluids. These CDC guidelines will help prevent the spread of HIV.

Whether you’re moving a patient, lifting a box of supplies, or pushing a cart or wheelchair, your back is always working. Use the tips below to help you reduce your risk of back injury.

You may have been told that you have an aneurysm. This is when a weakened part of a blood vessel expands like a balloon. An aneurysm in the main blood vessel in your stomach area is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).

HE is a brain disease that can happen if you have chronic liver disease or cirrhosis.