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 In honour of tomorrow being Osteoporosis Day, this article briefly discusses the disease. What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis, which means porous bones, is a disorder that affects the bones, making them thinner, more brittle, and more susceptible to fractures. Facts about osteoporosis: - Bones of the wrists, spine, ribs, and hips are the bones that are mostly affected by osteoporosis. This, in turn, can cause dependency on aid and sometimes even death. - Mild actions like bending, sneezing, or coughing cause the bones to break with a great deal of suffering accompanying it - Even though osteoporosis is rarely heard of, it's reported that over 15,000,000 U.S. citizens and 200 million people worldwide live with it - Osteoporosis is common in older people because the bones tend to get more fragile with increasing age - The hormonal change that occurs during menopause in women causes osteoporosis to be more common amongst women than men -  Osteoporosis can affect...

  What is asthma?  The word "asthma" was first recorded in 400 BC in ancient Greece, and it means "panting" in the Greek language. Asthma is reported to cause an average of 250,000 deaths per year, and specifically 455,000 in the year 2019 alone, according to the WHO. Asthma is a chronic, non-communicable condition that affects the lungs' airways, causing inflammation and sometimes narrowing of the Airways, which can lead to difficulty breathing.  Asthma patients can experience asthma exacerbations or attacks caused by external triggers like exercise (heavy movement) and pollen allergies. The TH-2 cells, which are pivotal players in the immune response, receive the environmental triggers and initiate a cell production sequence that causes narrowing of the Airways or spasming, as mentioned earlier. That's why asthma is considered an obstructive pulmonary disease. Symptoms of asthma include: -Coughing -Tightness of the chest -Shortness of breath ...