The body has a set of physiological responses to danger: the pupils dilate, respiration deepens, heart rate and blood pressure rise, muscles tense for action. The gastro-intestinal system reacts also.

A fascinating new proof-of-concept study is proposing a novel, cheap and surprisingly simple way to rapidly reduce blood alcohol levels. The research suggests a low-tech device aiding safe ...

Dr. Simon Rego answers the question: 'How Might Stress Affect Breathing?' — -- Question: How might stress affect my breathing? What is so-called 'hyperventilation'? Answer: Hyperventilation is ...

Brandon Heggie urges EMTs and medics that, when it comes to treating head injuries with hyperventilation, you must be mindful as to when to start to use it. I remember hearing on many accounts that ...

In 13 patients, free of cardiopulmonary disease, who had been subjected to hyperventilation for an average of two and three-quarters hours during anesthesia and operation, spontaneous breathing began ...

Dallas, TX - A new study has identified a tendency by emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to hyperventilate patients during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest ...

Most of us have been there before: whether by choice or by accident, we've found ourselves far drunker than we initially intended to get. In the past, the best you could hope for would be some greasy ...

Researchers have uncovered a hidden breathing issue that may be worsening symptoms in people with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Though nose breathing has its benefits, like filtering and humidifying air, mouth breathing isn't always bad. It can be ...

You must have noticed that you might start hyperventilating after climbing the stairs and doing too much work. Breathing more than normal in one minute is called hyperventilation and this condition is ...