Bad breath stinks, literally, but it may also be a sign of a serious health problem. A dentist discusses the different types and causes of halitosis. Bad breath happens to everyone from time to time.

Breath is an important matrix for analyzing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are generated within the body. These compounds travel through the blood in the body, reach the alveolar interface, ...

Everyone’s breath has felt not-so-fresh now and again. If a person’s breath smells like mothballs, there’s most likely a medical cause behind it. Most causes of mothball breath are easy to diagnose ...

Shortness of breath, or dyspnea, occurs when a person feels that they are unable, or less able than usual, to take enough air into the lungs. The sensation of shortness of breath is subjective. For ...

You’re not alone. Up to 80 million people have chronic bad breath, according to the Academy of General Dentistry. Besides the obvious impact on your popularity, bad breath can be a sign of diseases ...

Few things are as off-putting as having bad breath. We inwardly cringe or turn away when a friend or co-worker has stinky breath, and identifying an unpleasant odor coming out of one's own mouth in ...

If you could patent and sell the idea of holding your breath before exercise to boost performance, it would be a bestseller. Not because it works, necessarily—the jury is still out on that. But ...

Your breath can be a weird thing. Did you ever notice that your breath is used for both its heating and cooling properties? You use your breath to cool soup, but you also use your breath to warm your ...