asthma
December 2nd, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Dec 2 (ANI): Babies born by Caesarean section are more prone to developing asthma than children delivered naturally, claim Dutch researchers.
According to researchers, exposure to bacteria in the vagina during ...
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November 23rd, 2008 - 5:40 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Infants born in the autumn season are at a greater risk of developing childhood asthma, according to a new study.
The new research from Vanderbilt University has found ...
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November 22nd, 2008 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 22 (ANI): Infants born in the autumn season are at a greater risk of developing childhood asthma, according to a new study.
The new research from Vanderbilt University has found ...
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November 22nd, 2008 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
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Putrajaya (Malaysia), Nov.22 (ANI): Malaysias National Fatwa Council has declared that yoga practices which involve physical movements, worshipping and chantings are haram (prohibited) in Islam.
The Star reported that the announcement was ...
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November 19th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
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Putrajaya (Malaysia), Nov 19 (ANI): The Malaysian Governments Department of Islamic Development Malaysia (Jakim) has said that the National Fatwa Council will come out with a ruling on yoga exercise this ...
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November 18th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Nov 18 (ANI): Asthma may be over-diagnosed by up to 30 per cent in Canadian adults, according to a new study.
Led by Ottawa researcher Dr. Shawn Aaron, the study examined ...
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November 10th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Nov 10 (ANI): A new study by UK and US scientists has revealed that the sheer physical effort involved in breastfeeding may leave babies with stronger lungs well into childhood.
Previous ...
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October 2nd, 2008 - 1:59 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Oct 2 (ANI): Infants who wheeze while suffering from common cold are at a ten-fold risk of developing asthma in later life, say researchers.
The new study from University of Wisconsin ...
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September 21st, 2008 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Sept 21 (ANI): Calpol and other paracetamol products are safe to use in children and they do not lead to development of asthma, say pharmacists.
Trying to assure concerned parents, the ...
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September 21st, 2008 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Sept 21 (ANI): Giving a glimpse of her philanthropic side, Sir Paul McCartney''s ex-wife Heather Mills is donating vegan food, worth one million dollars, to Bronx.
The ex-model will announce the ...
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September 20th, 2008 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Sept 20 (ANI): Researchers from Children''s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC claim to have discovered a lineage of cells that may play a critical role steroid-resistant asthma, a complication that ...
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September 18th, 2008 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
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London, Sept 18 (ANI): People who regularly use paracetamol are at three fold risk of having asthma, a new research has found.
However, the same effect is not seen in infrequent users.
The ...
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September 17th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Sept 17 (ANI): Steroids may not be as effective in obese asthmatics as in those with normal weight, finds a new study from National Jewish Health.
The researchers have found that ...
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September 16th, 2008 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Sept 16 (ANI): A gene variant responsible for increasing the risk of childhood asthma in European children acts the same way in white American kids, but not in African American ...
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August 11th, 2008 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI
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Wellington, August 11 (ANI): A new research has determined that shutting the door and staying inside the home does not offer any protection from the effects of air pollution, as the ...
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August 7th, 2008 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington , Aug 7 (ANI): Children often wheeze at 15 months of age if given antibiotics in their first three months. Now, New Zealand researchers have said that this wheezing may ...
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August 5th, 2008 - 4:24 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, Aug 5 (ANI): People who are obese with asthma may carry a specific trait that causes them to have poorer asthma control than their slim counterparts, suggests a new research.
In ...
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July 22nd, 2008 - 1:53 pm ICT by ANI
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London, July 22 (ANI): Researchers at North Carolina State University in Raleigh have developed a computer-controlled inhaler that is far more effective than the traditional one.
Inhaling a drug in aerosol form ...
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July 21st, 2008 - 4:49 pm ICT by Amrit Rashmisrisethi
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Asthma causes swelling and inflammation that leads to the lungs. When asthma flares up, the airways tighten and become narrower. This keeps the air from passing through easily and makes it hard ...
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July 14th, 2008 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
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Washington, July 14 (IANS) Researchers have explored the link between thunderstorms and asthma attacks in the first-ever exhaustive study that has significant bearing on public health. Researchers studying a database comprising more ...
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July 7th, 2008 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 7 (ANI): A new study has shown that doctors are reluctant to reduce drug use among kids with asthma even if lower dose is best.
In the study involving 310 ...
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July 7th, 2008 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 7 (ANI): A new Australian study has suggested that more aggressive treatment of childhood eczema may be an important step in preventing asthma.
The study, conducted by researchers at the ...
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July 7th, 2008 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
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Treatment of childhood eczema prevents asthma: study
Sydney, July 7 (IANS) More proactive treatment of eczema in childhood might ensure that asthma stays away later, according to a new study. The study, by ...
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July 2nd, 2008 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, July 2 (ANI): Children receiving treatment for HIV infections are at an increased risk of developing asthma say researchers.
In the study led by Dr William T. Shearer, professor of paediatrics ...
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June 30th, 2008 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
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Melbourne, June 30 (ANI): Scientists from the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Australia have made a molecular discovery, which they claim, might shed light on extreme allergic reactions in some ...
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June 25th, 2008 - 3:52 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 25 (ANI): Most asthma patients are using their inhalers incorrectly leading to poor outcomes, suggests a new study.
Professor Helen Reddel, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research spokesperson and Associate ...
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June 24th, 2008 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
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London, June 24 (ANI): A new study, led by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School has found that a molecule from omega 3 fatty acids found in ...
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June 19th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
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London, June 19 (ANI): Researchers at Imperial College London have suggested that testing the breath and phlegm of children with severe asthma might spare them from potentially damaging oral steroid drugs.
They ...
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June 19th, 2008 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
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Washington, June 19 (ANI): A new study has found that babies born by Caesarean section have a 50 percent greater risk of developing asthma as compared to babies born naturally.
The study ...
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June 17th, 2008 - 12:22 am ICT by ANI
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London, June 16 (ANI): Kids who watch TV for more than five hours a day have a significantly high risk of becoming asthmatic, say doctors.
Scientists at the Catholic University in Rome ...
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