Washington, July 21 : In a new study, scientists found that men who had a history of asthma or eczema generally had a lower risk of developing cancer.
Researchers at INRS–Institute Armand-Frappier, the Research Centre of the Centre hospitalier de l”Université de Montréal, and McGill University, analyzed information that was collected in a study on exposures [...]
London, June 27 : Experts have discovered that over half of athletes suffer from asthma caused by exercise.
According to the figures, the rates are nearly seven times higher than in the UK general population where the asthma rates are around 8 per cent.
The figures were based on a review of scores of published studies between [...]
Washington, April 7 : A new study led by researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) suggests that traffic-related pollution near schools is linked to the development of asthma in kids.
Study’s lead author Rob McConnell, professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, and [...]
Washington, Nov 21 (ANI): An international team of researchers have made a novel discovery that might open avenues for developing new treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases like psoriasis and asthma.
They have identified a new type of immune cell that can be out of control in certain inflammatory diseases and worsen symptoms.
The new cell called Th22 [...]
Washington, Oct 14 (ANI): Children born with low birth weight are at a higher risk of developing asthma later in life, says a new study.
The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, is based on data on the incidence of asthma in 10,918 twins from the Swedish Twin Registry.
Questionnaire data on asthma in 9- and 12- [...]
Washington, Oct 6 (ANI): Women who shun asthma medications during pregnancy face increased risk of transmitting the condition to their offspring, reveals a new study.
The research team from the Universite de Montreal, the Hopital du Sacre-Cœur de Montreal and Sainte-Justine University Hospital Research Centre has revealed that 32.6 percent of children born to mothers who [...]
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): Patients of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are also prone to suffer from other chronic illnesses like asthma, hypertension and arthritis, according to a study.
The study used the electronic records of 1,970,695 patients to determine whether there was a relationship between CRS and other chronic conditions.
Chronic rhinosinusitis is an inflammatory condition involving one [...]
Washington, Sept 21 (ANI): Asthmatics can improve their conditions by changing the way they breathe, say experts.
Thomas Ritz and Alicia Meuret, from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, have developed a four-week program to teach asthmatics how to better control their condition with the help of new breathing techniques.
During an attack, sufferers tend to hyperventilate, breathing [...]
Washington, July 8 (ANI): A review of studies has suggested that reducing kids’ exposure to a variety of allergens, rather than targeting a single ‘trigger,’ might be a better way to avoid asthma.
While some kids are genetically predisposed to developing the disease, parents might still be able to prevent or delay the onset of symptoms [...]
London, June 30 (ANI): Babies born by ceasarean section are more susceptible to developing diseases including asthma and diabetes, according to a new research.
And scientists hold stress experienced by children during the operation responsible for making genetic changes that lead to the vulnerability, reports The Telegraph.
In the study, researchers found that the babies have important [...]