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Stress during pregnancy ‘ups offspring’’s asthma risk’
Washington, Mar 19 (ANI): Stress during pregnancy may increase offspring’’s risk of asthma, say researchers.
Researchers at Brigham and Women’’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston investigated differences in immune function markers in cord blood between infants born to mothers in high stress environments and those born to mothers with lower stress and found marked [...]
War trauma ups asthma risk among civilians
Washington, Mar 16 (ANI): The risk of developing asthma increases if a person lives through the trauma of war, claims a study.
Published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, the study found that those who are most traumatised are twice as likely to develop the condition as those who are least traumatised by their [...]
Action plan to phase out consumption of HCFC is on track: Ramesh
New Delhi, Sep 16 (ANI): Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh said on Wednesday that India has developed a comprehensive Road Map and Action Plan to phase-out of production and consumption of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) in various sectors.
Addressing the gathering during the 15th [...]
Changes in humidity, temperature may trigger asthma among kids
Washington, September 15 (ANI): Changes in humidity and temperature may trigger asthma among kids, suggests a report.
Published in the journal Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the report says that such weather changes have been found to result in a rise in Emergency Department (ED) visits for paediatric asthma exacerbations.
“We found a [...]
38-year-old Delhi woman dies of swine flu, toll rises to six
New Delhi, Sep.11 (ANI): A 38-year-old woman has become Delhi’s sixth swine flu victim.
Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital Medical Superintendent N.K. Chaturvedi said the victim, Raj Bala, was a resident of Faridabad and had been admitted with swine flu symptoms on September 5. He said that she died this morning.
Bala was both diabetic and hypertensive [...]
Punjab authorities launch drive to uproot “Congress Grass”
Nag Khurd (Amritsar), Sep.5 (ANI): Farmers in Punjab are confronted with an unusual problem these days. A weed described as “Congress Grass” has covered all soil-bunds in the fields here and the administration is taking up measures to educate farmers about how to [...]
Scientists identify ‘tipping points’ at which sudden shifts to new conditions occur
Washington, September 3 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have identified ‘tipping points’ at which sudden shifts to new conditions occur in the world.
The research was done by Martin Scheffer of Wageningen University in The Netherlands and co-authors, including William Brock and Stephen Carpenter [...]
Foul odour from industrial chicken rendering facilities may soon be history
Washington, Aug 27 (ANI): A research team led by Indian-origin scientist from North Carolina State University has devised a new technique that can help eliminate foul odour and air pollutants from industrial chicken rendering facilities.
Rendering facilities take animal byproducts (e.g., skin, bones, feathers) and process them into useful products such as fertilizer. However, the [...]
Oral asthma controllers more effective than inhalers
Washington, Aug 26 (ANI): Asthmatic patients are more likely to benefit from oral controllers than inhalers, say Mayo clinic researchers.
“Clinical superiority of the inhaled products has been well documented in clinical trials and the HealthCore study confirmed this for those [...]
Smoking mums-to-be putting future generations at increased health risk
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): Mums-to-be who smoke are not only putting their unborn child at increased health risk but future generations also, according to a new study.
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) has found that the life-long effects of maternal smoking during pregnancy may occur through specific [...]
Laughter may be the ‘worst’ medicine for asthmatics
Melbourne, Aug 24 (ANI): A good laugh is considered to be the best medicine, but a new research suggests that it may trigger serious asthma attacks.
This makes laughter a serious matter for 40 percent per cent of Australia’s 2 million asthma sufferers, according to a new study.
The online poll of 200 sufferers, conducted by drug [...]
Cellular crosstalk contributes to asthma, pulmonary hypertension
Washington, Aug 18 (ANI): Crosstalk between cells lining the lung (epithelial cells) and airway smooth muscle cells could be linked to lung diseases, such as asthma and pulmonary hypertension.
Already, it is known that such crosstalk [...]
Kartar Devi Died | Kartar Devi Passed Away | Haryana Minister Kartar Devi Died
Kartar Devi Died | Kartar Devi Passed Away | Haryana Minister Kartar Devi Died
Haryana, Cabinet minister in Haryana, Kartar Devi, died today, 16th August 2009 after a prolonged illness. She was 66 years old.
She was admitted to the Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) here since July following multiple complications, including acute asthma, [...]
Fruit, vegetable intake cuts upper respiratory tract infection risk in pregnant women
Washington, July 10 (ANI): Eating nutritious foods, especially fruits and vegetables, could reduce pregnant women’s risk of developing an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI), according to a new study.
Researchers Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that consumption of at least seven servings per day of fruits and vegetables moderately reduced the risk of [...]
Babies born by C-section ‘at increased asthma risk’
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 [...]
How to clean the air inside houses to reduce asthma, allergy symptoms
Washington, May 24 (ANI): Health experts say that having clean indoor air is crucial to managing symptoms among people with allergies and asthma.
The suggestion comes from Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA), the sole organization whose mission [...]
Vitamin D may halt weakening of asthmatics’ lung function
Washington, May 21 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found that vitamin D may slow the progressive decline in asthmatics’ ability to breathe as a result of human airway smooth muscle (HASM) proliferation.
In their study, the researchers found that calcitriol, a form [...]
Babies born to obese mum ‘at increased asthma risk’
Washington, May 20 (ANI): Babies born to overweight mothers are at a greater risk of developing asthma, says a new study.
“Obesity is not a neutral state; adipose tissue is an active producer of pro-inflammatory cytokines, while it also suppresses the action of anti-inflammatory cytokines,” said Jet Smit, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Public Health [...]
New drug-free treatment for patients with severe asthma
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A new drug-free treatment has been found to benefit patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma, say researchers.
Asthmatx Inc has developed a device called Alair Bronchial Thermoplasty System, which has led to significant improvements in quality of life and reductions in asthma attacks and emergency room visits for patients who underwent the treatment.
The [...]
New York’s first swine flu victim dead
New York, May 18 (ANI): New York’s first swine flu victim, an assistant principal in a school in the city’s Queen’s area, has died.
Assistant principal Mitchell Wiener of Intermediate School 238 in Queens died Sunday night at Flushing Hospital, a spokesman said.
The city ordered closure of five more schools in Queens as dozens more students [...]
