Asthma
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Nobel Prize-winning scientist develops new drug to suppress asthma, allergies
Lifestyle | Nov 25, 2016, 10:47 AM ISTAn Australian Nobel Prize-winning scientist has turned his attention to developing a drug that could help people suffering from allergies and asthma. Barry Marshall, a microbiology professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA) who
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Delhi smog: Rise in asthma, allergy, breathlessness cases; Kejriwal calls emergency cabinet meeting
India | Nov 06, 2016, 12:48 PM ISTDelhi is witnessing a sharp rise in the case of severe breathlessness, asthma and allergy have sharply risen as the city remains blanketed in thick layer of toxic air due to the worst smog in 17 years.
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Attention Dads: Study says your smoking habit may increase risk of asthma in kids
Lifestyle | Sep 30, 2016, 03:24 PM ISTKids with a father who smoked prior to conception had more than three times higher chance of early-onset asthma than children whose father had never smoked, a new study suggests. According to Norwegian researchers,
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Kids with food allergies at increased risk of asthma and rhinitis, claims study
Lifestyle | Aug 26, 2016, 03:01 PM ISTThe higher the number of food allergies a child might have, the greater is his or her risk of developing asthma and allergic rhinitis during childhood, new research has found. "Of the major food allergens,
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Vaping may help improve respiration among smokers with asthma, claim researchers
Lifestyle | Aug 22, 2016, 01:05 PM ISTSmokers with asthma who turn to vaping found significant improvement and fewer respiratory infections, suggest researchers. The study provided sufficient information to suggest that vaping does not increase infection rates and may in fact lead
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Researchers develop new asthma pills that could reduce symptoms in severe sufferers
Lifestyle | Aug 07, 2016, 10:14 AM ISTFor the first time in 20 years, researchers have come up with a new asthma pill which has the potential to reduce symptoms in individuals with a severe form of the lung disease. The
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Bathini Goud's Prasadam: A claim to cure Asthma permanently
Lifestyle | Jun 05, 2015, 12:21 PM ISTThose having asthma can understand how it feels when the wheezing, chest tightness and coughing continue incessantly, and shortness of breath makes it even worse. The concentration goes for a toss, sleep is never sound
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Beware of your workplace, it can give you Asthma!
Lifestyle | Feb 04, 2013, 11:09 AM ISTYes, even your work-place can be an extensive carrier of Asthma enzymes that can harm you. As per study, more often occupations like, mining or anything that involves cleaning or cleaning agents etc are main
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Asthma due to Smoking skips a generation
Lifestyle | Nov 29, 2012, 01:14 PM ISTWashington: The dangers of smoking on users and their children are known but new research demonstrates that it also can causes asthma in their grandchildren.Asthma is a major public health problem. It is the most
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Swimming Pool Disinfectants Can Cause Asthma, Cancer, Says Prof
India | Jul 23, 2010, 01:15 PM ISTNegative outcomes can occur when disinfection byproducts, critical to prevent outbreaks of infectious disease of recreational pools, form reactions with organic matter in pool water. File Photo: Nagara GopalA dip in the pool on a