http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Acute-Bronchitis-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 03:55:08 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/energy-poverty-creating-a-respiratory-disease-epidemic-97733-1.htm Energy poverty leads to severe respiratory diseases killing nearly two million people worldwide each year, say researchers. "Energy poverty is one of the biggest human welfare issues of our day," says Hisham Zerriffi, an assistant professor with the Liu Institute for Global Issues at UBC who is presenting his work at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Vancouver on Feb. 17. "We're talking about more people who die each year from cooking than from malaria....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/energy-poverty-creating-a-respiratory-disease-epidemic-97733-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/breastfeeding-reduces-wheezing-problems-in-babies-97451-1.htm Researchers from the Otago University in New Zealand have found that breastfeeding babies instead of using milk formula protects them from asthma and other wheezing problems until the age of six years. The researchers analyzed data regarding asthma and wheezing in more than 1,100 children from the time they were two years of age up to six years and found that the risk of asthma was reduced by more than 59 percent among children who had been breastfed. Lead researcher Dr Karen Silvers said that ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/breastfeeding-reduces-wheezing-problems-in-babies-97451-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Risk-High-in-Patients-With-Severe-Non-Inflammatory-Respiratory-Disease-83147-1.htm A study in the April issue of iIJCP/i, the iInternational Journal of Clinical Practice/i of nearly 600 patients with severe non-inflammatory respiratory disease found that a significant percentage also suffered from anaemia. "The links between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and anaemia are already well known, but our study also shows that anaemia is frequently found in patients with severe non-inflammatory respiratory diseases" says lead author Dr Florian Kollert from the Department ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Anemia-Risk-High-in-Patients-With-Severe-Non-Inflammatory-Respiratory-Disease-83147-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Identify-Key-Mechanism-Behind-Childhood-Respiratory-Disease-81968-1.htm Scientists have discovered a crucial part of the process by which one of the world's most common and dangerous early childhood infections, respiratory syncytial virus, causes disease. By analysing samples taken from infected infants and data from laboratory-mouse experiments, scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston determined that RSV interferes with airway cells' ability to produce enzymes that keep highly damaging molecules known as reactive oxygen species under control....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Scientists-Identify-Key-Mechanism-Behind-Childhood-Respiratory-Disease-81968-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Smoking-Raises-Production-of-Mucus-In-Bronchitis-Patients-Study-81050-1.htm Cigarette smoking linked with the overproduction of mucus - a symptom of chronic bronchitis. According to the study conducted by researchers in New Mexico cigarette smoke suppresses a protein that causes the natural death of mucus-producing cells in the airways of bronchitis patients. "Although it is known that chronic mucus secretion is a hallmark of chronic bronchitis, the mechanisms underlying this condition are largely unknown," said Yohannes Tesfaigzi, director of the COPD Program at ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Smoking-Raises-Production-of-Mucus-In-Bronchitis-Patients-Study-81050-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Higher-Levels-of-Bilirubin-Linked-to-Reduced-Risk-of-Respiratory-Disease-80950-1.htm In an analysis that was carried out in 500,000 adults it was found that levels of bilirubin in blood were associated with a lower risk of lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Bilirubin compound is produced by the breakdown of hemoglobin from red blood cells. Serum total bilirubin is routinely measured in the primary care setting to identify hepatobiliary (liver, gall bladder and bile ducts) and blood diseases. Bilirubin may have cytoprotective (cell protective) properties, ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Higher-Levels-of-Bilirubin-Linked-to-Reduced-Risk-of-Respiratory-Disease-80950-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Wheezing-and-Allergies-in-Kids-Could-be-Determined-in-the-Womb-75872-1.htm Whether a child will develop allergies or wheezing is closely related to how he or she grew at vital stages in the womb, says a new study. The research states that fetuses which develop quickly in early pregnancy but falter later in pregnancy are likely to go on to develop allergies and asthma as children. A fetus that grows too slowly in the womb is also more likely to become an infant who wheezes with common colds, possibly as a result of narrower airways in its lungs. "We already ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Says-Wheezing-and-Allergies-in-Kids-Could-be-Determined-in-the-Womb-75872-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Intense-Exercise-Can-Produce-Wheezing-Even-In-Healthy-Children-69100-1.htm Heavy exercise can provoke the onset of temporary lung problems and other symptoms typically associated with asthma in children who are not actually asthmatic, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California's Irvine and Miller Children's Hospital Children. "Studies have shown that in adults, vigorous exercise can cause wheezing and a decrease in pulmonary function testing (PFT), even when there is no prior history of asthma. However, the extent of exercise-associated ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Intense-Exercise-Can-Produce-Wheezing-Even-In-Healthy-Children-69100-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Black-Americans-Prone-to-Acute-Respiratory-Disease-51693-1.htm Black Americans are more prone to developing acute lung injury, or ALI, compared to white Americans, according to scientists from the Emory University School of Medicine. The study also revealed that black patients did not have a higher risk of in-hospital death when compared to white patients."Our findings have important implications for investigators and policy stakeholders interested in reducing health disparities among minority patients," said Sara Erickson, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at Emory....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Black-Americans-Prone-to-Acute-Respiratory-Disease-51693-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Protein-Possibly-Linked-to-Asthma-and-Bronchitis-Discovered-48251-1.htm Swedish scientists say they have discovered a new protein KCNRG that is possibly linked to ashtma and bronchitis. Researchers at Uppsala University say the previously unknown protein is found in the cells of lower air ways. The protein is also important to the immune system in an autoimmune lung disorder that is often fatal, according to the Uppsala research team. The researchers used an unusual hereditary autoimmune disorder, autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1 (APS-1), as a model. Patients ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Protein-Possibly-Linked-to-Asthma-and-Bronchitis-Discovered-48251-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Vajpayee-Admitted-To-AIIMS-Due-to-Respiratory-Infection-47097-1.htm Former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was admitted to hospital late Tuesday suffering from a chest infection, reports said. The 84-year-old was brought to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi Tuesday night after he developed a temperature, the Press Trust of India news agency said. Hospital medical superintendent D.K. Sharma said Vajpayee was in a stable condition, PTI reported. Vajpayee stepped down as prime minister in May 2004 after his Hindu nationalist Bhartiya ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Vajpayee-Admitted-To-AIIMS-Due-to-Respiratory-Infection-47097-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Wheezing-Preschoolers-may-Not-Get-as-Much-Relief-With-Oral-Steroids-46643-1.htm Wheezing attacks caused by a virus may not be relieved with the use of Oral steroids, a study has said. Attacks of wheezing caused by viral infections in the upper respiratory tract are common in preschool children between the ages of ten months and six years. Preschool children who visit hospital with such symptoms are commonly treated with a short course of prednisolone - a steroid which is used to reduce inflammation in the airway and which is very effective in treating attacks of allergic asthma in older children and adults....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Wheezing-Preschoolers-may-Not-Get-as-Much-Relief-With-Oral-Steroids-46643-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Chest-Infection-Not-Antibiotics-Might-Cause-Wheezing-in-Children-40182-1.htm Chest infection, not antibiotics, might cause wheezing in children, say Australian researchers. It is generally known that children who are given antibiotics in their first three months often wheeze by 15 months of age, but latest research from the University of Otago, Wellington shows the wheezing could probably be traced to chest infections. However, antibiotics may have something to do with the development of allergic hypersensitivity by 15 months and still later eczema and itchy skin. These ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Chest-Infection-Not-Antibiotics-Might-Cause-Wheezing-in-Children-40182-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Babies-With-Asthmatic-Mums-Have-an-Increased-Risk-of-Wheezing-35515-1.htm Kids with mums who have allergies or asthma have an increased risk of wheezing in the chest if they take part in baby swimming before 6 months of age, according to a new study. To reach the conclusions, the study used data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Study (MoBa) at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH). The results come from a study of 30 000 participants from MoBa. Approximately 25 percent of these children took part in baby swimming from 0-6 months of age. The analysis ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Babies-With-Asthmatic-Mums-Have-an-Increased-Risk-of-Wheezing-35515-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Genes-too-Play-Vital-Role-in-Boosting-Chronic-Bronchitis-Risk-33626-1.htm It is long known that smoking is responsible for respiratory diseases like chronic bronchitis. However, Swedish researchers have discovered that genes also play a major role in the development of the disease. The team of researchers, led by Jenny Hallberg, of the Department of Public Health Sciences at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, studied more than 40,000 Swedish twins for finding out to what extent does behaviour, environment and genes each play a role in the development of chronic bronchitis....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Genes-too-Play-Vital-Role-in-Boosting-Chronic-Bronchitis-Risk-33626-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Childhood-Respiratory-Disease-Boosts-Illness-and-Death-Risks-in-Adulthood-33014-1.htm Respiratory disease, particularly bronchitis, in early childhood boosts the risks of illness and premature death in adulthood, indicates research published ahead of print in Thorax. The researchers base their findings on around 10,000 male graduates who went to Glasgow University between 1948 and 1968 and agreed to be part of a long term study to track their health. No women were included because fewer went to university at that time than do now. As students they were examined by a doctor and supplied ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Childhood-Respiratory-Disease-Boosts-Illness-and-Death-Risks-in-Adulthood-33014-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Frequent-Snorers-at-Risk-of-Developing-Chronic-Bronchitis-32397-1.htm People who snore regularly are more likely to develop chronic bronchitis, according to a study published Monday. Researchers at Korea University Ansan Hospital studied 4,270 individuals (52 percent men and 48 percent women) starting in 2001. Participants provided information on demographics, health conditions, family disease history and lifestyle, as well as details about how often they snored. They were interviewed again every two years through 2006. During the four years of follow-up, 314 people developed chronic bronchitis....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Frequent-Snorers-at-Risk-of-Developing-Chronic-Bronchitis-32397-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Apples-During-Pregnancy-Help-Lower-Asthma-Wheezing-Risk-in-Kids-26395-1.htm Eating an apple a day during pregnancy will not only kept the doctor away for expecting mums, but it can also help lower the risk of their kids developing asthma and wheezing. The finding is based on a study published in the September issue of the journal Thorax in which researchers found that when women ate apples during pregnancy, their offspring tended to have a significantly lower risk of asthma and wheezing when they reached the age of five. As a part of their study, the researchers ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Apples-During-Pregnancy-Help-Lower-Asthma-Wheezing-Risk-in-Kids-26395-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/A-Balanced-Diet-can-Keep-Asthma-Wheezing-at-Bay-in-Teens-23391-1.htm Teens, especially those who smoke, may be at an increased risk of respiratory symptoms such as asthma it they forego a healthy and balanced diet. The finding comes from a study by a group of researchers from Harvard School of Public Health, Health Canada, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) led by Jane Burns, ScD, Harvard School of Public Health who found that teens whose diet doesn't contain sufficient amounts of fruit, vitamin E and omega-3 fatty acids are at greater risk of having asthma....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/A-Balanced-Diet-can-Keep-Asthma-Wheezing-at-Bay-in-Teens-23391-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=19282 The 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in China has lessons to teach hospitals on how to prevent the spread of other respiratory diseases , according to new research appearing in the April 15 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, currently available online. Hospitals were epicenters of SARS transmission in Guangzhou province and Hong Kong in 2003. In hospitals with especially severe outbreaks, the researchers looked at environmental and administrative factors that may have ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=19282 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17080 New York - Living close to a main road is quite a nuisance in terms of noise and pollution. Now, a study by Switzerland researchers has enabled enough reasons to stay as far away from arterial roads as possible, because people living in proximity to them are likely to suffer from respiratory problems showing up as breathlessness and wheezing. "These findings from a general population provide strong confirmation that living near busy streets leads to adverse respiratory health effects," revealed ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=17080 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=13593 The cooling towers on top of many large commercial buildings hold a high number of infected amoebas that may pose a threat to human health, says a new study. Sharon Berk and colleagues of Tennessee Technological University sampled 40 cooling towers in hospitals, universities and industries and 40 natural environments including lakes, rivers, creeks and ponds. They found infected amoebas in 22 of the cooling towers and only three in the natural samples. They found infected amoebas in the ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=13593 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12963 Research has shown that rescue workers of New York City's fire department involved in 9/11 rescue efforts have been found to have reduced lung functions equivalent to 12 years of respiratory decline in a person due to aging in the year after the 9/11 attacks. Lungs tests of the rescue workers showed that those present in the very early stages of the twin tower collapse suffered most damage. Since routine tests are carried out every 18 months as a part of routine medical screening on the New York City Fire Department workers, Dr....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=12963 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11305 The Great Ormond Street Hospital doctors have developed a novel method to identify chronic lung problems in children under the age of five. The test is very accurate and can be an alternative for the conventional lung function tests. According to the statistics it was found that respiratory disease affects about a large group of children. It is found that 34% of weekly GP consultations and 15% of hospital admissions of children are due to breathing difficulties. In case of identification of lung ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=11305 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8367 Exposure to fine particulate air pollution could be responsible for increase in cardiac and lung-related hospital admissions, reports a latest study published in the recent issue of JAMA. The association between chronic exposure to air pollution and health disorders have been highlighted by numerous environment based studies. Of late, the effect of air pollution on human health is being perceived as a major public health problem, demanding for establishment of stricter standards regarding permissible ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=8367 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=7650 A study conducted by researchers at Washington University has highlighted a new combination drug treatment for asthma and chronic bronchitis. The new treatment modality claims to even restore normal breathing in affected individuals. Experiments conducted on animal models have revealed promising findings, the results of which can soon to integrated to human beings as well. The dual drug combination is believed to enhance airway function by the inhibition of cells associated with overproduction of mucus that blocks the airway....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=7650 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=4796 "All substances are poisonous, there is none which is not a poison; the right dose differentiates a poison from a remedy" Paracelsus, circa 1538 Breathlessness can have a major impact on the quality of life for patients with respiratory diseases. Despite the best efforts of scientists for many years, no one has been able to develop a way to deal with the sensation of breathlessness without suppressing the drive to breathe. Researchers from Imperial College London are looking for volunteers to ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=4796 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=4767 Researchers from National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) had found that second-hand exposure to smoke during childhood increases the risk of respiratory problems that may last a lifetime. The study of 35,000 adult non-smokers in Singapore found that those who lived with a smoker during childhood had more respiratory problems, including chronic cough. Study participants who reported eating more fruit and soy fiber as adults seemed to be protected against some of the negative ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=4767 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=4672 A new virus, named human bocavirus, that may be responsible for causing severe respiratory infections in children has been identified by a group of Swedish researchers. The finding of this virus is held to initiate a systematic search for all the viruses that cause respiratory infections. Only 40 % of the viruses infecting patients have been identified which, outlines the need for a rapid testing of viruses to help in speedy diagnosis and appropriate treatment. This approach would be especially ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=4672 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3286 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=3286 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2722 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2722 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2575 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2575 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2362 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=2362 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=1283 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=1283 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=675 http://www.medindia.net/news/view_news_main.asp?x=675