Highlights Study identifies that the levels of a protein SPLUNC1, are markedly low in asthmatics. Restoring the levels of this protein helped to reverse the hyper-sensitiveness to...
Highlights A 33 year old patient from Canada was kept artificially alive for 6 days before undergoing a double lung transplant. The patient was suffering from cystic fibrosis and ...
Highlights Asthma during childhood may increase the chances of obesity later in adolescence. Restricted physical activity in children with asthma due to respiration di...
Highlights: Asthma, is a long-term respiratory illness associated with the airways, which become inflamed and swollen when symptoms are triggered. The resea...
Highlights In the past 3 decades, many cities and states have adopted laws that ban smoking in public indoor spaces such as restaurants, hotels and workplaces. Implementing clean i...
Highlights: Increased consumption of cured and processed meats can worsen the symptoms of asthma. Processed meat contains nitrites which cause inflammation in the airway. We...
Highlights: A study analyzed data of 2,043 children between the ages of 6 to 18 years, while 57% of the children lived half a mile away from a grocery store while 10% lives a mile...
Highlights Non-smoking older women have the highest prevalence of COPD compared to non-smoking older men. 7% of non-smoking African American women and 5.2% of the non-smoking olde...
Highlights Asthma a chronic respiratory condition results in inflamed or swollen airways. Asthmatic patients report difficulty with sleep Adults with asthma who have insomnia...
Highlights A new drug that restores balance of immune system and desensitizes allergic responses is being developed. Studies have shown that children with helicobacter pylori infe...
Highlights Allergic responses are driven by mast cells and basophils. Most allergy treatments focus on stopping the effects of histamine or on dampening the body's overall immune ...
Highlights: Asthma is a chronic lung disease characterized by recurrent attacks of breathlessness and wheezing. Low vitamin D levels have been linked to increased asthma attac...
Highlights: Asthma and flu are common respiratory conditions that affect children. Providing flu shots and medicines in school will help to prevent asthma symptoms in children. A...
Highlights The minimum-dose speeds (MDS) for different age groups for cycling and walking has been identified. The MDS for cyclists is between 12-20 kilometres per hour. The MD...
Highlights An estimated 24 million people in the U.S. suffer from COPD, and it is the third leading cause of death in the nation. COPD patients with severely low blood oxygen leve...
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