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The Indian Express |
What The Study Found: 2 times more asthma, 3 times more severe lung disorder
The Indian Express Current asthma was prevalent in 4.6 per cent children of Delhi against 2.5 per cent of the controls. The instance of physician-diagnosed asthma, too, was two times more in Delhi. About 15 per cent of Delhi's children had frequent eye irritation … |
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Lung Disease News |
IL2 cells express factor that targets cells for potential anti-asthma therapeutics
Lung Disease News Asthma currently affects 18.7 million adults and 6.8 million children in the United States alone, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While what causes asthma is unknown, it is established among researchers that both … |
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Though Termed Controllable, Asthma Still Breathes Fire on Women
The New Indian Express When the incidence of death due to asthma is 1.1 per one lakh in men, it is as high as 1.6 in women. Besides, the doctors testify that women are being hospitalised at a higher rate of about 19 per one lakh as against 14 in men in the state. This … |
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Govt Urged to Cut Asthma Inhaler Price
The New Indian Express On the World Asthma Day on Tuesday, pulmonologists here have called upon the State government to initiate steps to make steroid inhalers widely available at affordable prices for asthma patients to ease the burden of the people with the disease. They … Wrong notions weakening fight against asthma Avoid asthma triggers Incorrect use of asthma inhalers rife |
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Indian Express |
Asthma attacks go up during harvesting season, say experts
Indian Express Asthma is caused by inflammation of the air passages that make airways narrow temporarily, resulting in difficulty in breathing. Symptoms include wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing. It is a genetic disease, which means that one … |
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Women More Prone to Asthma: Doctors
The New Indian Express According to city doctors gathered at an awareness event on asthma, every 17th woman per 1,000 women suffers from the condition. Women are hospitalised for asthma complications at the rate of 19 per 1 lakh people versus 14 per 1 lakh people in men, … |
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Nature World News |
Passive Smoking Dangerous for Asthmatic Kids
The New Indian Express Passive smoking is known to worsen asthma symptoms in children and impair their response to inhaled steroid treatment, but how this effect occurs was not known till date. Researchers at Imperial College London found that children with severe asthma … Passive smoking impairs children's responses to asthma treatment Passive Smoking Lowers Treatment Effectiveness in Children with Asthma Kids exposed to passive smoke respond less to asthma treatment |
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Ohio hard on asthma sufferers
Tallmadge Express Asthma suffers in the Akron area, including Tallmadge, have cause for concern these days. The region now ranks among the top 25 “most challenging places to live with asthma,” according to the latest survey by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. |
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Common Cold in Pregnancy Hikes Asthma Risk for Babies: Study
The New Indian Express A mother's infections and bacterial exposure during pregnancy affect the environment in the uterus, thus increasing a baby's risk of developing allergy and asthma in childhood. "In addition, these same children that had early exposure to allergens … |
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Asthma risk to premature babies higher
Indian Express Premature babies are more likely to develop childhood asthma than those born at full term, says a new research. A worldwide study of more than 1.5 million children found that the risk of developing asthma, or asthma-like symptoms, after a preterm birth … |
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