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Times of India |
Pollution triggering asthma in healthy people
Times of India Asthma is a chronic disorder of the lungs, where inflammation and narrowing of the airways happen. And when the air is polluted the allergens present like smoke, dust, toxic gases like carbon monoxide and nitro-oxide affect asthma patients with … Rising pollution triggering asthma in healthy people (May 5 is World Asthma Day) |
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60000 Die of Asthma in India Each Year: Expert
The New Indian Express As world observes the Asthma Day on Tuesday, Ravindra Nallagondla, interventional pulmonologist at Global Hospitals, highlights various new approaches being practised to treat asthma and underlines the growing incidence of asthma in a free-wheeling … |
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German co's patent for asthma drug revoked
Times of India MUMBAI: India's Patent Office has revoked a patent on asthma drug, Spiriva (tiotropium bromide monohydrate) held by German major Boehringer Ingelheim on an opposition filed by generic company, Cipla. The patent was revoked on grounds that it lacks … |
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Times of India |
Techie thumbs nose at asthma, scales Mt Denali
Times of India BANGALORE: No air-conditioned cubicle, no tapping away at the laptop, no back-to-back meetings. Instead it was frostbite, neck-deep snow and trudging along treacherous terrain. Satyarup Siddhanta, a software engineer from Bangalore, scaled Mt Denali, … |
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Times of India |
Childhood obesity may cause asthma
Times of India "The relationship between obesity and asthma in adults, which shows that being overweight and obese can precede the onset of asthma, is supported by a number of studies," said lead author of the study Perdita Permaul from Massachusetts General Hospital … Childhood obesity may causes asthma: study |
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Doctors warn against dip in asthma medication
Times of India CHANDIGARH: City doctors came together to sensitize people about the early diagnosis of asthma and the right treatment to control the condition on 'World Asthma Day' on Monday. Dr S K Jindal, former head of the pulmonary medicine department, PGI, said, … |
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IANS |
Sunlight can help control asthma symptoms
Times of India "Asthma patients have very low immunity and deficiency of Vitamin D, so exposure to sunlight helps building their immunity," Vivek Nangia, director and head, pulmonary, Fortis hospital, said. Asthma is caused by inflammation of the air passages in the … Sunlight can help control symptoms of severe asthma (May 6 is World Asthma Day) |
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'Asthma tightens stranglehold, but 90% still undiagnosed'
Times of India HYDERABAD: Even as 2.5 crore people in the country are being treated for asthma, experts say a substantial 90% of asthma patients continue to remain undiagnosed, indicating the sheer spread of the condition. Further, adherence to the medication regime … |
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Prisoner dies after asthma attack
Times of India … in a jail ambulance for treatment. He died while undergoing treatment at the hospital. Police say their primary investigation revealed that Surendrasinh Jadeja was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment and was suffering from asthma for a … |
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Times of India |
Asthma patients may be over-medicating themselves
Times of India "We need to find a way to help patients control their asthma without overmedicating them," John Mastronarde, director of the asthma centre at Ohio State University, was quoted as saying. To control asthma, patients typically take drugs called inhaled … Are you being overmedicated for asthma? Mild Asthma Patients Suggested to Lower Medication Dosage |
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