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Researchers study impact of long-term exposures to outdoor air pollution

The study strengthens the evidence on the link between long-term exposure to outdoor pollution and asthma in adults.

06 Apr 2018 3:28 PM

For some people with asthma who are sensitive to mould spores, it can act as a trigger, causing asthma symptoms to get worse.

Here's why you should not dry clothes indoors

Experts have issued warning to avoid hanging wet clothes indoors as it increases moisture in room by 30 per cent.

30 Mar 2018 2:17 PM

Exercise improves asthma in obese adults

There is a tendency by doctors to rely on pharmacological treatment and neglect non-pharmacological interventions.

17 Mar 2018 10:16 AM

Safety concerns may lead to poor adherence and discontinuation of asthma medications during pregnancy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Some women with asthma may struggle to conceive

Poorly controlled asthma during pregnancy can increase the risk that women will develop a severe form of high blood pressure.

11 Mar 2018 2:33 PM

Long-acting asthma medications such as inhaled corticosteroids work by reducing inflammation in the lungs. (Photo: Pixabay)

Study says women with asthma may struggle to conceive

Several studies have linked asthma to reproduction-related problems in women.

10 Mar 2018 8:30 AM

The decline in lung function is attributable to the irritation that most cleaning chemicals cause on mucous membranes lining the airways. (Photo: Pixabay)

Cleaning sprays as harmful as smoking: study

Accelerated lung function decline in the women working as cleaners was "comparable to smoking somewhat less than 20 pack- years.

18 Feb 2018 4:56 PM

The researchers plan to study the biological processes through which sex hormones might play a role in asthma and allergy. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here’s how female hormones are linked to asthma

Analysis of studies involving women highlights a link between asthma symptoms and key life changes such as puberty and menopause.

16 Feb 2018 8:25 PM

Asthma may lead to infertility, barring regular medicine-takers

Now researhers plan to further investigate women with asthma who are undergoing fertility treatments.

16 Feb 2018 9:03 AM

The new tool can measure the physical strength of individual cells 100 times faster than current technologies. (Photo: Pixabay)

New tool may identify drugs for asthma, hypertension

The device is called fluorescently labeled elastomeric contractible surfaces(FLECS).

10 Feb 2018 5:33 PM

Just one cigarette can instantly stuff up the sinuses and sting the stomach and drive spikes in a person's heart rate and blood pressure. (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out what just one cigarette does to your body

From stomach ache to ear infection, we list the effects of smoking on human body.

08 Feb 2018 11:45 AM

New eczema therapy may cut asthma severity in kids

Children with Atopic Dermatitis (AD), a type of eczema of the skin, show an increased risk of developing asthma later in life.

21 Jan 2018 9:27 AM

House dust mites are known culprits in the development of both AD and asthma, as exposure to the mites induces inflammation. (Photo: Pixabay)

New eczema therapy reduces asthma severity in kids: study

The team therefore combined two anti-inflammatory compounds - corticosteroids and PPAR agonists - into one potential treatment in mice.

20 Jan 2018 4:46 PM

It is unclear how steroids cause cataracts, however, this may explain the link between eye clouding in asthma and hay fever sufferers, according to a Korean study. (Photo: Pixabay)

Asthma patients more likely to develop cataracts, says study

Cataracts, which are the clouding of the lens in the eye, have previously been associated with steroid use.

06 Jan 2018 12:40 PM

Childhood asthma, diabetes may lead to anxiety disorders

Here is what a new study has found.

05 Jan 2018 10:07 AM

Women who had the most total fructose during pregnancy were 58 percent more likely to have kids with asthma than women who had no fructose. (Photo: Pixabay)

Prenatal and early childhood fructose tied to asthma in kids

Pregnant women should stay away from sugar sweetened drinks and foods with added sugars.

19 Dec 2017 12:13 PM

They are at greater risk of infant mortality, ADHD, asthma, lower test scores, lower schooling attainment and lower lifetime earnings. (Photo: Pixabay)

Babies born near industrial sites may face health problems

Infants born to mothers within three kilometres of a industrial site may be at an increased risk of asthma and early death.

17 Dec 2017 1:08 PM

mothers in the highest quartile of sugar-sweetened beverage and fructose consumption during pregnancy were 63 percent and 61 percent more likely to have mid-childhood-age kids with asthma. (Photo: Pixabay)

Having sugary drinks during pregnancy may increase asthma risk in children

Study, published in the journal Annals of the American Thoracic Society, finds19 percent of the children have asthma in mid-childhood.

09 Dec 2017 8:10 AM

Eating nuts, fish daily cuts asthma, rhinitis risk in kids

Allergic diseases such as asthma and rhinitis are common.

07 Dec 2017 11:33 AM

Researchers found that testosterone hindered an immune cell linked to asthma symptoms. (Photo: Pixabay)

Women more vulnerable to asthma than men: study

Sex hormones are not the only mechanism but, rather, one of many mechanisms that could be regulating airway inflammation.

29 Nov 2017 3:38 PM

Prevention of childhood asthma in boys may soon be possible. says study

Study shows family risk for asthma may not be a result of genetics alone, but may also involve microbes found in baby's digestive tract.

28 Nov 2017 8:19 AM

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