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Nearly 50% food allergies develop after age 17

It is important to see an allergist for testing and diagnosis if you are having a reaction to a food and suspect a food...

27 Oct 2017 6:52 PM IST

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Having a dog cuts risk of childhood eczema, asthma

Researchers wanted to know if there is a protective effect in having a dog that slowed down that progress in children.

27 Oct 2017 3:24 PM IST

E-cigarettes or vaping is considered a one-way bridge to increasing the number of smokers to smoke regular cigarettes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Vaping may cause deadly lung diseases, says study

E-cigarettes appear to trigger same responses in body, that can lead to various diseases including asthma and...

21 Oct 2017 1:34 PM IST

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Higher intelligence may lead to mental illness, says study

Study offers unprecedented insight into links between intelligence and mental illness.

19 Oct 2017 10:35 AM IST

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Asthmatic mothers-to-be more likely to give birth to underweight...

Here is what researchers found.

5 Oct 2017 6:03 PM IST

Vitamin D may protect against attacks by boosting immune responses to respiratory viruses and dampening down harmful airway inflammation. (Photo: Pexels)

'Vitamin D supplements may halve severe asthma attack risk'

Vitamin D may protect against attacks by boosting immune responses to respiratory viruses and dampening down harmful...

4 Oct 2017 2:00 PM IST

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Perfumes, artificial fragrances might be lethal for health

One in three people experience symptoms including headaches, asthma and rashes due to a sensitivity to fragrances.

2 Oct 2017 6:11 PM IST

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...

29 Nov 2017 3:38 PM IST

Results suggest that steroids are not effective in the treatment of chest infections in non-asthmatic adult patients (Photo: Pixabay)

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

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

28 Nov 2017 8:19 AM IST

Mucins are often elevated in asthmatics. (Photo: Pixabay)

Handful of walnuts daily cuts risk of asthma

Mucins are often elevated in asthmatics.

18 Nov 2017 7:06 PM IST

Researchers noted that respiratory health can be improved by the expansion of tree cover in very polluted urban neighbourhoods. (Photo: Pixabay)

Tree-lined neighbourhoods may prevent asthma attacks: study

Greenspace and gardens were associated with reductions in asthma hospitalisation at lower pollutant levels.

18 Nov 2017 3:36 PM IST

The higher the risk of getting asthma, the more benefit owning a cat would have. (Photo: Pixabay)

Getting a cat could prevent asthma in children

Contrary to popular belief, a cat in the house is good for infants born with a gene that makes them more susceptible to...

8 Nov 2017 3:17 PM IST