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Many studies have shown that babies with high levels of IgE in cord blood can go on to develop allergies later in childhood. (Photo: Pixabay)

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Pollen exposure during pregnancy linked to baby asthma risk

The aim of the study was to determine the effect of exposure to high grass pollens during pregnancy and soon after...

18 Sept 2018 8:57 AM IST

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Pollen exposure during pregnancy linked to baby asthma risk

Here is what a new study has found.

17 Sept 2018 11:41 AM IST

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Children with asthma likely to lag at school and work

Here is what a new study has found.

16 Sept 2018 9:59 AM IST

In addition to the nutrients mentioned in this new research, pasta also provides important carbohydrates (Photo: Pixabay)

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Eating pasta during pregnancy doubles risk of kids getting Type 1...

Study found more gluten women ate during pregnancy, higher chance their child would develop condition by age of 16.

20 Sept 2018 1:46 PM IST

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

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Steroids ineffective for chest pains in non-asthmatic patients, says...

Researchers find no reduction in duration of cough, the main symptom of chest infections between two and four days after...

24 Aug 2017 7:58 AM IST

Evidence suggests risk for suicide attempts as being highest soon after young people were diagnosed with a chronic illness (Photo: Pixabay)

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Chronic illness in youngsters may push them towards suicide

According to experts, this could be due to lack of knowledge regarding psychiatric care to help young people deal with...

21 Aug 2017 12:21 PM IST

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Study reveals the two lung diseases that killed 3.6 million in 2015

According to researchers most people succumbed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, followed by asthma.

17 Aug 2017 8:21 AM IST

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World Breastfeeding Week: Sustaining breastfeeding together!

Breast milk contains antibodies that help the baby fight off viruses and bacteria.

2 Aug 2017 1:09 PM IST

$\Ive been an emergency physician for about 35 years, worked in a number of hospitals, and I can say, hand on heart, that I have not seen this before,\ (Photo: AP)$ Life

Thunderstorm asthma kills 4 in Australian city

Professor George Braitberg, head of the Royal Melbourne Hospital's emergency department, likened the scene in the...

23 Nov 2016 7:26 PM IST

There are strong indications that donkey milk is effective against disorders resulting from a poor immune system. (Photo: Pixabay)

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Donkey's milk is now a health trend in Montenegro

There are strong indications that donkey milk is effective against disorders resulting from a poor immune system.

21 Nov 2016 1:58 PM IST

Children living in closer proximity to a major road had higher levels of some cytokines that regulate immune responses and inflammation known to have a role in asthma. (Photo: AP)

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Vehicular pollution escalates asthma risk in children: study

The exposure is associated with increased plasma levels of interleukin 31 (IL-31), a cytokine that promotes allergic...

19 Nov 2016 8:17 PM IST

Children who lived in inner-city areas had an overall 40 percent higher risk of asthma (Photo: AFP)

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Urban lifestyle makes asthma in children worse

19 percent of hospitalizations were estimated to be attributable to black ethnicity; four percent were attributable to...

17 March 2017 9:19 AM IST