Thousands of asthmatics are missing out on ‘vital’ follow-up appointments after asthma attacks One in four asthmatics has had emergency
Thousands of patients not receiving GP follow-up after asthma attack
Mechanism for impaired allergic inflammation in infants may explain hygiene hypothesis: The hygiene hypothesis says increased sanitation in industrialized countries has led to increases in asthma
The hygiene hypothesis may explain why asthma and other allergic airway diseases have dramatically increased over the past decades in
A cheese diet rich in childhood can protect against allergies
Cheese-rich diet for children could reduce the risk of Allergy According to a new study, a cheese-rich diet in childhood
With a focus on high-risk patients, researcher eyes eliminating TB for good
In a recent paper published in PLOS One, Soumya Chatterjee, M.D., assistant professor of infectious diseases, allergy and immunology at
Body’s cellular ‘recycling system’ implicated in chronic asthma
Current asthma treatments are quite effective in reducing patient symptoms in the short term however the structural changes in an
Cooking with wood or coal is linked to increased risk of respiratory illness and death
Burning wood or coal to cook food is associated with increased risk of hospitalization or dying from respiratory diseases, according
Gut fungus exacerbates asthma in antibiotic-treated mice
A non-pathogenic fungus can expand in the intestines of antibiotic-treated mice and enhance the severity of allergic airways disease, according
The heated ‘egg whisk’ that reduces asthma attacks by 55 per cent
The heated ‘egg whisk’ that reduces asthma attacks by 55 per cent by shrinking scarred lung tissue The heated ‘egg
Researchers predict risk for common deadly diseases from millions of genetic variants
A research team at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), and Harvard Medical School reports
More than 40 percent of women with asthma may develop COPD, but risk may be reduced
More than 4 in 10 women with asthma may go on to develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to