Farmers and their families are less likely to develop allergies and asthma than others, with early-life exposure to pets the next best thing for those whose childhoods were not spent near cattle and ...

Every year, more than 230,000 people in Bangladesh die from diseases linked to air pollution, and many of these deaths are ...

Damp walls and mould in Indian homes can exacerbate respiratory conditions. They can cause lung problems in the long run due ...

Long-awaited joint UK guidelines for asthma have today been finalised, overhauling recommendations to GPs for diagnostics and ...

It recommends healthcare practitioners should offer a low-dose combination of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and formoterol to be taken as needed for everyone aged 12 and over with newly diagnosed ...

The number of hospitals with at least 1 non-neonatal pediatric admission declined by 374 across the country, the authors said ...

A primary care study in France found that more than two-thirds of patients with negative chest x-rays were prescribed ...

Asthma: Poor air quality worsens asthma, especially in children. Research shows that prolonged exposure to polluted air in Delhi has caused children to develop weaker lungs, increasing their risk of ...

Krishna Koli is 10, lives in Delhi, falls ill frequently and rarely steps out of home. On a day when the Capital’s air pollution levels peaked to record levels, Ankita Upadhyay tracked his journey — ...

Singulair, a popular asthma medication, could be linked to severe side effects, including suicide, a study from the FDA found ...

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US government researchers have found that a widely prescribed asthma drug originally sold by Merck & Co may be linked to serious mental health problems for some patients, according to a scientific ...