Topic: Europe
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A mother's exposure to airborne pollutants may increase the likelihood that her unborn child will later develop asthma, a new study suggests.In a Danish review of registry data on 45,658 seven-year-old children and their mothers, 18.6 percent ...
Pills to treat asthma are less often prescribed than inhalers, but a British study published in the United States Wednesday suggests they work just as well and are easier for patients to manage.Researchers at Britain's University of East Anglia (UEA) followed 650 ...
The man created a new nickname for himself, befriended his ex-girlfriend on Facebook, and began developing shortness of breath every time he visited her Facebook page. ?The [man's] mother was advised to ask him to measure the peak expiratory flow before and ...
Asthma is a disease of the respiratory system, where the patient experiences difficulty to breathe, especially exhaling. This results in the classic asthma attack that may sometimes prove fatal.Along with chronic bronchitis and emphysema, the number of asthma patients in on the ...
Eucapnic breath retraining is a somatic therapy exercise to train the body into optimal breathing techniques. Eucapnic breath retraining was developed by Russian Doctor K. P. Buteyko in the 1960s and is sometimes called the Buteyko Method.Through eucapnic breath retraining, a person ...
Clenbuterol, also known as clen or clenbuterol hydrochloride, is a fat- burning medication that was originally used to treat asthma . The drug, however, is no longer used as a medication for asthma in some countries, including the United States and United ...
Asthma in Ireland affects 470,000 people and it can significantly affect quality of life for both adults and children, often resulting in many days missed from work and school. Asthma symptoms vary but include blocked nose, wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, coughing and/or ...
This section offers news briefs related to public relations (PR) firms and the healthcare industry in Great Britain. The PR contract for the asthma treatment of GlaxoSmithKline has been awarded to Fleishman-Hillard. Euro RSCG Bill Lancaster was appointed by Vascular Noninvasive Screening ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Countries on the Mediterranean might enjoy low asthma rates, but their typical diet shouldn't take the credit, suggests a new study."At the moment, we cannot give definitive advice about any protective effect of diet on asthma," said ...
We all already know that fast food is not good for our bodies. But do you know that fast-food consumption was associated with asthma? A new study found that kids who eat three or more burgers a week have a higher risk ...
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