My six-and-a-half-year-old daughter has developed a persistent dry cough over the past six weeks. She has no phlegm, no cold and no other symptoms. She is usually a very healthy and active girl. I wonder if it is a reaction to going back to school...
New evidence suggests that a new type of therapy using leukotriene receptor antagonists may not be effective in patients with moderate to severe asthma. ...
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Measles may be good for children after all. Researchers have discovered that African children who catch measles tend to suffer less from allergic conditions, such as asthma, eczema and hay fever. ...
Mobile phones are safe or at least that's what the industry would like you to believe. However, a number of new research projects around the world are coming up with disturbing results every possi ...
People with a preexisting heart condition should avoid NSAID use, according to new data. ...
Over the past 10 years, eight workers at a popcorn plant in the US town of Jasper, Missouri, have developed bronchiolitis obliterans, a rare lung disease that causes permanent damage to lung tissue.
The idea of what asthma is and how it should be treated could be due for a rethink, if the findings of a new research study are to be believed. ...
The story so far: Serevent (salmeterol xinafoate) is a beta-agonist inhaler for asthmatics. Deaths were so quickly associated with the drug following its approval that the manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK),
Australian researchers have reported that the atmospheric conditions associated with thunderstorms may increase the likelihood of asthma outbreaks. ...
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