While we worry about smog, worse pollution is closer to home. In fact it is in our homes. As reporter Chandra Shikhar discovered, “more than three decades after the...

For those hit with smoke from this fire, here is an idea. When California had several wildfires this summer, homeowners who got an AspenAir Inside home air cleaning...

According to a recent research conducted by Dr. Diana E. Clarke, Ph.D that will be published in May in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, there seems to be a...

Young adults with chronic cough and phlegm may have fourfold higher risk of developing life threatening Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD. A new scientific...

With science probing deeper into medical problems, there is a need to not only be informed by keeping abreast with latest research but also by taking necessary...

Poverty might be proving a major stint in our fight against deadly diseases like HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and cancer. However, situation changes dramatically when it comes...

A new U.S study states that obese people are at greater risk of developing severe asthma than people who are slim. The study was conducted by a team of researchers led...

It you are an asthma patient, and are awaiting pregnancy, you need not worry about the links between the two. Relax, and cherish the feeling of would-be-motherhood. A...

Good news for patients with asthma, as a new study unveils that people running on Mediterranean diet- rich in fruit, vegetables, nuts, bread, wheat and other cereals,...

As a child, those who live near highways may not have fully developed lungs, which may turn such children more vulnerable to several respiratory and heart problems in...

A breathing technique known as ‘Papworth method’ that was introduced some 40 years before to bring down the symptoms of asthma is again attracting...

According to a recent study published in the latest edition of the journal Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, a diet rich in fish and fruity vegetables (tomatoes and...

If your child is suffering from asthma, and you stay sure of giving her all the required dosages of inhaled corticosteroids, it may still not prove safe for your child!...

If you are plagued with severe, prolonged bouts of asthma then maybe you should blame it on your weight. An analysis conducted by a team at Emory Crawford Long...

We had already heard a lot about the bad implications of red tide as it endanger marine life and also poses a serious threat to human life by contaminating seafood. A...

Physically or sexually abused kids are at a significantly higher risk of having asthma, according to a new study.

- Australian scientists said Monday they had mapped a blood cell structure which could hold the key to improved drug treatments for diseases such as leukaemia, asthma...

Asthma could be dreadfully debilitating, especially among children. Asthma attacks, unpredictable as they are, can be frustratingly mysterious and difficult to reason...

The increased incidence of asthma is a cause for worry for most people. But the companies involved in the manufacture of the drugs against this disease might not feel...

A study of nearly 6,000 children in Munich has found that children are much more likely to develop asthma, allergies and skin rashes if they live near major...