12 Tips for lung cancer prevention Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Dec 2017 7:25 PM ISTRemember when your mom always told you “what you do now will catch up with you when you’re older?” She wasn’t lying. Lung cancer is a disease that...
Cystic Fibrosis Drug Shows Promise in Children as Young as 1 Year of Age Anjali Nimesh Nimesh10 Dec 2017 7:18 PM ISTAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is one of the study sites in the open-label Phase 3 study that showed safety and...
Every third child in Delhi has impaired lungs Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Dec 2017 7:01 PM ISTEvery third child in Delhi has impaired lungs, a research and advocacy body here said today in a new study, which also probes some of the...
Polyunsaturated fatty acids linked to reduced allergy risk Anjali Nimesh Nimesh6 Dec 2017 7:30 PM ISTNew research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden reveals that high levels of polyunsaturated fatty acids in children's blood are associated with a...
In Cystic fibrosis patients even good bacteria may be contributing to Disease Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTA large multicenter study found that patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) – who tend to develop chronic lung infections – had more good and bad bacteria...
Acute mountain sickness -Most common high altitude illness Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Dec 2017 8:30 PM ISTAn article published online in JAMA says that acute mountain sickness is the most common type of high altitude illness. Dr.Jill Jin, MD, MPH in the...
Choice of device leads to better asthma control : Landmark asthma study Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli3 Dec 2017 7:28 PM ISTA landmark real-world study of more than 18,000 patients has demonstrated superior asthma control with the AeroChamber Plus* Flow-Vu* antistatic...
People born premature have smaller airways causing respiratory problems Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 Dec 2017 7:05 PM ISTPeople born prematurely may have smaller airways than those born at full term, which can cause respiratory problems. That's according to research...
Aggressive surgery is best treatment option for early stage lung cancer Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli2 Dec 2017 7:00 PM ISTPatients with early-stage lung cancer live longer when they receive a lobectomy -- the most common type of operation for the disease -- rather than a...
FeNO Testing Must for Asthma Diagnosis: NICE Guidelines Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 Dec 2017 8:30 PM ISTNew clinical guidelines by the UK's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommend the use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide...
A step forward towards developing TB vaccine Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli1 Dec 2017 7:20 PM ISTA team of scientists led by the University of Southampton has taken an important step forward in research efforts that could one day lead to an...
Lung capacity of Indians 30 percent lower than North Americans, Europeans: Study supriya kashyap kashyap29 Nov 2017 7:10 PM ISTNew Delhi: The lung capacity of Indians is 30 percent lower than North Americans or Europeans, making them highly vulnerable to diabetes, heart...
