PULMONARY DISEASES

Morgen Bromell, a web designer in Brooklyn, had plans to visit their cousin in Los Angeles at the end of the summer, but last week air quality in New York City was so bad they decided to move their flight earlier to escape the smoke.  “I called [Delta] and said my asthma is really terrible, […]

Rachael Evans, consultant respiratory physician1, Anton Pick, consultant in rehabilitation medicine2, Rachel Lardner, respiratory physiotherapist2, Vicki Masey, respiratory physiotherapist2, Nikki Smith, lived experience expert3, Trisha Greenhalgh, professor of primary care health sciences4 1National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre – Respiratory, Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK 2Long Covid Clinic, Churchill […]

Around 2.5 to 3 lakh people from various parts of the country descended on the Exhibition Grounds at Nampally in Hyderabad last weekend for a fishy cure for pulmonary ailments. Braving the scorching sun, they waited patiently, holding transparent water-filled bags in which murrels swam. Earlier, they had purchased the fingerlings from the Telangana Fisheries […]

A spokesperson for the organisation told Africa Check that it had cited the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) as the source of the claim. Health of Mother Earth also shared a research article from 2010 as more evidence. IITA, also based in Nigeria, focuses on agricultural research. According to the organisation, Nigeria was the […]

People with severe asthma may not respond to the usual treatment. Researchers have examined what drives the inflammatory response in severe asthmatics at a molecular level and their findings may lead to the development of an effective treatment for the potentially life-threatening condition. Asthma is a chronic condition that affects an estimated 334 million people […]

If everyone you know is dropping like flies this chilly winter, you’re not the only one. It’s flu season, but we’re also seeing a rise in common colds and COVID cases. With RATs not always picking up new strains of COVID, plus PCR testing being virtually impossible to find in some places, it’s kinda hard […]

Emergen Research Logo The growth of the market is attributed to the increasing prevalance of COPD and asthma on a global scale and the low cost of procuring generic drugs Inhalation and Nasal Spray Market Size – USD 28.91 Billion in 2019, Market Growth – CAGR of 5.5%, Market Trends – Growing adoption of nasal […]

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I never thought a diagnosis could bring me comfort after our daughter, Claire, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at 3 weeks old, which shattered me. But that is exactly what happened when our son, Connor, was recently diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder at the age of 6. I had suspected for years that he had […]

In a recent study posted to The Lancet Microbe, researchers explored the release of viral particles into the environment and air after a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) human challenge. Study: Viral emissions into the air and environment after SARS-CoV-2 human challenge: a phase 1, open label, first-in-human study. Image Credit: Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com […]

Soon after a tour boat flipped over during a tour of a dimly lit cavern system, leaving one passenger dead, members of another group recalled a similar experience while taking the same tour eight years ago and questioned whether anything had been done since then to make the attraction safer. News of the 2015 capsizing […]

G rieving families who lost loved ones during the pandemic will have their voices heard at last when the Covid-19 Inquiry begins on Tuesday. Two years after former prime minister Boris Johnson announced a public inquiry into the nation’s handling of the pandemic would be set up chairwoman Baroness Heather Hallett is set to formally […]

Insomnia may increase vulnerability to influenza-like illness, a novel finding that was revealed by the passive collection of biometric data from a smart bed. The study of smart-bed sleepers found that there was a statistically significant correlation between a higher number of episodes of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) per year with longer duration compared to people […]

The County Council is encouraging residents to make a pledge to improve the air quality around them on Clean Air Day. Clean Air Day is being held on June 15. It is estimated that air pollution is responsible for around 5% of all adult deaths in Nottinghamshire each year, with evidence that air pollution affects […]

MINNESOTA — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued an air quality alert for northern Minnesota due to wildfire smoke, effective from 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, until 6 a.m. on Thursday, June 15. The affected area includes Roseau, International Falls, Ely, Hibbing, Duluth, Two Harbors, Brainerd, Alexandria, Moorhead, Ortonville, and the tribal […]

Amidst an orange sky and air that smelled of campfire smoke, Amadou Sall offered Central Park carriage tours to those who passed by. While some people wore masks to protect against the unusual haze that clouded Manhattan, Sall did not. He’d left for work without it.  Patting his chest, Sall said he knew the smoke […]

People from the North West have been sharing their experiences as the Covid-19 inquiry gets underway. Nigel Gilmore from Manchester was 55 years old when he died. His wife Evelyn said: “The thing that hurts most is that my husband doesn’t need to be dead. Evelyn Gilmore lost her husband Nigel during the pandemic “He […]

asthma stock photo Health care providers will tell you the body functions as a whole. A problem with one system or organ will likely mean something else isn’t working well. The same can be said with certain health conditions. Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) both cause shortness of breath […]

Heard of the triple threat this winter? COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are together driving a wave of respiratory illnesses. But all three have very similar symptoms that overlap.  We help you zero in on which virus you might have. Wait, what’s RSV again? It stands for respiratory syncytial virus, which causes respiratory infections. […]