<p>Several studies assessed the association of maternal folate intake with infant asthma risk, but the fndings are controversial. We performed a meta-analysis to clarify the association between maternal
At the PGIMER, north India’s premier medical hub, the respiratory OPD had seen a huge increase since 2010. From 18,627 patients registered in 2010, the number rose to 40,068 in 2016. Asthma cases in
<p>India has 18% of the global population and an increasing burden of chronic respiratory diseases. However, a systematic understanding of the distribution of chronic respiratory diseases and their trends
Outdoor pollution considered the primary cause The incidence of asthma has almost doubled in the last five to six years in the city. Specifically, incidence of childhood asthma has also gone up,
HYDERABAD: In a cause for concern, a team of Indian researchers has found that babies in prams can be exposed to up to 60 per cent more pollution than their parents, causing potential damage to their frontal
The worsening air pollution at Anand Rao Circle following increase in high-rise buildings, prompted the board to install the first air quality monitoring station there in 1983. BENGALURU: A systematic
The air in the United States is much cleaner than even a decade ago. But those improvements have come mainly in summer, the season that used to be the poster child for haze-containing particles that cause
Dangerous levels of air pollution are having a devastating impact on the health of people living in Greater Manchester and costing the regional economy £1bn every year, according to a new study. The
One of the most common respiratory diseases around the world is bronchial asthma. As per WHO between 100 and 150 million people worldwide are suffering from this disease and the number is only rising.
KOCHI: You would be surprised to know that the number of asthma patients in Kerala are rising and many among them have no family history. The footfalls at chest and pulmonary departments in specialty hospitals
LUCKNOW: Researchers of the respiratory medicine department at King George’s Medical University (KGMU) have identified a biomarker to detect asthma which can be a big breakthrough in making the diagnosis
