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 folate intake and infant asthma risk. Original Source
As the Icelandic volcano continues to spew ash across much of Europe, questions are circulating about whether the fine airborne particles of rock and glass pose health or environmental risks. The consensus of The World Health Organization and British health groups is that, so far, the potential risks are minimal …
There is little information on validated health-related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments for use in Indian patients with bronchial asthma. We attempted to validate the Hindi translation of Juniper
Pune With environmental pollution, eating habits and a sedentary lifestyle making children prone to asthma, an initiative by the Chest Research Foundation (CRF) is set to make asthma detection easy. CASPER
Emerging opportunities to capitalize on co-benefits of urban pollution and global climate policy: a paper presented by Dr. Sarath Guttikunda, Delhi at National climate research conference, IIT Delhi, March 5-6, 2010.
Using data on 2868 children born in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, the authors examined the association between changes in family socioeconomic status and childhood asthma.
It has been proposed that formaldehyde may influence the risk or severity of asthma through irritant effects by stimulating allergic responses (when linked with endogenous proteins) or by inhibiting bronchodilation, but findings of observational studies of childhood asthma and formaldehyde have been inconsistent. McGwin et al. conducted a systematic review …
British scientists claim to have developed a new therapy that can permanently cure deadly peanut allergies within three years, in a breakthrough that may help treat millions of people suf- fering from various kinds of allergies. The researchers at Adden- brooke's Hospital, Cam- bridge, said they have "effectively cured" 21 …
Exhaust from cars and trucks exacerbates asthma in children. It may also cause other respiratory illnesses and heart problems resulting in deaths, a fresh study has found. The report, to be issued by the non-profit Health Effects Institute, analysed 700 peer-reviewed studies conducted around the world on varying aspects of …
Air pollution levels in the erstwhile Manchester of the East, Kanpur is on the rise, says an analysis of recent air quality data by New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment. Full text of the CSE Press Release available at http://www.cseindia.org/AboutUs/press_releases/press-20091217.htm
Air pollution levels in the erstwhile Manchester of the East, Kanpur is on the rise, says an analysis of recent air quality data by New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment. Full text of the CSE Press Release available at http://www.cseindia.org/AboutUs/press_releases/press-20091217.htm
Anshu Seth Lax implementation of laws restraining farmers from burning paddy stubble, the area is reeling under the perennial problem of smoke which poses a serious environmental and health hazard. There is 40-50 per cent increase in the number of children and adults at urban hospitals and rural dispensaries suffering …
The third phase of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) was carried out in 13- to 14-year-old and 6- to 7-year-old children across the world. A question about frequency of truck traffic on the street of residence was included in an additional questionnaire. The researchers investigated …
A recent study found 16.5 percent of school children in Dhaka city are affected with asthma while 25.8 percent school students have clinical symptoms of asthma. National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM) and Department of Environment jointly conducted the study under a joint initiative of United Nations Environment …
Cigarette smoke exposure in utero and during early postnatal development increases the incidence of asthma and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) later in life, suggesting that a possible critical period of developmental sensitivity exists in the prenatal and early postnatal periods.
The new H1N1 swine flu is estimated to have infected about 800,000 people in New York City in the spring, a top U.S. health official said on Sunday, citing a study due to be released later this week. Dr. Thomas Frieden, who heads the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …
Doctors are reporting a severe form of swine flu that goes straight to the lungs, causing severe illness in otherwise healthy young people and requiring expensive hospital treatment, the World Health Organisation said on Friday. Some countries are reporting that as many as 15 percent of patients infected with the …
An international web site giving information about Kandy to tourists had this to say in its concluding paragraph "the city is ugly and its air pollution unbearable". This is a serious matter since tourism in Kandy is affected by such adverse comments and furthermore, this situation greatly endangers the health …
