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
doctors advise asthma patients against spending much time travelling. Now a London study has demonstrated how air pollution affects the functioning of the lungs in asthmatics in real-life conditions, not laboratories. "For the first time we are able to measure exactly what's happening inside the lungs of people with asthma …
women who get beaten up at home are more vulnerable to asthma than those not subjected to domestic violence, a study says. The findings have been corroborated by social scientists working on domestic violence in India. Domestic violence is a significant trigger for asthma, the researchers reported after a cross-country …
leukaemia breakthrough: A study by a team of scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Children's Hospital in Boston, USA, shows that cancer stem cells are different from normal blood stem cells. Led by Scott Armstrong, the team suggests that targeting these cells would be an effective way to treat …
a team of researchers, including an Indian doctor working in the uk, has identified a gene whose malfunctioning causes eczema and asthma. Mutations in the gene cause dry, scaly skin and predispose individuals to eczema. Some of these individuals also develop a form of asthma. Currently, only symptomatic treatment of …
How long have you practised at Gorai and what has been your experience? mkv: I have been practising at Gorai for the past 10 years. Some years ago, I used to come here from Parel and would commute by bus. A terrible stench, just before the bus approached Gorai, would …
A degraded environment brings with it a set of health problems - some new and some, which have posed a challenge over the years. Presenting Body Burden, a compilation of reports from Down to Earth on the health impacts of environment pollution in India.
A further twist has occurred in the controversy surrounding the Bathini Goud family's famous fish medicine, which promises a cure for asthma. The Indian Medical Association (ima) has decided to issue legal notices to the Union ministry of health and family welfare, Andhra Pradesh chief secretary and the heads of …
Chemical analysis of the famous fish medicine to treat asthma, administered free of cost to millions every June in Hyderabad by members of the Goud family, has revealed it contains no known medication for the disease. The tests were carried out following a recent order of the Hyderabad High Court, …
The shanties in Yamuna Pushta are packed tight. A dusty and torn curtain hangs over the entrance to Sabina's house. Trunks and cupboards leave little space for Sabina and her family. A kabadiwala has spread his polythene bags and plastic ware at their doorstep. A neighbour's goats roam nearby. "This …
The WHO estimates that between 100 and 150 million people around the globe have asthma and the figure is increasing. Over 180,000 people die worldwide each year due to asthma. India has an estimated 15-20 million asthmatics. Belgium's UCB Institute of Allergy estimates that asthma has doubled in Western Europe …
gm on the platter: The US government has recently issued a notice to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for failing to comply with safety laws when it allowed offsprings of animals used in a genetic experiment to be sold as food. The pigs had genes from different species; the …
doctors treating asthma and allergies in Chennai now have a new tool to help them treat their patients. The city is the latest to have a pollen calendar. Researchers from Chennai-based Asthma & Allergy Research Centre, Raju Hospitals Private Limited and the University of Madras, recently carried out a survey …
conventional treatment of asthma is unable to cure the disease, as it pays little attention to eosinophils (white blood cells), whose levels in the lungs have been observed to rise weeks before an asthma attack. This was established during a study conducted by researchers from Glenfield Hospital in Leicester, the …
Exposure to air pollution affects pulmonary functions adversely. Effect of exposure to pollution on diurnal variation of peak flow was assessed in healthy students. Three hundred healthy age-matched nonsmoker students were studied. They were categorized into two groups on the basis of their residence: commuters and living on campus. Peak …
The German ban on the import of Indian textiles containing azo-dyes, said to leech out carcinogenic amines, sent shockwaves through the Indian handloom industry. But this proved to be instrumental in the reinvension of India's ancient knowledge of eco-friendly natural dyes. Mudapathi Balakrishnan, a textile trader in Kannur, Kerala, was …
A study of 900 adolescents living in Delhi and surrounding areas such as Sohna and Rewari in Haryana has once reinforced that exposure to air pollution is one of the main perpetrators of asthma. According to the study conducted by researchers from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, children residing …
In an unprecedented move, a group of asthma patients dragged Japanese automakers to court holding them responsible for the disorder. They scored a partial victory when a Tokyo district court ordered the central and city governments to pay a compensation of US $638,000 for health problems caused by diesel fumes. …
after treating it as a grey area for a decade, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (usepa) has finally declared in black and white that diesel exhaust is a "likely human carcinogen'. The usepa officially acknowledged this in the final version of its report,
Homeguards deployed to rid Kolkata of traffic jams are themselves grappling with congestion, albeit of a different kind.Close to 50 per cent of them have been found to be suffering from lung disorders, states an ongoing study of the Allergy and Asthma Research Institute
