Respiratory Problems

Swimming can cause fluid build-up in lungs

Even for healthy people, swimming can lead to an accumulation of fluid in the lungs, called pulmonary edema.

New research suggests that…    

Vitamin E may help elderly ward off colds

Giving nursing home residents a daily dose of vitamin E may offer a little help in reducing the risk of upper respiratory tract infections,…    

Baby’s sighs tied to breathing pattern

A baby’s sweet sighs may do more than endear it to its parents—they may help reset regular breathing patterns and help lungs develop, researchers…    

New Clue to SIDS Puzzle Found

Although the cause of SIDS deaths remains unknown, a new study sheds light on what researchers suspect will be an important clue that could…    

Study finds cough drugs no better than sugar syrup

Two ingredients commonly used in cough syrup are no better than sugar water in suppressing night-time coughing in children, according to a study published…    

SARS may raise risk of tuberculosis

The discovery of tuberculosis (TB) in two patients with SARS raises concern that the latter disease may somehow increase susceptibility to the former, according…    

Gas cooking linked to respiratory ills in young

Young children who live in homes with gas cooking stoves may be at increased risk for respiratory illnesses, research from Hong Kong suggests.

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Gene linked to lung disease in smokers

A form of a gene called MSR-1 seems to influence whether a smoker will develop lung problems such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis,…    

Drug-resistant TB ‘threatens EU’

Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis poses a major threat to the European Union, a World Health Organization report says.

Researchers found rates of MDR-TB…    

Study: Breast-feeding cuts infant death 20 percent

Breast-fed children in the United States are 20 percent less likely to die during the first year of life than those who are…    

Treating sleep apnea could cut road deaths

Nearly 1,000 deaths from vehicle collisions could be avoided each year in the U.S. if all drivers with the obstructive sleep apnea received a…    

Pneumonia’s racial disparity cut by vaccine

A childhood vaccine approved in 2000 for use in the United States has started to ease a racial disparity that saw blacks more…    

U.N. chemical blacklist may be too short

A “dirty dozen” of industrial chemicals blamed for causing deaths and birth defects will be outlawed beginning Monday by a U.N. pact, but many…    

HK doctors ‘identify killer disease’

Scientists in Hong Kong have claimed a key breakthrough against a virulent form of pneumonia which is claiming more victims around the world.

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Device spots breast cancer early

It could soon be possible to detect breast cancer at a much earlier stage thanks to new technology being developed by British scientists.

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Pollution may affect fetus: study

Soot and other types of air pollution can not only affect animals and people, but developing fetuses too, researchers reported on Thursday.

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