Allergies :: Fruits, vegetables and nuts protects against allergic rhinitis and asthma
Eating a healthy diet including plenty of fruits and nuts could help protect children from respiratory allergies, allergic rhinitis and asthma.
Respiratory
Infant :: Weak immune response critical to disease that causes most infant hospitalizations
The most common cause of infant hospitalization in the United States, respiratory syncytial virus, infects virtually all children by age two. Along with the influenza virus, RSV is a major contributor to the approximately two million infant deaths worldwide caused every year by respiratory infections, according to the World Health Organization.
Mediterranean diet :: Mediterranean diet wards off asthma, respiratory allergies
A Mediterranean diet rich in fruits, vegetables and nuts protects against allergic rhinitis and asthma symptoms, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax.
Respiratory :: Ranbaxy-GSK alliance to develop medicine for respiratory inflammation
Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (Ranbaxy) announced that its New Drug Discovery Research (NDDR) team has achieved a significant milestone in its collaboration with GSK.
Asthma :: Asthma incidence shows a 50 percent increase in fat people
For overweight and obese individuals, the incidence of asthma increases by 50 percent, as compared to those of normal weight, according to a meta-analysis of seven studies on severe asthma involving 333,102 patients.
Lung Cancer :: High-dose inhaled corticosteroid use for COPD could cut risk of lung cancer
Among a group of mostly older male veterans suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), an illness that offers greater susceptibility to lung cancer, researchers found that the regular use of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) lowered the risk of developing lung cancer.
Influenza :: NIAID expands capability for influenza research and surveillance
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced it is awarding $23 million per year for seven years to establish six Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance.
Asthma :: Groundbreaking Canadian asthma study
A new report published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) shows that patients treated with bronchial thermoplasty, the first non-drug treatment for asthma, demonstrated an overall improvement in asthma control.
Heart :: Studies examine issues in pediatric cardiology
Heart problems in children are quite different from those in adults, and four studies presented today at the American College of Cardiology?s 56th Annual Scientific Session look at how pediatric cardiologists take different approaches to better understand and manage cardiovascular disease in this population, including insights into fundamental cardiac mechanisms and testing of new procedures.
Botulism :: Marcella’s Garden Brand olives may contain clostridium botulinum
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Excelsior Foods Inc. are warning the public not to consume Marcella?s Garden brand Olives described below because these products may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Toxins produced by this bacteria may cause botulism, a life-threatening illness.