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New Delhi, A new case study of a child who developed life-threatening allergic reactions after prolonged contact with pigeon feathers and droppings has brought to light serious health risks linked to prolonged exposure to the bird.The 11-year-old boy from east Delhi was brought to Sir Ganga...

While children are more susceptible to respiratory infections like the common cold than adults, the deadly SARS-CoV-2 virus affected them less, resulting in less hospitalization during the COVID-19 pandemic that has killed millions of people globally. The rates of admission and death decreased...

Scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) found that the association between childhood air pollution exposure and adult bronchitis symptoms such as bronchitis, chronic cough, or congestion or phlegm production is not associated with colds.The study, published in the American...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], The World Health Organization has confirmed a human case of bird flu in India after the H9N2 virus was found in a four-year-old boy in West Bengal.Overall, this is the second human infection of avian influenza A (H9N2) reported to WHO from India, the first being...

New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed the first death of a human infected with avian influenza A (H5N2), the virus that causes bird flu.This is the first laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with influenza A (H5N2) virus globally and the infection has been...

New Delhi: Drug maker Lupine on Wednesday said its European arm has completed the acquisition of two brands from Sanofi.Lupine Atlantis Holdings SA has completed the acquisition of Arane in Germany and Nalcrom in Canada and the Netherlands as well as the trademark rights related to Sanofi, the...

Findings by the Investigative Desk,Yet most major medical journals do not have policies that prohibit research fully or partially funded by the tobacco industry.The study, based on research in the PubMed database, showed hundreds of connections between Big Tobacco's medical and...

World No Tobacco Day is observed every year on 31 May to raise awareness about the health risks caused by tobacco use.Thirdhand smoke contains more than 250 residual chemicals including nicotine, cancer-causing substances such as formaldehyde and naphthalene. It builds up on surfaces over time...

New Delhi: According to new research, an abnormal form of cell death can cause extreme damage to the lungs of a Covid patient, resulting in potentially life-threatening conditions such as inflammation and acute respiratory disorders.The study suggests that the ability to prevent this unusual...

Experts at the Respiratory Critical Care Unit of King George's Medical University (KGMU) said patients, especially educated ones, often get misled by information collected online, especially about steroids, which hinders them from getting the right treatment. Can generate.Professor Rajendra...

Hernia is a medical condition where a part of an organ, usually the intestine, becomes displaced and protrudes through a weak area in the abdominal wall.If ignored, this bulge can cause discomfort, pain, and possible complications.The woman, who presented at Ramakrishna Hospital in...

The study, which was posted on a preprint website and has not yet been peer-reviewed, showed that the lungs of older individuals are less sensitive to SARS-CoV-2 and flu virus replication than those of younger individuals. ."Unlike SARS-CoV-2, flu viruses replicate more efficiently in human...

Allergic conditions result in reduced lung function in childhood and are a clear risk factor for later chronic respiratory disease.The study, published in the journal Thorax, showed that higher levels of physical activity in early childhood (between 4 and 7 years of age) and higher body mass...

New Delhi: A new study spanning more than two decades has found that a diet rich in highly processed foods may significantly increase the risk of dying from chronic respiratory diseases.The study, published in the European Journal of Nutrition, said components of these "nutritionally inferior"...