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'American Thoracic Society'
Farm mothers may help children beat allergies
— 20 May 2008 14:34 | HealthMothers exposed to farms, particularly to barns and farm milk, while pregnant confer protection from allergies on their newborns, according to a group of German researchers, who will…
Chemicals found in green tea beat OSA-related brain deficits
— 15 May 2008 13:04 | HealthChemicals found in green tea may be able to stave off the cognitive deficits that occur with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a new study published in the second issue for…
Obesity worsens impact of asthma
— 2 May 2008 18:28 | HealthObesity can worsen the impact of asthma and may also mask its severity in standard tests, according to researchers in New Zealand, who studied lung function in asthmatic women with…
Haunted by hallucinations: Children in the PICU traumatised by delusions
— 2 May 2008 02:17 | HealthNearly one in three children admitted to paediatric intensive care will experience delusions or hallucinations, which put them at higher risk for post-traumatic stress symptoms, according…
Computer game helps COPD patients breathe better
— 16 Apr 2008 17:13 | HealthPatients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may gain better control over their breathing and breathe more efficiently by using their breath to play a computer game, according…
Beyond the terminal: Palliative care
— 16 Apr 2008 13:16 | HealthPalliative care was once reserved for patients when all curative options had been exhausted and death was imminent, but now it is considered an integral part of the care that should…
Blacks awaiting lung transplants more likely to die or be denied than whites
— 15 Feb 2008 15:18 | HealthBlacks with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were less likely to receive a lung transplant and more likely to die or be removed from the transplant list than whites, according…
Blacks twice as susceptible and more likely to die of severe sepsis than whites
— 3 Feb 2008 08:40 | HealthBlacks have almost double the rate of severe sepsis - an overwhelming infection of the bloodstream accompanied by acute organ dysfunction - as whites, according to recent research…
Smoking belies milder disease but worse prognosis for IPF patients
— 17 Jan 2008 06:28 | HealthSmokers and ex-smokers with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), an untreatable progressive lung disease that usually leads to death within a few years of diagnosis, have a worse prognosis…
Children whose mothers are chronically stressed have a higher asthma rate
— 17 Jan 2008 01:32 | HealthChildren whose mothers are chronically stressed during their early years have a higher asthma rate than their peers, regardless of their income, gender or other known asthma risk factors…