Babies infected at birth with a common sexually transmitted bacte

Inhalers may lead to an added risk of acquiring cataract for asthma sufferers, according to a study conducted by the University of Sydney, Australia. A team led by Robert Cumming claims that 14 per

Afro-American children are more likely to suffer from asthma than their Caucasian counterparts in the US due to greater exposure to environmental pollution. Studies show that 7.2 per cent of

Researchers establish that exposure to cockroach allergen is a major cause of asthma in children

Researchers from Brazil have just reported that skin flakes in the hair of children with dandruff provide a comfortable refuge for house-dust mites, which trigger allergic responses that can cause

Those who have had fewer respiratory diseases when young are the ones who are more susceptible to asthma

according to doctors at the Royal Northern Infirmary in Inverness in the Scottish highlands, moving house may be a significant factor in contracting asthma and allergic diseases. The doctors say

Doubts concerning the reliability of inhalers in controlling mild asthma have been put to rest as a recent study in the US has given beta agonists the clean chit

Asthma is silently strangulating humankind, and controlling air pollution could be the most effective way of combating it