Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), researchers have captured pictures of the brain while patients experienced a pain stimulus with and without acupuncture to determine acupuncture’s effect on how the brain processes pain…

Research in the Clinical and Experimental Allergy journal suggests that the use of paracetamol for infants may be linked to the development of allergies and asthma later on…

In a first-of-its-kind study to measure the impact of the highest recommended specialist staffing levels in an intensive care unit, researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine found that increased staffing by specially trained physicians and other health care professionals can enhance patient survival and enable patients to breathe sooner without assistance…

Today, the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) has published on their new website, a statement on the question ‘Does Outdoor Air Pollution Cause Asthma?’. The statement, with its supporting papers, considers the suggestion that exposure to outdoor air pollutants might be a primarycause of asthma…

People with multi-symptom asthma more often have night-time awakenings due to asthma-symptoms, a sign of severe asthma. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s open access journal Respiratory Research have shown that asthma with multiple symptoms is more highly prevalent than previously suggested, comprising 20- 25% of all asthmatics…

A recent PhD study shows that there is no link between mould-spore concentrations in the indoor air and development of asthma and allergy among children. Many studies around the world have concluded that moisture-related problems in buildings increase the risk of health effects such as respiratory symptoms, asthma and allergy in both adults and children…

While many Canadians know about diseases like asthma, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, few know about a rare, but potentially fatal lung disease - pulmonary hypertension (PH). According to a recent national survey, seven-in-ten Canadians are unaware that PH is a rare incurable lung disease, which results in high blood pressure in the lungs…

Dietary surveys suggest that most people do not get enough omega-3 fatty acids in their diets. Furthermore, patients are looking for pure and sustainable ways to get these essential nutrients. To meet this need, Standard Process Inc. introduces Calamari Omega-3 Liquid, a pure, essential, and sustainable omega-3 supplement that can support well-being…

Direct contact and droplets are the primary ways influenza spreads. Under certain conditions, however, aerosol transmission is possible. In a study published in the current issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, available online, the authors examined such an outbreak in their own hospital in Hong Kong…

Workplace asthma costs the UK at least £100 million a year, and may be as high as £135 million, reveals research published online in Thorax. An estimated 3,000 new cases of occupational asthma are diagnosed every year in the UK, but the condition is under diagnosed, say the authors. They reviewed published data on the costs of all asthma and workplace asthma, as well as the impact costs…