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Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Two studies have linked prenatal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals with different health outcomes later in life. The first study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function between the ages of 4 and 11. The second study found an association between prenatal
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Cystic fibrosis: Causal treatment suitable from childhood
Updated : 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 9 (ANI): Cystic fibrosis remains an incurable genetic disorder which impairs lung function and significantly reduces life expectancy. A new combination drug therapy which addresses the disorder's underlying defects offers a promising new treatment approach.
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Researchers discover new treatment for people with asthma, food allergies
Updated : 10 months, 1 week ago IST
Indianapolis [US], April 2 (ANI): Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have discovered a particular molecule that can improve lung function for people with asthma and food allergies.
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Lung function in premenopausal, postmenopausal women can decline due to ob
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ohio (Cleveland) [US], February 25 (ANI): Obesity has been shown to affect the risk of airway obstructive diseases and can lead to a decline in lung function. A new study suggested that abdominal obesity may result in a greater risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma
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Aster MIMS launches first ECMO Retrieval Ambulance System in South India
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Calicut (Kerala) [India], October 8 (ANI/PRNewswire): ECMO is one of the most innovative treatments that can help save the lives of those whose heart and lung function are severely impaired.
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Study finds lung function unaffected post COVID-19 infection
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
London [UK], September 11 (ANI): COVID-19 infection does not appear to affect the lung function of young adults, according to a recent study by clinical researchers.
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Lung function seems to be unaffected post COVID-19 infection in young adul
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Sheffield [UK], September 7 (ANI): According to the finding of new research, COVID-19 infection does not appear to affect the lung function of young adults.
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Initial severity of COVID-19 not associated with later respiratory complic
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): A new study examines the recovery of lung function and overall wellness in individuals who had varying degrees of COVID-19 severity. Little is known about lung health following infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and whether later resp
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Exercised over nothing: Masks don't impair lung function during physical a
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 17 (ANI): Wearing a facemask helps limit the spread of COVID-19 by reducing respiratory droplets and aerosols spewed into the air when people breathe, talk, laugh, sneeze, or cough, a new study suggests.
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Last-resort life support option helped majority of critically ill COVID-19
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 26 (ANI): It saved lives in past epidemics of lung-damaging viruses. Now, the life-support option known as ECMO appears to be doing the same for many of the critically ill COVID-19 patients, according to a new international study.
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Artificial intelligence can serve as backup to radiologists' eyes
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 27 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers have developed an algorithm within AI-Rad Companion, which examines chest scans, provides results comparable with lung function tests, which measure how forcefully a person can exhale.
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Plant-based diet can help manage asthma, high-fat foods may raise its risk
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Mar 29 (ANI): People who consume a plant-based diet are at lower risk of asthma, recent research suggests. At the same time, consumption of dairy products and high-fat foods raise the risk.
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