respiratory diseases
- World
Keeping WHO in loop on respiratory diseases: Chinese foreign ministry
As the HMPV virus originating from China has caused concern across the world, the Chinese foreign ministry on Friday, January 10 said that it is keeping the World Health Organisation (WHO) in…
- Health
Saliva outperforms blood tests for detecting respiratory infections in kids
New Delhi: Saliva tests can more accurately determine the severity of recurrent respiratory infections in children than the standard blood test, a new study showed on Thursday. A study was conducted by…
- India
Respiratory disease as leading health issue in India: Study
New Delhi: SMSRC & Group (Medclin Research and Synaegis), one of India’s leading healthcare research, intelligence, and consulting organizations, has published findings on major disease trends prevailing in India and how they…
- World
Blood supplies running low in China due to a spike in respiratory illnesses
Beijing: China is facing a shortage of blood — a problem blamed on the current spike in respiratory illness, the cold snap and a fall in the number of donors, the media…
- India
Closely monitoring H9N2 respiratory illness breakout in China: Centre
New Delhi: The Union health ministry on Friday said it is closely monitoring the outbreak of H9N2 and clusters of respiratory illness in children in northern China. There is a low risk…
- World
Urban areas may spur respiratory infection risk among kids: Study
London: Young children and babies growing up in urban areas suffer more from respiratory infections than those living in rural areas, according to two studies. The study by a team at the…
- Health
Short bursts of vigorous activity may reduce cancer risk: Study
Sydney: A total of just 4.5 minutes of vigorous activity, lasting one minute each, that makes you huff and puff during daily tasks could reduce the risk of some cancers by up…
- India
‘Respiratory disease patients may face problems post twin tower demolition’
New Delhi: Patients suffering from respiratory diseases, especially those residing near the demolition site of twin towers in Noida’s Sector 93-A, may experience a spike in health problems as pollutant particles got…