CHICAGO (Reuters) – Children who got antibiotics as babies had a higher risk of developing asthma by age 7, Canadian researchers said.
Antibiotics are commonly prescribed to children under age 1 for a host reasons, most often for lower respiratory tract infection such as bronchitis and pneumonia or upper respiratory tract infections like ear and sinus [...]
by Tyrone M. Reyes, M.D.
The terms may differ some experts call it diabesity, while others prefer to call it cardiometabolic disease or metabolic syndrome. But the same problems underlie it all: insulin resistance and obesity, specifically abdominal obesity. According to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) last June, half [...]
by Jenny F. Manongdo
The Department of Health (DoH) has asked its Environmental and Occupational Health Office (EOHO) to look into the possible hazards linked with LPG-fueled vehicles after receiving reports of drivers falling ill allegedly due to LPG fumes.
“We have received reports of drivers of LPG-driven public vehicles suffering from difficulty I n breathing and [...]
by Dr. Gary S. Sy
CHRONIC obstructive pulmonary diseases or COPD, is a long-lasting obstruction of the airways that occurs with chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or both. This obstruction of airflow is progressive in that it happens over time.
Chronic bronchitis is defined as a chronic (ongoing, longterm) cough not caused by another condition that produces sputum (mucus) [...]
by Sheila Crisostomo
HONG KONG — Many vaccine manufacturers are interested in producing pre-pandemic vaccines against human influenza but they cannot do so in large volume because the virus that will actually cause such a pandemic remains unknown, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
Dr. Takeshi Kasai, WHO regional adviser on communicable diseases’ surveillance and response for [...]