Asthma awareness required to combat disease: Doctors
Doctors feel that with the sharp rise in the incidents of asthma, more awareness drives are required to improve the quality of life for asthmatic patients.
Doctors feel that with the sharp rise in the incidents of asthma, more awareness drives are required to improve the quality of life for asthmatic patients.
The term “asthma” is derived from the Greek word ‘aazein’, which means “to exhale with an open mouth; to gasp.” This condition is the most common cause of school absenteeism, accounting for an estimated 14 million missed school days.
A molecular chip allergy test based on microarray technology has been installed recently to get 100 percent accuracy in results and repeatability of the tests at Asthma Bhawan, an NGO supported hospital.
Chou said that it was due to hygiene and public health measures, and/or decreased exposures to particulate matter and viral triggers.
Upon examination, he was diagnosed with eosinophilic asthma, a type of asthma that is marked by high levels of eosinophil cells.
Exposure to toxic air kills hundreds of thousands of children every year, the WHO said in an October report.
Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla Professor of department Medicine Dr Jatinder Kumar Mokta (in photo) has been conferred with the…
Women who smoke while pregnant contribute to the severity of asthma and poor lung function in their children.
Women using short-acting asthma relievers take longer to get pregnant.
The study, published online in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society, involved over 1,000 mother-child pairs in the US.
