The study did not make a direct link between mining activity and the above average levels of asthma, but locals have drawn their own conclusions. ...

Marianna Virtanen, epidemiologist at the University College London (UCL), said: "The association between long hours and coronary heart disease was ...

The swine flu scare has become a thing of the past but continues to haunt the Vadilal Sarabhai Hospital even now, or so it seems. ...

Yet the upscale urban infants are at higher risk for some health problems—including allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseases like Type 1 diabetes, ...

By Paul Carrel and Boris Groendahl BERLIN/VIENNA, May 17 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policymaker Ewald Nowotny criticised German "hysteria" over ...

But the fact that it turned up even some evidence of a cancer risk may have profound consequences for a device that people have become accustomed to seeing ...

Red meat has long been cast as a bad player in heart disease and diabetes. But a new analysis from Harvard suggests that processed red meat -- think bacon, ...

Denver, CO - Treating atrial fibrillation (AF) with radiofrequency catheter ablation significantly reduces the risk of Alzheimer's disease, and reduces the ...

The non-narcotic medication minimizes the chances for abuse and eliminates side effects associated with narcotic pain relievers, the drug maker said. ...

BOWIE, Md. - The Bowie Baysox announce today Food Allergy Awareness Day, an event that allow fans who suffer from food allergies, Anaphylaxis and Celiac ...

They say that the college should not have closed the swine flu isolation ward. Due to the closure of this ward, doctors treating suspected or positive H1N1 ...

Eating processed meats like bacon, ham and sausages can increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes, according to new research. ...

By Bill Hendrick May 17, 2010 -- People who have asthma should avoid heavy, high-fat meals because it can inflame their airways, a new study says. ...

By Katrina Woznicki May 17, 2010 -- Children who suffer from severe, persistent asthma are nearly 32 times more likely to develop chronic obstructive lung ...

Avian influenza (bird flu) was still capable of causing a major worldwide pandemic, even though it still did not transfer easily between animals and humans, ...

Former Seahawks defensive tackle Norman Hand died from heart disease, according to the South Carolina coroner who performed an autopsy following his death ...

By Dr. Ray Cahill Q: What can I do to help my dog's allergies? She gets ear infections and hot spots, and once her face swelled up after a walk in the woods ...

A coroner in South Carolina determined on Monday that heart disease was the cause of death for 10-year NFL veteran Norman Hand, who passed away last week. ...

... to pay about $1 billion to raise the stake in its separately listed subsidiary in India to 75 percent to add flexibility for expanding in the region. ...

... finding a litany of public spending horrors and ''crazy'' spending commitments left by the old regime to prepare voters for the pain to come. ...

Let's look at late-onset Alzheimer's disease, something that almost everyone worries about as they get older. The Pathway site doesn't specify which gene ...

By Clare Murphy Using a mobile phone does not appear to increase the risk of developing certain types of brain cancer, the largest study of its kind has ...

(RTTNews) - The rate of childhood peanut allergies has more than tripled in a little more than a decade, according to a new study. Researchers at the Jaffe ...

Washington - In response to last week's avian flu outbreak in a West Bank village chicken population, the Israeli Agricultural Ministry has sent veterinary ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Allergic reactions to soy may be a cause of asthma symptoms in some workers at soy processing plants, a new study suggests. ...

The Alzheimer's Association - North Central Texas Chapter is hosting a seminar from 11 am to 2 pm Thursday, June 3, at the Doss Heritage and Culter Center. ...

By Nick Collins A review of research into the affliction found that up to three in ten people claim to have a food allergy of some sort, but blind testing ...

... and tailoring of care of individuals with cardiovascular diseases such as coronary artery disease (CAD), cardiac arrhythmias and heart failure. ...

GENEVA — World Health Organisation chief Margaret Chan said Monday that the world had been "lucky" with the swine flu pandemic after the virus failed to ...

By John Ribeiro, IDG News BMC Software is planning to offer more versions of its software in the SaaS (software as a service) model in the next 12 months, ...

By BRETT LEVY and CARRIE HALPERIN A major study of the potential link between cell phones and brain cancer has proved inconclusive. ...

MONDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Better asthma symptom control might be a mouse click away, Dutch researchers report. Patients who used a daily Web-based ...

FTD is a group of rapidly progressive and fatal degenerative brain diseases, often mis-diagnosed as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. ...

Common causes of heart failure include myocardial infarction and other forms of ischemic heart disease, hypertension, valvular heart disease and ...

Anyone who's had back spasms knows that the pain can make it difficult just to walk, let alone run. The spasms can rob you of your balance and even make it ...

By Debjani Baidyaray Mumbai, May 17: As a precautionary measure towards keeping away swine flu from making a comeback a year after the first case of swine ...

Allergy UK is the country's leading medical charity dealing with allergy. In 2007, Allergy UK prepared a report on The Impact of Allergies and Asthma on ...

A burger and fries are not only bad for the waistline, they might also exacerbate asthma, a new study suggests. Patients with asthma who ate a high-fat meal ...

India has developed its first indigenous vaccine against H1N1 swine flu in the form of a nasal spray. Pune based Serum Institute of India has come with a ...

Compiled from reports by AP A major international study into the link between cell phone use and two types of brain cancer has proved inconclusive, ...