Respiratory
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Tweets reveal health trends
Studying Twitter may be a fruitful way of spotting trends in public health, according to two scientists. Read more
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Leisure link to embolism
Women who spend their leisure hours chilling out in a chair face a massively increased risk of developing pulmonary embolism <! -dangerous blood clots in the lungs>, researchers warned today. Read more
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Asthma “not linked” to vitamin A deficiency
Vitamin A deficiency does not increase the risk of asthma, new research has suggested. Read more
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Child lung disease drug breakthrough
Researchers in Northern Ireland are celebrating a major breakthrough in the search for new treatments for the lung disease cystic fibrosis. Read more
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Treat children to prevent adult asthma – experts
Children with the allergic skin disease eczema face a high risk of developing asthma later in life, researchers have warned. Read more
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Nose vaccines may combat epidemics
Scientists are developing nose sprays that can protect against infectious diseases such as flu, a conference was to be told today. Read more
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Flu key to infection risk?
A group of bacteria depend on flu epidemics to spread and cause pneumonia and meningitis, an expert tells a UK conference today. Read more
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Hay fever hope greets world week
Millions of hay fever sufferers have been urged to take hope as the onset of spring threatens misery. Read more
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New TB test unveiled
A new diagnostic test can identify people with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) in hours, a report by Médecins Sans Frontières says. Read more
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Traffic threat to lung transplants
People who get a lung transplant face a massively increased risk of it failing if they live near a main road, researchers warned today. Read more