Milan, Italy: Respiratory tract infections in young children are linked to an increased risk of asthma and worse lung function in later life, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress. An international study of 154,492 European children found that those who had had upper respiratory infections, such as colds, sinusitis, […]
September 2017
Number of Europeans exposed to second-hand smoke at work rising to more than one in four
Milan, Italy: More than one in four of people who work indoors are being exposed to second-hand smoke at work, according to new research presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2017. The study by researchers at Imperial College London, UK, looked at all 28 countries currently in the European Union (EU), the majority of […]
City kids with asthma suffer less if they live near a park
Milan, Italy: Children with asthma who live in the city may have fewer days with symptoms the closer they live to parks and green spaces, according to research to be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2017 on Monday. The study looked at inner-city children with persistent asthma and compared the number of days they suffered […]