Major Causes Of Chronic Asthma

Asthma is a chronic lung disease which affect most people of all ages. It is usually caused by inflammation and muscle tightening around the airways which causes difficulties in breathing. 

Symptoms can include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath and chest tightness. Despite a wealth of available treatments to control the symptoms of chronic asthma, the lung disease has no cure. The discovery of an unexpected cause of asthma could change that.

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Lung Cancer Drug Could Help Ectopic Pregnancy Patients

Women with ectopic pregnancies could be spared surgery if they are treated with a lung cancer drug, a study suggests.

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Incense smoke causes human lung cell inflammation, say researchers

BURNING incense, a popular cultural practice in Arabian Gulf countries and elsewhere, generates indoor air pollutants that may cause inflammation in human lung cells, say researchers in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States.

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FDA begins public sensitisation against smoking in public

The Food and Drugs Authority says it will soon go after consumers of cigarettes who deliberately flout the Public Health law (Tobacco Control Measures) Act 2012, Act 851), which principally bans smoking in public places.

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E-Cigarettes May Give Hope To Smokers Looking To Quit

The first-ever clinical trial of electronic cigarettes has found they may be better than nicotine patches for those trying to kick the habit.

Michael Siegel of the Boston University School of Public Health says the findings give hope to those who have tried to quit smoking in the past but failed.

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Girl Gets Adult Lungs Transplanted

Sarah Murnaghan, a 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl with cystic fibrosis whose family fought to have young children prioritized for adult organs, received new lungs Wednesday, her family told CNN.

Her surgery took about six hours, and there were no complications resizing or transplanting the adult lungs, according to family spokeswoman Tracy Simon.

A statement said the family was elated and that the doctors say Sarah's prognosis is good.
"We expect it will be a long road, but we're not going for easy, we're going for possible.

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Experts: New SARS-Like Illness Mainly a Traveler's Concern

"Should You Worry?" is a new feature in which we take a much-covered health issue and ask local experts how concerned you should actually be.

The health concern: A severe respiratory illness with the cumbersome name Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus, or MERS-CoV.

Why it's in the news: Since April of last year, the illness has sickened at least 55 people, killing more than 30.

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Effects, Causes, Symptoms and Treatments of Heart Burn

Heartburn, also known as pyrosis, cardialgia, or acid indigestion is a burning sensation in the chest, just behind the breastbone or in the epigastrium, the upper central abdomen. The pain often rises in the chest and may radiate to the neck, throat, or angle of the jaw.

Heartburn is usually associated with regurgitation of gastric acid (gastric reflux) which is the major symptom of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). It may also be a symptom of ischemic heart disease, though this is true for only 0.6% of those experiencing heartburn.

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Tobacco Kills Six MIllion People Yearly

As part of activities to mark World No Tobacco Day 2013, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has called on member states including Nigeria to ban tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship, even as the Nigerian Heart Foundation (NHF) has alerted on the rise in damaged hearts and valves caused by Rheumatic Fever (RF) and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD).

Also, stakeholders including the NHF and the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) have developed the first Nigerian document on Non-Communicable Diseases tagged National NCDs Plan with emphasis on cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, sickle cell anaemia, albinism, road traffic accidents.

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