Asthma
Exclusively breastfeeding infants linked to higher allergy rates in young children, study finds
Children who were exclusively breastfed had an 82% higher risk in the first year, 62% at age two, and 54% at age three.
A cold, allergy or asthma? An expert doctor explains how to identify
How sirens and prolonged stress affect breathing
Many people are experiencing this phenomenon right now – but there is something you can do
Hanukkah’s hidden hazard: Baker’s asthma
Every year, more than 30,000,000 sufganiyot (Hanukkah donuts) are sold in Israel. Yet, while people indulge, the workers who prepare this oily treat may suffer from "baker’s asthma." Why?
Air pollution during Lag Ba'omer causes damage of NIS 43 million
Environmental-health damage can even increase in situations where plastic products are burned in fires, causing the emission of dioxins, which are extremely toxic
65% drop in severe asthma, Israeli hospital says it’s the masks
Prof. Nancy Agmon-Levin, who conducted the study, told The Jerusalem Post that she believes “masks blocked infectious agents and definitely pollen.”
Israeli research: People with asthma 30% less likely to contract COVID-19
The findings were not dependent on age, gender or socioeconomic status.
Home cleaning products may increase risk of childhood asthma
With greater exposure to cleaning products, kids were also 35% more likely to have chronic wheezing and 49% more likely to have chronic allergies, a study found.
Asthma severity may be tied to bacteria living in the upper airway - study
With some six million children under the age of 18 affected by asthma in the US, it remains the leading chronic pediatric disease and the main reason why children miss school days, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.