Shots of antibody could be beneficial for the patients of sever asthma, a new study suggested. Two teams of Canada and UK, founded mepolizumab helpful for the treatment of eosinophilia, a condition usually develop with asthma exacerbation. The antibodies provide reduction in the episodes of asthma attacks as well as minimize the use of steroids which have certain side effects. According to the estimation, more ...

A verdict by Supreme Court has declared that federal approval of a drug could not protect it from proceedings in state courts. The analysts of drug industry said the verdict, keeping a $6.7 million jury award against Wyeth, will tend drugmakers towards the inspection of safety issues of all untried or tentative drugs in progress along with the existing ones. The case in ...

A new research is alarming for the parents whose children spend much time before TV. The researchers observed that the children who are habitual to watching television for more than two hours daily had a greater tendency to fall a prey to asthma. To evaluate the health of this concept, the researchers studied the respiratory health of more than 3, 000 children who ...

It has been founded that, breastfeeding reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), German researchers stated. Researcher advised that public health messages which are providing awareness about the SIDS risk reduction should highlight the mother to breastfeed their babies at least for the first six months. Some countries are already emphasizing on the breastfeeding in their Anti-SIDS campaigns, while most are not. ...

After obese American kids and adults, bigger babies are also becoming the pivot of attentiveness for the researchers. According to the recent study, 59 percent of the American babies, up to six month old, are overweight than the babies, who were born twenty years ago. Thought the heavy babies look cute and healthier but parents should take measures to prevent obesity at the initial ...