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Coughing, sneezing, always tired? Delhi-NCR’s changing weather is to blame: Doctors reveal how to recover fast and boost immunityFrequent temperature shifts are impacting health, leading to a rise in viral infections, respiratory issues, and allergic reactions. Doctor...- Dry air, more common in warmer world, could increase risk of inflammation in airways: StudyExposure to dry air, exacerbated by global warming, can dehydrate and inflame airways, raising the risk of respiratory infections and worse...
- HMPV virus in China: Are antibiotics effective against human metapneumovirus? What you need to knowHMPV in China: Amid the outbreak of human metapneumovirus (HMPV0 virus) in China, countries worldwide have increased their surveillance. HM...
- Omicron study: How quickly can you be exposed to virus, develop symptoms?A new study published in the JAMA Network Open journal revealed the time between infection and developing symptoms from the Omicron variant...
- Omicron more likely to cause upper airway infections among children, reveals new studyThe highly transmissible variant is known to cause lower severity disease than the Delta variant, the researchers noted.
- Omicron ups risk of upper airway infections, cardiac arrest in small kidsCroup is a type of respiratory illness, known medically as laryngotracheitis, in babies and young children. It is characterised by barking ...
- Omicron can cause 'croup' - a common respiratory illness - in children, says new studyThe study found that some cases were surprisingly severe, and required hospitalisation.
- Omicron can make kids sick, and is lethal for unvaccinated, says Cambridge virologist Ravindra GuptaGupta says the third dose is essential, because of the immune escape of Omicron, which requires higher antibody levels of protection agains...
- Omicron less pathogenic than delta, beta variants, quarantining not justified: Military policy for testing, quarantine in defence forces"The virus is inherently less pathogenic compared to the Delta and Beta variants; additional protection is conferred by immunity (either du...
- Milder Omicron an "evolutionary mistake"; next variant could be more virulent: warns Indian-origin UK expertWhile the study showed that the new variant, dominant in the UK and now sweeping parts of India, is infecting the cells found in the lungs ...
- Omicron's mildness a 'mistake', COVID itself not getting milder, warns UK expertThe reduced severity of Omicron is good news for now, but it is the result of an "evolutionary mistake" and does not indicate that the viru...
- Studies suggest why Omicron is less severe: It spares the lungsPrevious research had shown that some of these mutations enabled coronaviruses to grab onto cells more tightly. Others allowed the virus to...
- Early antiviral response in nose may determine severity of COVID-19: StudyResearchers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard University in the US analysed whether the path towards severe dise...
- How lung temperature influences coronavirus replication decodedNatural temperature differences which exist in the upper and lower respiratory tract influence the replication of the novel coronavirus and...
- Kick the butt: Smoking can worsen severity of Covid infectionAccording to the researchers, smoking may have resulted in more severe corona infection.
- Tobacco use accelerates transmission of COVID-19: Health ministryIn its document 'COVID-19 Pandemic and Tobacco Use in India', the ministry said experts have confirmed that smokers are more likely to deve...
- Fare capping not going to help viability of aviation industry: CAPA‘If we put a fare cap, I do not know if it is feasible from a consumer standpoint even.’
- There is a ‘tipping point’ before coronavirus killsOne in seven patients develops difficulty breathing and other severe complications, while 6 per cent become critical. These patients typica...
- Vitamin D-deficient kids likely to develop asthma, allergiesSydney, Nov 1 (IANS) Australian researchers have found that children with vitamin D deficiency were more likely to develop asthma and other...
- 50% of 'asthmatics' don't really have the disease, say expertsMedicine experts said that the 50% of all patients labelled as asthmatics by primary-level physicians may have wheezing or coughing due to ...
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