Asthma
Many people are experiencing this phenomenon right now – but there is something you can do
The approaching spring brings with it stunning blooms and excellent weather, but also a few annoying health issues that can be reduced. Here are the most prominent.
Asthma in children linked to memory difficulties, study suggests
Israel lacks pulmonologists to treat thousands with asthma, COPD, other lung diseases
Israelis find breakthrough treatment for cancer patients' severe itching
Teenage boys who smoke risk respiratory damage to future kids
People whose fathers smoked in their early teens had epigenetic markers associated with asthma, obesity, and poor lung function.
Shaare Zedek staff arrange for equipment and provide ongoing support to Zanzibar
Jerusalem Medical Center brings a doctor and nurse from Zanzibar to learn how to cope with lung diseases that are partially responsible for Zanzibar's low life expectancy.
More asthma sufferers live in areas with high levels of pollution
The researchers found that communities east of Haifa have the highest number of asthma patients.
Smoking around children could harm their children as well - study
Fathers’ smoking around their young sons could raise the risk of asthma for their future grandchildren according to a recent study.
Asthmatics may soon breathe easier thanks to new breakthrough -study
The research, culminating in a peer-reviewed study published in the European Respiratory Journal, focused on urine analysis; specifically on carnitines.
Changes during pregnancy may contribute to the development of asthma in baby -study
Researchers believe that the observed epigenetic modifications in the asthmatic patients likely occurred during pregnancy.
How can you treat allergies and stop sneezing?
Spring comes, the flowers bloom and allergies spread. How can we determine if we have allergies, and if so to what, and the best treatment methods today?
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.”
