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Eczema and asthma in children: how household fuels are harming health in poor South African homes

In many households in Mabopane and Soshanguve – townships on the northern outskirts of South Africa’s City of Tshwane that are marked by high poverty, unemployment and informal economic activity – evenings follow a familiar pattern.

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That cosy candle? It’s also polluting the air you’re breathing

During the winter months, when days are short and cold and nights are long and dark, creating a warm and cosy indoor atmosphere can feel especially important.

The Conversation

Jeremy Webb died of a meat allergy triggered by a tick bite. How do you avoid ticks and safely remove them?

After a coroner concluded 16-year-old Australian died of a bite-induced meat allergy, we look at how to spot symptoms and preventative measures

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Teenager first Australian to die of meat allergy after tick bite

Death during camping trip in 2022 was initially ruled as caused by acute asthma attack

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Nebulizer vs Inhaler: Choosing the Right Respiratory Therapy Device for Asthma and COPD Relief

Compare nebulizer vs inhaler for effective asthma flare treatment and COPD flare management. Learn how inhaled bronchodilators and respiratory therapy devices help improve breathing relief.

Medical Daily

Teen camping death from meat allergy a near world-first

A coroner has warned more people could be at risk after she found a teenager died from a tick-derived allergy after eating beef sausages on a camping trip.

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Rising Prescription Costs Are Forcing Middle-Class Families to Switch Medications They’ve Used for Years

The price of staying alive should not feel like a luxury upgrade. Yet across the United States, families with steady jobs, solid insurance, and carefully planned budgets now stare at pharmacy counters in disbelief as familiar medications ring up at shocking prices. These are not experimental treatments or rare specialty…

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Big trucks and buses drive a heavy healthcare burden

Premature deaths and childhood asthma are among the health risks of allowing high-polluting heavy vehicles to travel on populated routes.

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Snuggles and Sleep? The Pros and Cons of Sleeping With Your Cat

What to consider when cuddling with a cat ?

Proper grooming and regular vet care make co-sleeping with cats safer and healthier.

While a cat’s independent nature may make it seem like it will do whatever it wants, many of our furry family members do like a cuddle. However, there…

Times Pets

The Air Here Can Kill, Welcome to the World’s Most Polluted Place

What Does “Most Polluted” Even Mean? It’s not like one place wins a forever trophy for being the worst, air quality rankings aren’t set in stone. Reports from groups like IQ Air track PM2.5 levels (fine particulate matter) over months or a year, comparing how often cities exceed safe limits…

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Emergency pneumonia cases surge to half a million a year in England

There were 579,475 instances of emergency hospitalisation being needed in the year to March 2025, analysis finds

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EPA’s new way of evaluating pollution rules hands deregulators a sledgehammer and license to ignore public health

When I worked for the Environmental Protection Agency in the 2010s as an Obama administration appointee, I helped write and review dozens of regulations under the Clean Air Act. They included some groundbreaking rules, such as setting national air quality standards for ozone and fine particulate matter.

The Conversation

Innovations in asthma care can improve the health of Detroiters living with this chronic disease

Researchers and doctors are beginning to modernize asthma treatment using innovative therapies.

The Conversation

Shabana Mahmood believes cigarette-induced asthma attack was message from God

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What air pollution does to the human body

I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early 2000s. The city sits on the plain, skyscrapers rising and buildings extending far into the distance. Except, as we drove out of the mountains, I could…

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From wildfires to inhalers: The hidden environmental cost of respiratory care and how tech may help

As climate change worsens respiratory diseases, doctors and drugmakers are exploring earlier diagnosis and low-carbon inhalers to cut emissions from care and protect patients.

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This technique could predict asthma attacks up to years in advance

One in 12 Americans are living with asthma

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Alicia Silverstone Goes Viral As Viewers Notice Bizarre Facial Movements At Golden Globes

The facial expressions might connect to Silverstone’s longstanding medical issues.

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Residents ‘left out’ of debate over controversial plan to pump ‘gas blend’ into homes

One expert called it ‘an absurd project’ and a ‘boondoggle’

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6 Household Cleaning Chemicals That Trigger Asthma in Seniors

We have been conditioned to believe that if a house smells like heavy bleach, artificial pine, or strong lemon, it is clean. We associate those sharp, chemical scents with safety. But for the aging lungs of our parents or grandparents, that distinct “clean” smell can actually be a dangerous respiratory…

The Independent UK

NHS spending watchdog recommends smartphone apps for asthma patients

New draft guidance recommends using eight apps on the health service for the next three years while further evidence is collected

Medical Daily

Asthma vs COPD: How to Spot the Symptoms and Understand Your Breathing Problems

COPD and asthma share similar breathing problems, but their causes, symptoms, and treatments differ. Learn the key distinctions to manage these conditions effectively.

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Dec 29, 2025: Okhla’s waste-to-energy plant makes it harder to breathe

When a waste-to-energy plant was first set up in Okhla, residents were told this is the solution to the capital’s waste woes. But for those living in the area, it is more of a problem than a solution. Residents describe black smoke, respiratory issues, asthma attacks, and multiple other everyday…

The Independent UK

New ‘life-changing’ asthma drug gets green light after rise in hospital admissions

A trial cut hospital admissions by 72 per cent

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What are gas stove manufacturers trying to hide? Warning labels

Colorado passed first-in-the-nation legislation requiring warning labels on gas stoves in June 2025. These warnings are similar to what is required by cigarette labeling laws.

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