Asthma
A cold, allergy or asthma? An expert doctor explains how to identify
Spring and post-shelter exposure – cases are rising. A lingering runny nose, night cough and wheezing may signal allergy or worsening asthma, not a simple cold.
How sirens and prolonged stress affect breathing
Many people are experiencing this phenomenon right now – but there is something you can do
Asthma in children linked to memory difficulties, study suggests
Israel lacks pulmonologists to treat thousands with asthma, COPD, other lung diseases
Asthma is a chronic lung disease with inflammatory and/or allergic features in the respiratory tract that differ in characteristics and severity from person to person.
Israelis find breakthrough treatment for cancer patients' severe itching
The study aimed at eradicating chronic pruritus attracted great international interest after it was presented at the annual conference of the European Association for Clinical Immunology and Allergy.
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?
