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Stories about: respiratory disease

30 Percent Higher Asthma Risks for Babies Born in Autumn This natural weakness that babies born in autumn display to asthma is apparently caused by the fact that they are only 3 to 4 months old during the peak of the flu and cold season, which starts in late October. In an underdeveloped immune system, such as that of newborns, this disease can cause proneness to this seve... 21 November 2008 19:01 GMT Asthma Increases Risk of Suicide Asthma is a chronic condition of the respiratory system which manifests a rapidly increasing prevalence in the developed world. Indeed, one in four urban children in modern developed societies is suffering from this disease, which involves an inflammation of the airways in response to a number of external triggers su... 30 May 2008 03:35 GMT