Medicine - Health
MERS-CoV virus can hardly become a pandemic
Although it has caused dozens of deaths since its discovery late last year, the new corona virus originating from the Middle East (MERS-CoV for short) is unlikely to cau…
Respiratory
Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Respiratory.
Topic archive
Articles about Respiratory
268 published items.
Medicine - Health
Prepare vaccine from gold
US scientists have used gold to produce a new vaccine that helps prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a leading cause of common respiratory infections in humans.
Medicine - Health
WHO held a meeting to discuss how to prevent a mysterious virus like SARS
The World Health Organization (WHO) has convened an emergency meeting, bringing together medical experts from many different countries, to find a solution against a myst…
Medicine - Health
Exercise is also due to genes
If you are always afraid of exercising and feeling bad after an intense workout, it may not be because you're lazy.
Medicine - Health
Detection of flu in just one hour
American chemists say the new technology allows for faster detection of flu, shortening the time from a few days to 60 minutes.
Medicine - Health
Sleep apnea causes brain damage
Scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA-USA) on December 4 published a survey showing that women with respiratory obstruction during sleep are at h…
Medicine - Health
Cure flu with beer
Japanese researchers have shown that beer can help treat colds and some respiratory diseases.
Medicine - Health
Electronic cigarettes still cause damage to the lungs?
Electronic cigarettes, which are considered a safer alternative to regular cigarettes, can still damage the lungs. The study was conducted on 24 people who smoked with n…
Medicine - Health
Extend respiration to save many patients' lives
The results of the American scientists' study published in the September 4 issue of The Lancet show that in hospitals, only doctors need to extend breathing time for a f…
Medicine - Health
China makes a new draft to help review tuberculosis
The Chinese Ministry of Health has issued a draft to help review tuberculosis. Accordingly, this review will be carried out through integration of health checks for stud…
Medicine - Health
More than 18,000 people in the United States have pertussis
Dr. Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said:
Medicine - Health
Vaccines for mutated chickens become new strains
A new study shows two different vaccines, used simultaneously to control an acute respiratory disease in chickens, combined to create new strains of infectious viruses.…
Medicine - Health
Contact with dogs helps children reduce their risk of asthma
US scientists have discovered a type of dog bacterium that helps boost a child's immune system against asthma, according to Discovery News. But after testing dust in fam…
Medicine - Health
The H5N1 variant can spread to humans through respiration
The British Nature magazine recently published a study related to the H5N1 variant. Research has shown that the H5N1 bird flu gene is highly contagious and fatal at a ra…
Medicine - Health
Detection of the virus that causes sinusitis
Sinusitis is a relatively common disease related to the respiratory tract but should not be treated with antibiotics, because the drug does not work with the virus.