Breath

Drug May Make Breathing Easier for Millions

An experimental drug could make millions of people suffering from smoker’s lung breathe much easier. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or smoker’s lung, is an irreversible progressive illness caused by narrowing of the airways. It encompasses emphysema and chronic bronchitis. In tests involving 500 people who had suffered from COPD for more than a decade, the drug appeared...

Individuals with sleep related breathing disorders more prone to heart disease

A good night’s sleep is a gift, exclusive to the blessed. The less fortunate are those with sleeping disorders, who may experience problems such as early morning headaches or serious daytime fatigue. Among the various sleep disorders, sleep apnea in its mild or moderate form is commonly experienced. Sleep apnea is a disorder characterized by brief interruptions of breathing during sleep. Most ind...

A unique factor in breathing disorder

According to researchers, people with receding lower jaws are more likely to suffer from sleep-disordered breathing. Sleep apnoea is a condition which is characterised by collapse of the tissues// at the back of the throat during sleep, impeding the free flow of air into and out of the lungs. Often, it is accompanied by snoring and the person actually stops breathing many times in the night. Lack...

Germs to blame for bad breath

A team of American researchers from The Forsyth Institute in Boston and the University of Michigan School of Dentistry have reported in the February issue of the Journal of Microbiology that bad breath or halitosis is caused by certain types of bacteria that dominate the back portion of the top of your tongue. The study was based on gene sequencing to compare bacteria found on the tongues of thos...

Breathing Cancer Causing Compounds During Pregnancy Found To Affect Offspring

Based on findings of a recent study researchers have linked breathing cancer-causing compounds during pregnancy // to an increased risk of childhood cancer among offspring. They also believe that nearly all childhood cancers can probably be traced back to a mother’s inhalation of noxious substances. The study compared a chemical emissions map with all children age 15 and younger who died...

Sugar-Free Yogurt Can Stop Bad Breath

In the 83rd General Session of the International Association for Dental Research held in Baltimore, US, Japanese scientists have presented the results of a study// that says eating sugar-free yogurt is good for people suffering from bad breath. Oral bad odor or so called bad breath is caused by harmful bacteria and sulfide compounds like hydrogen sulfide. The study revealed that volunt...

Brain damage can affect children who stop breathing

Children suffering from congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (CCHS) may suffer brain damage// if they stop breathing during their sleep. Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome is the absence of appropriate trigger mechanism that provides breathing over considerable time. Children suffering from CCHS may not breathe regularly during sleep, or even when awake. Alternately, t...

Another Breather For People At Atherosclerotic Risk

The disease of the elite is fast getting everywhere. Atherosclerosis is a big problem and health hazard these days. Finding a solution in this direction is yet another study. The study states that supplementation of B vitamins can reduce the risk of atherosclerosis // (plaque build-up on the blood vessel walls). It is known that vitamin supplementation can lower homocysteine...

Shortness Of Breath A More Reliable Indicator Of High Risk Cardiac Disease

Shortness of breath can be a more reliable indicator of the underlying cardiac disease following the finding that such patients have a higher risk of dying from heart disease than patients without cardiac pain or other symptoms. //The general notion that chest pain alone is an indicator of cardiac disease has been disapproved by the finding. A retrospective evaluation of the medical rec...

Shortness Of Breath An Important Indicator Of Heart Attack

A recent study published in the November issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, reveals that dyspnea, or shortness of breath may be an important indicator of a heart attack. // Although dyspnea is a common symptom, there has been only limited investigation of its prognostic significance among patients referred for cardiac evaluation.Cardiologists at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Cent...

A breather for nuts in health

There has been lots of talk about the health benefits of nuts but now there is a solid backing. Numerous studies show that nuts pack a nutritional wallop — at least when eaten in moderation.// Since 2003, the Food and Drug Administration has allowed labels for most nuts to say that there is good evidence they lower the risk of heart disease. In a new study it has been found tha...

Sensor Can Detect "Unhealthy" Molecules In Breath

Researchers at the University of Manchester have evolved a method to diagnose lung disease that is based on the techniques employed to detect chemical warfare agents. Dr Paul Thomas led a team of researchers in using a sensor employed to check out explosives at the airports. // The sensor, called a microDMxTM sensor was developed by Sionex Corporation, is now being used by researchers...

Florida State University declares a breathtaking study which might solve the Hepatitis C Virus maze and find a cure!

The Hepatitis virus scare is too much to handle, Hepatitis C alone infects more than 170 million people worldwide. The main danger is to the liver which leads to both acute and chronic liver diseases. // The protective mechanism that denies any anti viral therapy to be produced against it the refusal to reproduce in test tubes for more than a few hours or days. This has been a major prob...

Breath to Reveal Presence of Breast Cancer

Scientists in the US have developed a breakthrough in the diagnosis of breast cancer –a device that would// test the breath of a patient to reveal presence of breast cancer. The device developed by Michigan University scientists works by using switchable surface technology. It attracts cells that indicate the presence of breast cancer into tiny oil and water-filled pockets, reported the...

Fear Of Flying Can Be Overcome By Deep Breathing

People with a mild fear of flying should take a deep breath, immediately exhale forcefully and then hold their breath for six to 10 seconds, just before takeoff. // That is the advice of Professional Association of German Psychiatrists (known by its German initials BVDP), which said the technique relaxes muscles and takes the mind off one's fears. BVDP chairwoman Christa R...

A breather for worried parents: rules laid down for junk food child ads

Ofcom has made some rules to govern child ads for junk foods. This media regulator has ruled out a total TV advertising ban, but is launching// a 10-week consultation on guidelines restricting the adverts. This follows government’s White Paper on public health which said children should not be encouraged to eat too many foods high in fat, salt and sugar. Ofcom research indicat...

Mist over a way to help premature babies breathes cleared!

In a news study it has been shown that babies who were given an aid to help them breathe do not have the much feared consequences and is safe. The way was CNEP therapy - continuous negative-extrathoracic pressure. // The theory was researched and assessed by unconnected Nottingham researchers to the original trial in the early 1990s. This method was pioneered by controversial St...

COPD Patients portray improved exercise performance after breathing a Special Gas

Here is a breather for those who suffer from severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A new finding has revealed that breathing a special gas mixture may help in drastic improvement// of exercise performance in such individuals. Patients revealed that after breathing the gas, their endurance walking test improved nearly 64% with less shortness of breath. These findings have been publi...

Treating Bad Breath Yet A Challenge

Researchers have still not been able to arrive at conclusive evidence regarding which method is the most effective in treating bad breadth //. The choice of using mouthwashes, breath mints, chewing gums, sprays or mechanical tongue cleaning is left to convenience of an individual. 'From the results of some low-powered trials, tongue cleaning, scraping and brushing do appear to have so...

Sleep Apnea Patients Benefit from Breathing Mask

Sleep apnea patients suffer from disrupting sleep and increased blood pressure. But according to a recent study it was found that breathing masks are very helpful// in giving them an uninterrupted sleep at the same time reduce their blood pressure significantly. The study results were presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference ‘Sleep apnea can have significant co...

Breathing Exercises A Boon To Asthma Patients

In Thorax, a research news published says, in people with mild asthma, breathing techniques and exercises reduce reliever inhaler use and about halve the dose of preventer inhaler//. The researchers compared the impact of two breathing techniques on symptoms, lung function, use of medication and quality of life among 57 adults with mild asthma. One technique focused on shallo...

Asthma Could be Combated by Breathing Exercises

According to a study breathing exercises reduce the use of inhaler in patients suffering from mild asthma. Researchers compared the impact of two breathing techniques //on symptoms, lung function, use of medication and quality of life among 57 adults with mild asthma, reported the science portal EurekAlert. The first technique focused on shallow, nasal breathing with slow e...

Breathing Exercises Scores Over Inhalers

A report on asthma and exercises says, for people with mild asthma, shallow breathing through the nose, and some non-specific upper body exercises, will make people to use a reliever inhaler very rarely//. A medical journal Thorax focuses that breathing techniques are the most commonly used alternative for inhalers. A short-acting beta-2 agonist, such as albuterol, is the reliever used...

Sensitive Test Developed To Detect Breathing Problems In Very Young Children

Doctors at the Great Ormond Street Hospital have developed a way of testing the lung function of children having breathing problems//. It is well known that very young children have a problem in breathing with the special technique needed to conduct the conventional lung function tests. The researchers have devised a method that can detect problems even in children under the age of fi...

Asthma Breath Test in Diagnosis of Chronic Cough

According to a team from the Mayo Clinic, whether inhaled corticosteroids can treat a patient's chronic cough can be found out with the help of a simple, fast and economical test; asthma breath test.// Cough lasting for a few weeks or longer is termed chronic cough. Postnasal drip syndrome, asthma and gastroesophageal reflux are the major causes of this condition. Chronic cough may be s...

Deadly Lung Disease Sends Patients on ‘Quest for Breath

Chris Galvin has found a decidedly poetic way to describe a disease that is the furthest thing from beautiful. The condition took his father’s life and, Galvin always knew, threatened him as well.// “It’s kind of like the storm that’s sitting out on the horizon that you know one day will come to shore on your beach,” says Galvin, 37. “It’s something I’ve thought about my whole life and...

Prevalence of Self-reported Snoring, Sleep-disordered Breathing in Military

A previous survey of approximately 5,000 United Kingdom residents found that 48 percent of men and 34 percent of women reported habitual or regular snoring//. This condition has been associated with male gender, obesity, excessive daytime sleepiness, increasing age, night time awakenings, and smoking and mechanical obstruction in the upper airway. Additional studies report that some two percent o...

Sleep-related Breathing Disorder could Indicate Depression

People with sleep-related breathing disorders could face depression, says a study.// Paul Peppard and colleagues at the University of Wisconsin-Madison studied about 1,400 adults (aged 30-60) for up to 16 years. Compared to participants who did not have breathing problems during sleep, those with moderate problems or worse sleep breathing problems were 2.6 times more likel...

Bad Breath Go Away, Tongue Cleaners are Here to Stay

Although Offensive breath is a common malady that many suffer from, it often breeds discomfort and contempt in a social scenario. In an all out effort to overcome it those struggling with this malady often for go some food stuffs, which are notably notorious in causing bad breath//. In the absence of any clear-cut treatment for Halitosis, to cover it up, chewing gums, and mouth rinses are usual...

Hypertensive Kids at risk of sleep disordered breathing

A minor study reported at the American Heart Association's 60th Annual Fall Conference of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research reveals that kids with high blood// pressure may be at risk of sleep breathing disorders. The study was conducted on kids with high blood pressure, 60 % of whom were affected by a disorder called sleep disordered breathing (SDB). Short phases of upper...

Breathing Exercises help cardiac patients to breeze through surgery

Research done in Netherlands bring fresh evidence to show that a couple of weeks of regular breathing exercises can go a long way in reducing the risk of onset of pneumonia// and other lung disorders commonly encountered after by pass surgery in cardiac patients. The study conducted at University Medical Center, Utrecht in Netherlands was done on 279 heart patients requiring surgical...

Babies with Breathing Troubles at Birth may get Asthma

Babies with breathing troubles at birth may get asthma by the time they are 10 years old, says a study in Norway//. Geir Haland and other researchers at the University of Oslo in Norway studied the lung function of 802 healthy, full-term newborns shortly after birth and followed up after 10 years, reported the online edition of health Magazine WebMD. None of the babies had...

Breathing Training Helps Decrease Risk of Complications After Graft Surgery

Patients at high-risk of developing pulmonary complications such as pneumonia following coronary artery bypass graft surgery can reduce their risk through breathing exercises //and respiratory muscle training before the operation, according to a study. Despite improvements in coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and care around the time of the operation, the rate of postoperati...

New Study Links Bad Breath to Heartburn, GERD

A common prescription medicine class used to treat chronic heartburn and acid reflux disease (GERD) was linked to halitosis, or bad breath, in a study presented at the 71st// Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology. Doctors at UNIFESP in Sao Paulo, Brazil, examined 23 adult patients with GERD (mean age 54 years) and 17 adult patients with dyspepsia (mean...

A Novel Technique That Detects "Cancer Genes" From The Breath Of Smokers

The science of cancer prevention has advanced to the point where researchers are offered a 'crystal ball' that will help them prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. The// Researchers now say they can detect "cancer genes" in the breath of smokers, and can test the presence of two proteins in men they say will predict development of prostate cancer a decade in advance. All of these novel f...

Training Breathing Muscles Improves Swimmer's Performance

A study conducted by researchers in University at Buffalo Center for Research and Education in Special// Environments (CRESE), shows that swimmers and scuba divers can improve their swimming endurance and breathing capacity through targeted training of the respiratory muscles. In this pioneering work, subjects who followed a resistance-breathing training protocol (breathing load) impro...

Different Treatments Needed For Breathing Problems

Researchers have identified a particular gene that influences how severe a M. pneumoniae infection may be, which in turn suggests that a different strategy// might be needed for treating asthma resulting from this and similar lung infections rather than allergies. "What this shows is that infectious asthma might have a different mechanism than allergic asthma. Most people think asthm...

Simple Breath Test may Detect Lung Cancer

A simple coin-sized device might be the latest in technology to detect even early stages of lung cancer, say American// researchers. The colorimetric sensor developed by Dr. Peter Mazzone and his team from Cleveland Clinic and the company ChemSensing of Illinois has 36 color dots that change color when a person with lung cancer exhales on to it. The principle behind this...

New Paste to Fight Bad Breath

Christiaan Cardon from Brugge in Belgium has found a solution for the embarrassing problem of bad breath or halitosis . Cardon has developed a mouth paste that can tackle separate causes of smelly breath. Sulphite oxidase disintegrates chemicals that have sulphur, such as dihydrogen sulphide, which can lead to bad breath, reports the New Scientist. The...

Asthmatic Children Still Not Breathing Easier, Study Says

Only 20 percent of children with persistent asthma have a level of control that is optimal, according to a survey-based study published today// in the journal of Ambulatory Pediatrics. "That leaves almost 80 percent who are suffering more than they need to," said the study's lead author, Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Golisano Children's Hospital at...