Chest infection more at fault for kids' wheezing than antibiotics

The Hindustan Times;  August 7, 2008 ;     397 words ......wheezing may be due to the presence of chest infections more than the use of antibiotics...Each time, they collected data about chest infections, asthma and their use of antibiotics...that by adjusting for the effects of chest infections the association between antibiotics...

Tears for the boy who was always full of smiles.(News)

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  April 27, 2006 ;     454 words ......after August last year. He was hit by chest infections and pneumonia but fought against his...care in August after he developed chest infections. He also got pneumonia. At one point...trips to the hospital and no more chest infections. Keith used to attend Brunswick Beech...

Freak accident caused death; Man, 62, broke neck when chair...

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  August 23, 2008 ;     272 words ......collapsed died after developing repeated chest infections. Ronald Allport, of Wardley, Gateshead...2006. Mr Allport developed several chest infections and died a year later. At an inquest...accidental death. He said the repeated chest infections Mr Allport suffered were an ...

Commentary on: Tissue Distribution of Quercetin in Rats and Pigs

The Journal of Nutrition;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Quercetin is not the most predominant flavonoid in the diet, but...article (1), the authors published their first article on quercetin (2) and have contributed substantially to the body of...flavonoid. Animal studies on the tissue distribution of quercetin are rare. Most studies have focused on the ...

Cause of a raft of problems; In association with the NHS.(News)

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  November 17, 2008 ;     203 words ......Inhaling your smoke means children will be struck down with chest infections, coughing, wheezing and breathlessness. Their lung function...actually disproportionately smaller. They are more prone to chest infections and to developing asthma as well. Having smaller lungs...

It's cold comfort for heart victims.(News)

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);  May 15, 1998 ;     242 words ......country has revealed a link between cardiac arrest and chest infections. Doctors probing an increase of coronary deaths in winter...in that early symptoms of heart attack were mistaken for chest infections. They called for further investigations of the possible...

Dr Scott's Surgery - Simple steps to health.(News)

Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England);  May 30, 2005 ;     397 words ......hospital admissions are an expensive way to treat people. Chest infections are the commonest cause of hospital admissions in the North...a treatment plan: If you frequently have problems with chest infections or flare ups of asthma agree a course of action with your...

Rising concerns over dampness.(Features)

The Journal (Newcastle, England);  December 6, 2003 ;     658 words ......react that the dampness will cause chest infections and illness to the family. The more...such, the family had gone down with chest infections during their stay and it had ruined...were right with their assertions of chest infections. On the other hand, constant central...

Flu and colds rise 50pc over the holiday

The Sunday Telegraph London;  January 6, 2008 ;     264 words ...CASES OF flu, colds and chest infections have soared over the Christmas period. The patient helpline...NHS Direct website to check symptoms of flu, colds and chest infections. Tens of thousands more are thought to have visited GPs...

Quercetin for hypertension?(Literature Review & Commentary)(Brief article)

Townsend Letter: The Examiner of Alternative Medicine;  May 1, 2007 ;     294 words ......sucrose (HFS) containing varying amounts of quercetin (0, 0.02, 0.07, 0.2, or 0.5%). In rats fed no quercetin, the mean systolic blood pressure was...significantly blunted by all doses of quercetin, but 0.5% quercetin was significantly...

Chest infections, not antibiotics make babies wheeze

The Hindustan Times;  August 4, 2008 ;     340 words ......Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, Aug. 4 -- Chest infections, rather than administering antibiotics to babies within...birth through to four years. The team collected data on chest infections and antibiotic exposure at three months, 15 months and...

Chest infections hit hospitals.(News)

Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales);  January 17, 2007 ;     49 words ...AN OUTBREAK of chest infections is keeping hospitals in South Wales busy. The flood of patients has become so intense, officials at Swansea NHS Trust yesterday...

Maxwell jurors hit by chest infections

The Independent - London;  January 16, 1996 ;     131 words ......being struck by illness. Earlier the judge, Mr Justice Phillips, said that he realised several jurors were suffering from chest infections brought on by the "unhealthy atmosphere" of the jury room. He told them the court would provide them with humidifiers in...

Health fears prompt golf plan site probe.(News)

Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  August 1, 2002 ;     412 words ......Wirral, claim they are suffering from breathing problems and chest infections due to the former brickworks site in Lingham Lane. They...and I have three kids and the whole family has suffered chest infections and other illnesses that I am convinced are from this dust...

Tissue Distribution of Quercetin in Rats and Pigs1

The Journal of Nutrition;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT Quercetin is a dietary polyphenolic compound with potentially beneficial effects on health. Claims that quercetin has biological effects are based mainly on in vitro studies with quercetin aglycone. However, quercetin is rapidly metabolized...