John V. Williams is a professor of pediatrics, microbiology and molecular genetics at the University of Pittsburgh. In the year 2000, Dutch scientists went on a mission of exploration – not to ...

A rise in respiratory illnesses in China, particularly among children, has made headlines over the past few weeks, with global health authorities trying to estimate the scale and severity of illness.

Vijayawada: “Neglectingrespiratory diseases can be dangerous. Early detection and timely treatment are extremely important.

“Many children are given over-the-counter analgesics to treat the fever that accompanies respiratory infections, so it seemed unclear to us whether asthma and wheeze were really linked to the use of ...