Respiratory Diseases

Briefs, March 3, 2013

3 Mar 2013

A 74-year-old man in an infirmary ward in Pok Oi Hospital in Yuen Long, where some patients are infected with human metapneumovirus, has a fever and respiratory problems.

Doctors confident Hong Kong is prepared if Sars strikes again

25 Feb 2013

Medical experts pointed to the greater number of respiratory specialists and isolation wards, and the better understanding of how the disease spreads and thrives.

The lessons of Sars, 10 years on

20 Feb 2013

Ten years ago, on March 12, I sent an urgent e-mail to the World Health Organisation. I was in charge of Hong Kong's Department of Health at that time. We were screening more than 50 hospital...

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'Beijing cough' an insult to capital, says doctor

21 Jan 2013

A top doctor has claimed that naming a chronic respiratory problem "Beijing cough" is an insult to the capital.

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Doctors declare war on a deadly chest disease too long ignored by its victims

16 Nov 2012

Mainland doctors are urging people with persistent coughs, shortness of breath and other lung problems to seek medical attention soon in an effort to reduce the country's disproportionate number...

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Passive smoking children face long-term health problems

Parents, think twice before lighting up in front of your children: you could be setting them up for long-term respiratory illness, according to a study presented last Sunday at the American...

Ill smokers suffer in winter smog

Yet another study has confirmed that air pollution is taking its toll on people's health - this time on patients with a smoking history.

1.6m died of respiratory disease last year: expert

The mainland had 39 million asthma patients last year, while 32.8 million people suffered from life-threatening chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which also affects the lungs, according to a...

Pollution link to surge in breathing problems

Experts call for total smoking ban and action on emissions after six-fold rise in elderly with respiratory complaints

Bronchitis findings

A survey by the Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation of 120 chronic bronchitis and emphysema patients found that 80 per cent of the group had been smoking for more than 30 years and smoked at...

Other factors have impact on local rates of cancer

We refer to the story on a Friends of the Earth report (South China Morning Post, November 11), which claims that pollution in the Pearl River Delta has been responsible for sending 'Hong Kong's...