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High-tech breathing device helps recovery of patients with lung impairment
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 21 (ANI/Mediawire): While Europe has just passed the 3rd wave of Covid-19, India has recently recorded 29 million Covid-cases - second only to the US.
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Smoking is a major risk factor for COPD
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)/New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI/Business Wire India): Tobacco use is one of the major risk factors for multiple chronic diseases, including lung disease. In India, use of tobacco accounts for approx. 1.35 million deaths every year and is one of the major causes of death a
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Nebulization is safe, say experts
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 30 (ANI/Mediawire): During these unprecedented times, a lot of misconceptions have arisen related to lung health and its treatment, including the role and use of nebulisation therapy. In view of this, Indian Chest Society (ICS), the apex body of pulmonol
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Drug discovery study identifies promising new compound to open constricted
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): The experts at the University of South Florida teamed up to advance potential asthma and COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) treatment that works differently than existing bronchodilators.
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Nebulization is safe, use with precautions: Expert
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 7 (ANI/Mediawire): Nebulisation therapy has been frequently used for controlling acute asthma attacks, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations, and for home maintenance treatment for respiratory diseases like cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, etc
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With dip in air quality in Delhi, health experts witness 15 pc rise in COP
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Health experts have been witnessing an almost 15 per cent rise in the number of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Asthma patients for the past 10 days as air quality started aggravating from moderate to poor to very poor in the national capi
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Protein produced by nervous system may help treatments for inflammatory di
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 18 (ANI): A team of researchers may have found the key to treating inflammatory diseases like asthma, allergies, chronic fibrosis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
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UK based study reveals smoking, COPD associated with higher COVID-19 morta
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 16 (ANI): In a UK based study, researchers have found that for smokers and people who suffer from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), there is an increased risk of severe complications and higher mortality with COVID-19 infection.
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COPD and smoking associated with higher COVID-19 mortality
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], May 12 (ANI): Current smokers and people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have an increased risk of severe complications and higher mortality with COVID-19 infection, according to a new study.
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People with HIV at higher risk of COPD
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 18 (ANI): In a recent study, researchers found that people in Ontario living with HIV had a 34 percent higher incidence rate of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and were diagnosed with the disease about 12 years younger than HIV-negative individuals.
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Diagnose COPD early to prevent lung attack
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Nov 19 (ANI/BusinessWire India): India has become the 'COPD Capital of the World'. The severity of COPD can be judged by the fact that India has the most cases of COPD in the world and ranks second when it comes to death caused by COPD.
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Steroids can lower risk of lung cancer in COPD patients up to 30 pc
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): A recent study has found that steroid inhalers used by patients of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could reduce the risk of lung cancer by as much as 30 per cent.
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