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Air pollution going to be a big disaster for health, warn experts
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 20 (ANI): As the national capital witnesses no significant improvement in the air quality, the people of Delhi and adjoining areas are complaining of severe health issues. The quantity of dust particles suspended in the air is higher than the World Health Organiza
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World Lung Day calls for addressing unmet needs in lung diseases
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 25 (ANI/PNN): World Lung Day (WLD) - September 25 reminds us to think about lung health and the rising lung diseases; and calls for addressing the unmet treatment access to these diseases.
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29.3 pc adolescents in Delhi have asthma linked to air pollution
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 1 (ANI): Around 29.3 per cent of children surveyed in Delhi were found to have airflow obstruction or asthma due to air pollution, a survey has claimed.
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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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Initial severity of COVID-19 not associated with later respiratory complic
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 8 (ANI): A new study examines the recovery of lung function and overall wellness in individuals who had varying degrees of COVID-19 severity. Little is known about lung health following infection with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and whether later resp
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Study reveals cooking with wood may cause lung damage
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): Advanced imaging with CT shows that people who cook with biomass fuels like wood are at risk of suffering considerable damage to their lungs from breathing in dangerous concentrations of pollutants and bacterial toxins, according to a study.
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Study reveals ultrasound technique offers more precise, quantified assessm
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): Researchers have developed a technique that uses ultrasound to provide non-invasive assessments of pulmonary fibrosis and pulmonary edema. The technique has been shown to both quantify lung scarring and detect lung fluid in rats. A study on pulmonary edema
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This World No Tobacco Day, make a START to quit
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 31 (ANI): Today, people spend huge sums of money to be in good health, but all their efforts go in vain with a single cigarette they light to blow away the stress or just to be in company.
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How childhood body composition determines lung health in adults
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 12 (ANI): A new study now finds that lung health in adolescents is determined by the amount of fat mass they had as children.
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2017 Respicon witnesses awareness on Paediatric respiratory disorders
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 31 (ANI): RESPICON 2017, the 29th Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) National Respiratory Chapter in association with the 3rd APPS (Asian Pediatric Pulmonology Society) was conducted in Bengaluru. Gleneagles Global Hospitals, w
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Want better sex life? Kick that cigarette butt
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 5 (ANI): Between-the-sheets trouble is something all couples dread, but now, a recent study has suggested that for men, kicking the smoking habit can be beneficial not only for heart and lung health, but also for the sexual performance.
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Lung for Long: Gasp No More
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 26 (ANI-Businesswire India): Lungs in Delhi seem to be in dire straits. In the midst of ever thickening air pollution and lifestyle gone astray, lung power is ebbing fast. Data emerging from April 25 lung health camp organized in iconic Press Club of India (PCI) on the
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