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Top disease expert expresses concern over COVID-19 outbreak in central Chi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 1 (ANI): Amid the recent resurgence of COVID-19 cases in some cities of central China, the country's top respiratory disease specialist has expressed concern over the latest outbreak in Central China's Zhangjiajie city.
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People with 'healthy obesity' still at higher risk of diabetes, CVD: Study
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 11 (ANI): A new study has found that having a normal metabolic profile does not mean that a person with obesity is actually healthy (referred to as metabolically healthy obesity), since they face an increased risk of diabetes, heart diseases, strokes, and respiratory di
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This World Asthma Day, lets uncover the Asthma misconceptions
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)/ New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The Global Burden of Disease Report: "In India, around 93 Million people suffer from chronic respiratory diseases; out of this, around 37 million are Asthmatics.
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Researchers propose that humidity from masks may lessen severity of COVID-
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 13 (ANI): Did you know that the humidity created inside masks may help in combating respiratory diseases such as COVID-19? According to a team of researchers, this is yet another benefit of wearing masks regularly.
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Nebulization is safe, use with precautions: Expert
Updated : 5 years, 5 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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Lockdown brings respite to asthma patients as pollution level goes down
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Dr DN Kesarwani, a chest physician, has said that patients of respiratory diseases are facing less problems during the lockdown as the pollution level has gone down.
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Combating COVID-19: Centre issues advisory to elderly people
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE) along with Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Geriatric Department of All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has issued an advisory for senior citizens keeping in mind their vulnerabilit
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Coal-exit health and environmental damage reductions outweigh economic imp
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Cheap and abundant coal fuelled the industrialisation of Europe, North America and Asia. However, the price tag on coal has never reflected the external cost to society; coal combustion produces more than a third of today's global CO2 emissions and is a m
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57-yr-old tests positive for COVID-19 in West Bengal
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 22 (ANI): A 57-year-old man has tested positive for the coronavirus, taking the total number of cases within the eastern Indian state to four on Saturday.
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Beijing promotes traditional medicine as 'Chinese solution' to coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Mar 16 (ANI): Xiong Qingzhen, a Wuhan-based drone engineer, spent more than two weeks in a makeshift hospital in February receiving treatment for coronavirus, the respiratory disease causing a global health crisis.
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Youths in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City donate blood for coronavirus patients
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], Feb 16 (VNA/ANI): Young people in southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City organised a blood donation camp on Sunday to address the blood shortages faced by hospitals due to the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak.
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Vietnam declares coronavirus as epidemic
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hanoi, February 1 (VNA/ANI): Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Saturday declared the acute respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus (nCoV) an epidemic in Vietnam.
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