Sindhudurg on road to conflict

Malnourished Children

S K Kabra , associate professor in the paediatric pulmonology division of All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi talks to Nidhi …

Beyond CO2

Plants absorb more pollutants than thought

Children under threat !

Rising cases of respiratory ailments in children, due to air pollution, fail to stir the Indian government

Global life expectancy increased by 6.2 years in the past three decades: Lancet study

COVID-19, however, was a dampener in many countries  

Children, adolescents who use e-cigarettes twice as likely to smoke conventional ones later: WHO

There is growing evidence that e-cigarettes affects brain development in adolescents

Tiny pollutants your body has no defence against unchecked

While there are no regulations or safe standards of PM1 or PM0.1, they can easily penetrate to lungs and block oxygen-blood exchange

Diagnosing extra-pulmonary TB

TB that affects different parts of the body other than lungs—extra-pulmonary TB—like lymph nodes or bones, accounts for nearly 15 per …

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Pollen rain

Breaking past records, the city Atlanta was enveloped by a coat of pollen from the trees of northern Georgia

Deadly Dimensions

Diesel may be the most commercially viable fuel at present, but one that raises serious doubts on the future of urban health. Sundeep Salvi of …

Pollution fallout: Japan pays dearly

Picture imperfect

Fertile and picturesque, that is what Bellary was before companies started indiscriminate mining for iron ore  

Toxic Delhi air can get deep into your lungs; 22 million at risk

Pollutant particles can cross the blood-brain barrier and cause permanent harm to cognitive development

Wildfire smoke is an increasing threat to Canadians’ health

Older adults, people living in low-income areas, and those with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, heart disease and other chronic …

Different air under one sky: Almost everyone in South Africa breathes polluted air

Air quality is not monitored in most cities as they lack the resources to compile inventories

Unhealthy surroundings kill more than other factors do

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Cipla's audacious move

Why generics maker Cipla has asked government to revoke Novartis patent on respiratory ailment drug

Unique replacement for fuelwood in Nagaland

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Breathing uneasy

Threat from occupational exposure to pollutants, especially to young children and pregnant women, is growing rapidly. There is no time for …

Breathing easy

A hundred medicines, a dozen therapies but no cure, that is the story of asthma treatment world wide. Complementary medicine fill the vacuum

What is killing people in India: A complete picture

Disease of the Respiratory System has been the major cause of death since 2000

This paper mill in Punjab is causing cancer, loss of vision

Residents allege that the Kuantum pulp and paper mill in Saila Khurd, the only industry in the block for 30 years, is responsible for their …