Lung Disease

May 02, 2023

Despite multiple treatment modalities why is asthma still a dilemma

The general public often considers only continuous severe breathlessness as Asthma, whereas recurrent dry cough or intermittent chest tightness are ignored which leads to the progression of the disease.

September 09, 2022
Is it a Cold or the Flu?

While both spread easily from person to person through the air, personal contact and bodily discharge (like saliva or from fluids from coughing or sneezing), they are caused by different viruses.
June 17, 2021
Keralite girl, who battled rare disease & became a symbol of resilience, dies

Latheesha Ansari, 27, a native of Erumely in Kottayam district, was born with Osteogenesis imperfecta (brittle bone disease).
August 20, 2020
Know symptoms of this chronic lung disease for early remedial steps

Unlike asthma, COPD is a largely irreversible lung disease, where patients often do not realise symptoms, until significant lung damage has already occurred.
August 22, 2019
Air pollution increases risk of premature death: Study

According to researchers, there is no threshold for the association between particulate matter (PM) and mortality.
August 14, 2019
Exposure to air pollution as bad as smoking a cigarette pack

If you live in areas with increased levels of ozone, researchers found an increase in emphysema roughly the equivalent of smoking a pack of cigarettes a day for 29 years.
May 21, 2019
Google AI makes lung cancer prediction more accurate

Google researchers created a model that can not only generate the overall lung cancer malignancy prediction but also identify subtle malignant tissue in the lungs.

April 08, 2019
Yes, you heard it right! Chilli can slow down lung cancer

A study in the US has found that natural compound capsaicin from chilli peppers could represent a novel therapy to combat metastasis in lung cancer patients.

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