Don't mistake pneumonia for influenza or cold, watch out for chest pain when coughingVarious infectious agents like viruses, bacteria and fungi cause pneumonia.
12 Nov, 2022, 05.35 PM IST
How Coronavirus caused Covid pneumonia, reduced blood oxygen levels in patients by attacking mitochondriaPeople with severe Covid-19 pneumonia often arrive at the hospital with unusually low oxygen levels.
31 Oct, 2022, 05.41 PM IST
Indians may lose 5 years of life expectancy due to air pollution: ReportIndia has the greatest health burden from air pollution. Since 2013, it has accounted for over 44% of the global increase in pollution, wit...
15 Jun, 2022, 09.54 PM IST
World No Tobacco Day: How cigarettes, bidis & hookahs affect the bodyTobacco contains many chemical substances such as nicotine, carbon monoxide and tar and potential carcinogen.
31 May, 2020, 10.00 AM IST
All the Covid-19 symptoms you didn’t know aboutCovid is now emerging as a pathogen capable of harming in a myriad of unexpected, and sometimes lethal, ways.
12 May, 2020, 09.11 PM IST
Coronavirus may be aided by body's own immune response to enter more cells: StudyThe study, published in the journal Cell, used single-cell RNA sequencing, which identifies which of roughly 20,000 genes are "on" in indiv...
22 Apr, 2020, 11.51 AM IST
How coronavirus attacks? Study of 56k patients reveals it stage by stageThere is widespread panic across the world about Covid-19 caused by the novel coronavirus. But what does this insidious infection agent do ...
10 Mar, 2020, 10.12 AM IST
Before you doze off: Sleeping more than 11 hours or less than 4 hours can cause incurable lung diseaseThe researchers showed, that pulmonary fibrosis is associated with short and long sleep duration.
31 Dec, 2019, 05.08 PM IST
World Pneumonia Day: Don't ignore minor signs; visit a doctor if sharp chest pain, dry cough persistLata Mangeshkar is suffering from pneumonia along with left ventricular failure.
12 Nov, 2019, 12.06 PM IST
Fighting pollution with the help of pollutionThe inventors of “-2.5” device said they have met Delhi transport minister for a possible collaboration. The startup expects to collaborate...
17 Oct, 2019, 02.26 PM IST
Chest pain & decreased urination? It could be a deadly form of pneumoniaPneumonia may further lead to complications such as respiratory or kidney failure.
12 Nov, 2018, 12.22 PM IST
Air pollution: Is the worst over for India?As more and more among us develop respiratory complications from severe outdoor pollution and governments grapple with the menace, we take ...
13 Nov, 2017, 10.12 AM IST
Human stem cells converted to functional lung cells say scientistsThe advance, by Columbia University Medical Center(CUMC) researchers, has significant potential for modelling lung disease.
02 Dec, 2013, 02.20 PM IST