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Kerala reports fresh Nipah Virus case: Check symptoms, ways to prevent and other key detailsKerala is on high alert after a man in Kozhikode district tested positive for Nipah virus. Health officials are tracing contacts and implem...- Vitamin B12 and Cancer: Why scientists are taking a closer look at high levelsNew research explores vitamin B12's complex link with cancer. While essential for health, high B12 levels are being investigated. Studies s...
- 2,400,000,000,000: Chinese are smoking nearly half of world's totalChina's cigarette consumption has surged by 39% between 2003 and 2023, contrasting with a global decline. Despite fewer young smokers, low ...
- Hantavirus outbreak kills three: What is Hantavirus, its signs and symptoms, how deadly it is, and what should you do now?Hantavirus Symptoms: A deadly Hantavirus outbreak on an Atlantic cruise ship has claimed three lives, prompting a World Health Organization...
- ‘Your body has its favourite nutrients to filter, focus, heal’: Delhi nutritionist shares 4 everyday foods for lung, liver, gut and eye healthYour body's organs have unique nutritional needs. Delhi-based nutritionist Lovneet Batra highlights foods for specific health benefits. Gin...
- Air pollution giving you body aches, eye irritation and breathing trouble? 5 powerful nutrients that can protect you naturallyAs winter smog grips Indian cities, doctors urge boosting immunity through nutrition. Five key nutrients, Vitamin C, Omega-3s, Vitamin E, Z...
- Lung cancer alert: Doctors say it’s not just for smokers — watch for these early symptomsDoctors warn that lung cancer is not only a smoker’s disease. Non-smokers are also at risk because of air pollution and genetics. Simple si...
- Breathe easier in smoggy cities: Eating this simple food could protect your lungs from the harms of air pollutionA new study presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam suggests that eating more fruit may protect lungs from air ...
- Lungs start self-cleaning soon after you quit smoking, experts sayQuitting smoking is the first big step for better health. After your last cigarette, your lungs slowly start to clean themselves. Breathing...
- Scientists transplant genetically modified pig lung into human for first timeIn a groundbreaking achievement, Chinese researchers successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a brain-dead man. The l...
- Here's how Covid did a number on our lungsThe study revealed a high prevalence of respiratory symptoms among Indians who recovered, even after a mean of over two months following ac...
- World No Tobacco Day 2023: History, purpose, theme, and moreIn 1987, the World Health Assembly passed a resolution calling for 7 April 1988 to be a "a world no-smoking day." Later in 1988, another re...
- Stempeutics gets DCGI nod for Phase 3 clinical trial on its product for treating COVID patientsStempeucel exhibits potent immuno-modulatory and anti-inflammatory properties which could help in reducing the inflammation caused due to t...
- COVID-19 may cause long-term lung damage: StudyThis damage was not detected by routine CT scans and clinical tests, and the patients would consequently normally be told their lungs are n...
- COVID-19 patient receives lung transplant from living donorsThe recipient, identified only as a woman from Japan's western region of Kansai, is recovering after the nearly 11-hour operation on Wednes...
- 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.
- New superfood alert: Eating tomatoes may restore lung damage in smokersAdults who on an average eat more than two tomatoes have a slower decline in lung function.
- Technique used on Jayalalithaa revived techie’s heart function in 24 hoursWhat came to Srinath's rescue was ECMO, the same procedure used by doctors at Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, to treat late Tamil Nadu chief min...
- Surgeon Dr Naresh Trehan proves bad air kills lungsTrehan compared the lungs of a 55-year-old man living in Himachal Pradesh with those of a 52-year-old man living in the capital.
- 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.
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