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IIT study reveals alarming health risks from traditional cooking practices

Traditional cooking practices, while culturally rich, often entail health hazards. Indoor air pollution from biomass fuels like wood or dung, commonly used in traditional cooking, can lead to respiratory issues like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and respiratory infections.

The Times of India · Feb 20, 2024

Beetroot Juice Supplements Lower Blood Pressure In COPD Patients

12-week course of daily beetroot juice improves exercise capacity, reduces blood pressure in people with serious lung conditions.

Zenger · Dec 20, 2023

Can’t see elders dying due to poor electricity, say relatives of Kashmir’s COPD patients

Hundreds of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease patients, dependent on long-term oxygen therapy during winters, are gasping for oxygen in Kashmir due to prolonged and unprecedented electricity cuts

The Hindu · Dec 15, 2023

Thousands of Aussies are living with chronic lung conditions without knowing it

Hayley Lewthwaite wants to change that.

Newcastle Herald · Nov 14, 2023

Winter air pollution around Diwali and asthma: What you need to know

Diwali, the festival of lights, is a time for celebration in India, but it poses special difficulties for people with respiratory illnesses like asthma, COPD. Usually, the celebration falls around the start of winter, which coincides with a difficult time for people who have specific lung conditions. The increase in…

The Times of India · Nov 3, 2023

COPD cure could come from transplanting patient’s own lung cells, say scientists

Researchers have shown damaged lung tissue can be repaired in a small number of patients.

The Independent UK · Sep 11, 2023

Targeted screening of diabetic patients ‘could double heart condition diagnoses’

Conditions such as coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation and heart failure affect millions of people worldwide.

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2023

Study finds how people with low levels of vitamin K have less healthy lungs

People with low levels of vitamin K in their blood are more likely to have reduced lung function and to suffer from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and wheezing. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 13, 2023

Studies shows people with low levels of vitamin K have less healthy lungs

According to a study published in ERJ Open Research people with low levels of vitamin K in their blood are more likely to have impaired lung function and to suffer from asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and wheezing. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Aug 10, 2023

Man fears for friend's health in house where mould covers the walls and the floors squelch

David Kelly said his friend's physical and mental health has suffered in recent years including a COPD diagnosis in 2015

Liverpool Echo · Jul 10, 2023