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Mar 29 2023

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Mar 29 2023

From gut to lung: how your digestive system affects your breathing

While the gut has been implicated in many diseases, there is one less studied path that remain in early stages of research: the connection between the gut and the lungs

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Mar 24 2023

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Mar 24 2023

What your skin can tell about your lungs

Underlying respiratory diseases involving the lungs can sometimes show up in the form of signs on your nails, lips and skin

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Mar 23 2023

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Mar 23 2023

Breathe in, breathe out: Benefits of deep breathing

Taking deep breaths enhances lung capacity and helps to alleviate pain by reducing the release of inflammatory markers

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Mar 21 2023

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Mar 21 2023

Music in the air: How singing improves lung health

Singing does more than just improve your mood – it is also an excellent workout for your lungs. It improves lung health by cleansing the lungs and increasing breath control

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Mar 08 2023

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Mar 08 2023

New study links early childhood LTRIs to risk of premature death as an adult

A study recently published has associated early childhood lower respiratory tract infections to the risk of premature death from a respiratory disease as an adult

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Mar 07 2023

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Mar 07 2023

Playing Holi? Watch out for allergies

Exposure to chemicals present in artificial Holi colours can induce a range of allergy symptoms on the skin, throat and eyes

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Feb 28 2023

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Feb 28 2023

Interstitial lung disease: The scarring of lungs

Interstitial lung diseases are a group of over 200 lung conditions that cause scarring of the tissues around the alveoli, hindering the process of gas exchange

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Feb 08 2023

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Feb 08 2023

A cognitive test may predict your infection risk

Scientists use a web-based cognitive test to predict the risk of contracting respiratory infections

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Jan 16 2023

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Jan 16 2023

Morning exercises to improve lung health

Doing simple, easy-to-do cardio exercises in the morning can keep lung health at an optimum level

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Jan 16 2023

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Jan 16 2023

Why obesity doesn’t give your body a fat chance

From type 2 diabetes to kidney and liver complications, here are 10 ways in which obesity can leave you and your body gasping for breath

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Dec 16 2022

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Dec 16 2022

My Story | Continuing the Covid fight

86-year-old NM Pemmaiah, a retired captain from the Indian Army used to lead a busy, active life. Life after service was treating him well until he was affected by Covid-19. It left a lasting damage due to which he must now be on constant oxygen support. The only break he gets from the nasal cannula is during those few minutes when he moves from one room to another. Watch his story to know what's helping him fight.

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Dec 09 2022

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Dec 09 2022

How to use an inhaler?

Inhalers are the most prescribed treatment for asthma and other lung conditions. But it is important to ensure they are used the right way

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Nov 08 2022

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Nov 08 2022

My Story | All I wanted was one fresh breath

Maneesha Ramakrishnan is a survivor of the 2010 Carlton Towers (Bengaluru) fire tragedy that killed at least seven and injured 70. Inhaling the poisonous gas left her with no voice. She lives with a tracheostomy tube but that does not stop her from smiling, laughing and calling out to her pets.

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Oct 25 2022

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Oct 25 2022

Chest drain: letting your lungs breathe

Underwater sealed drain – involving the insertion of a tube into the chest -- is an important treatment for expelling fluids and air from the pleural space

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Sep 17 2022

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Sep 17 2022

ARDS: Distress signal from lungs needing urgent care

Diagnosis for the life-threatening lung condition is tricky. Treatment mostly involves providing supportive care while the lungs heal

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Sep 17 2022

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Sep 17 2022

Pneumothorax: Air in the chest but not in the lungs

Air inside your lungs helps the heart pump oxygenated blood throughout the body; but if gets inside the chest, it can cause the collapse of the lungs

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Sep 17 2022

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Sep 17 2022

When air sacs in lungs turn into tiny balloons of water

Heart failure, medications, inadequate nutrition and high altitudes can cause pulmonary edema or fluid in the lungs which needs timely medical attention

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Sep 17 2022

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Sep 17 2022

Asthma: don’t mistake it for the common cold

While asthma has no cure, staying away from specific allergens can help manage it; it’s mostly chronic among kids prone to allergies

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Sep 17 2022

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Sep 17 2022

The huff and puff of smoking

Tobacco smoke carries more than 7,000 chemicals of which at least 70 are known to cause cancer. The effects of smoking are almost instant and do not take years to materialise, say experts