Lungs News

Air masks are definitely not a myth and provide protection from particulate matter suspended in the air if used correctly and if the right kind of mask is used. 

Tobacco consumption has been linked to a variety of health risks, including cancer, heart disease, and stroke. This article explores the potential consequences of tobacco consumption and how it can be managed.

According to researchers, a type of dietary fibre called inulin, which is used in health supplements and have certain anti-inflammatory properties, can also promote an allergy-related type of inflammation in the lung and gut. The study found that dietary inulin fiber alters the metabolism of certain gut bacteria, which in turn triggers what scientists call type 2 inflammation in the gut and lungs.

An incentive spirometer is often given to people who’ve recently had surgery, people with lung disease, or people with conditions that fill their lungs with fluid. Your doctor might even give a spirometer to take home after leaving the hospital post-surgery (only if your health condition requires it). Incentive spirometry is commonly used to break up the fluid that builds up in the lungs in people with pneumonia.

A third of patients' measures of lung function were reduced, particularly how efficiently oxygen is transferred in the lungs into the blood. This was more frequently found in women than in men Women were more likely to have persistent reductions in lung function tests

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The investigators demonstrated the possibility of cross-circulation support of whole lungs outside the body. The researchers said that more work needs to be done before cross-circulation can become a clinical reality. They are planning to pursue two clinical scenarios for application of the cross-circulation platform.

The authors noted that their findings may be especially important for parts of the world with higher air pollution, such as China and India, where fine particulate matter levels are 5 to 10 times higher than in the United States.

Arun Jaitley's condition is getting critical in AIIMS. He is presently on the ventilator. Sources told that his heart & lungs are not working properly. Watch this video to know more.

Pointing to measures to curb the pollution, Jaipur Mayor Vishnu Lata said, "We have decided to plant 50,000 trees and run electric buses in the city to arrest the rising level of pollution.

It is an event designed to build public awareness about the epidemic of tuberculosis (TB) and efforts to eliminate the disease.

The substance is effective even in low concentrations and when combined with known antibiotics their effectiveness is improved by up to 100-fold.

A report released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) yesterday says every third child in Delhi has impaired lungs.

It is advisable to avoid morning walk or any other strenuous outdoor activity that increases breathing rate.

The findings showed that younger patients who received older donor lungs experienced much better outcomes when a double versus a single transplantation was performed. 

Experts have said that smokers with smoking-related diseases should be prescribed the drug to stop their illness from progressing.

Though still at a pre-clinical stage, these findings have important potential implications for the future treatment.

PE, a blood clot in the lungs that causes shortness of breath and chest pain, is the third leading cardiovascular cause of death in the United States with more than 100, 000 lives taken each year.