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What is the average age for COPD?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease normally affects people over 40, but it can also occur in younger people. People who smoke heavily or work in environments with high...
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Delhi Pollution: Emergency Action Plan Comes into Effect
The burning of paddy straw every year in October and November, and wheat straw during April in Punjab and Haryana are among the major contributors to air pollution in the...
15 hours ago - Medindia Health
Emergency Pollution Plan Begins in Delhi as Air Quality Worsens
Emergency steps are executed to fight air pollution in Delhi under the emergency plan called Graded Response Action Plan as the air quality worsens in the national capital.
1 day ago - Medindia Health
Researchers attempt to create grease from waste oils and red gypsum
Researchers from the Universiti Malaysia Pahang have developed a way to upcycle waste oil products by transforming them into grease. Their findings, published in the Australian...
1 day ago - Natural News
Questioning the link between pollution by magnetite particles and Alzheimer's disease
A 2016 study showed that exposure to urban pollution involving magnetite particles played a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease. It began from the hypothesis that...
2 days ago - ScienceDaily - 3 articles
Noise pollution is bad for your heart: Living near constant noise increases incidence of cardiovascular disease
A new study that has been published in an issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has found out that noise interferes with the body on a cellular level, so...
2 days ago - Natural News
Climate and pollution: De-icing salt has increased salt concentrations in lakes and waterways as much as a hundredfold in the last 50 years
According to experts, we must come up with less-harmful options to road salt when winter comes and roads turn into dangerous “ice rinks.” Researchers believe that road salt is...
3 days ago - Natural News
Regular Exercise Benefits Lung Health of Smokers Despite the Air Pollution Levels
Regular physical activity may improve the lung function among smokers, regardless of air pollution levels.
4 days ago - Medindia Health
Exposure to magnetite particles is unlikely to contribute to Alzheimer's disease
A 2016 study showed that exposure to urban pollution involving magnetite particles played a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
4 days ago - News Medical
Physical activity linked with better lung function in smokers, regardless of air pollution levels
Regular physical activity is associated with better lung function among current smokers in European cities, regardless of air pollution levels.
5 days ago - News Medical
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The proposal, unveiled by HHS Secretary Alex Azar, aims to add information on prices to television spots, which typically contain extensive warnings about a medicine's side...
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New hope for spinal cord injuries: Silk from moths can be used to stabilize...
British scientists have discovered a novel method of treating spinal cord injuries: modified silk from the Chinese Oak Silkmoth. By cleaning and sterilizing the silk produced...
AI model takes us closer to personalised cancer treatments
Researchers from University College London believe the model could help doctors identify the best medication and drug dose to help a patient beat the disease, while minimising...