Raleigh, NC, September 17 -- A Wilmington contractor John Manley, 50, is breathing a sigh of relief, thanks to his doctor who removed a piece of plastic stuck in his lung for nearly two years.
Sydney, Australia, September 18 -- A team led by Paul Thomas at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, has devised a tweaked form of commercially available e-nose that can detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the breath of a person who had smoked a cigarette.
Boulder, September 14 -- Your source of cleanliness may be giving you infection. Researchers from the University of Colorado state that the first spray of rejuvenating shower water may be delivering potentially dangerous microbes right into your face each morning.
Geneva, September 12 -- The latest statistics coming in from the World Health Organization (WHO) do not spell good for India. As per a new study by the WHO, India accounts for the maximum number of pneumonia cases among children under the age of five and has the highest death rate in the world.
Los Angeles, CA, September 11 -- Although regular smokers rationalize their habit by saying, "It only hurts me”, scientists insist that second-hand smoke exhaled by smokers is hazardous, posing a major threat to people who are around them.
New York, September 10 -- The pandemic H1N1 swine flu has the ability to infect cells deeper in the lungs unlike the seasonal influenza, resulting in a more severe lung infection, reports a new study published in the journal Nature Biotechnology.
Los Angeles, August 24: You are no better off if you do not smoke a cigarette but smoke shisha. The Department of Health and the Center for Tobacco Control Research has found that both the means of inhaling tobacco are harmful.
Chicago, August 20: Diagnostic tests that identify particular genetic or molecular traits in lung cancer
patients are the best indicators, as to which drugs work best for them, reveal two latest studies.
Perth, Australia, June 29: A new Australian study shows that a diet rich in soy products, gives better lung functioning, reducing the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory symptoms.
Gurgaon, June 26: Move on alcohol, brain damage has a new friend!
