Respiratory Archives

Respiratory distress up, many land in ICU

November 7, 2016 Srijita'many, Distress, ICU, In, Land, Respiratory, Up

Respiratory distress up, many land in ICU (Photo credit: AFP) With Delhi witnessing the worst air pollution of the season, hospital emergencies have witnessed a sudden increase in patients suffering from respiratory distress in the past few days. Many of them have even landed in the ICU. “We have eight ICU beds. All of them are occupied and the OPDs are also flooded with patients with breathing difficulty or those suffering from aggravation of underlying illness,” said Dr J C Suri, professor and head, department of pulmonary medicine at Safdarjung…

Smoke From Fire Crackers Can Damage Respiratory System: Doctors

October 28, 2016 SrijitaCan, Crackers, damage, Doctors, Fire, From, Respiratory, Smoke, System

With numerous cases of burns and irritation reported every year during Diwali, health experts on Wednesday cautioned people to avoid fire crackers as their smoke can cause damage to the respiratory tract, especially among children suffering from asthma. Health experts here said people having a healthy respiratory system can suffer from lung-related problems after getting exposed to the smoke of crackers, which mostly includes aluminium powder, sulphur and barium nitrate. “During Diwali, children prefer crackers prepared from aluminium powder, sulphur and barium nitrate. When they are burnt, they release pollutants…

Bolivians Drink Donkey Milk for Respiratory Ills

July 12, 2016 SrijitaBolivians, Donkey, Drink, for, Ills, Milk, Respiratory

Representational image: iStock The cold cuts to the bone and little puffs of steam escape from the mouths of people stopping on their walk to work to drink a glass of fresh donkey milk, believing it will fight respiratory problems during the raw winter of the Bolivian Andes. Aymara women position their female donkeys every morning on a street corner in El Alto, a city neighboring the capital of La Paz. Then they milk them for clients lining up in the cold air. “I had a cough for five years…

Air Purifiers Can Prevent Respiratory Problems, Suggest Doctors

April 10, 2016 SrijitaAir, Can, Doctors, Prevent, Problems, Purifiers, Respiratory, Suggest

Installation of air purifiers can be an easy way to prevent respiratory problems caused by indoor air pollution, doctors say. According to health experts, air purifiers are becoming more reliable for people in metro cities because pollutants released indoors are 1,000 times more likely to reach the lungs than pollutants released outdoors. More than 5.5 million people worldwide die prematurely every year due to household and outdoor air pollution, and India and China together account for 55 percent of these deaths, a new research has found. “Air pollution has come…