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Air pollution claiming a life every 23 seconds in India

September 19, 2016 Srijita23, a, Air, claiming, Every, In, India, Life, Pollution, seconds

Future of air we breathe is nightmarish. Present stats from WHO report states 1.4 million people in India die pre-maturely due to air pollution, which accounts to one life is given up every 23 seconds. Come 2030 and fuels we use today would have made air so toxic with pollutants that it would be close to impossible to live and move without oxygen kit as a permanent burden and part of lifestyle. Renewable energy catering to humungous needs in the near future seems far sighted and for now cleaner fuels…

Air pollution claiming a life every 23 seconds in India

September 18, 2016 Srijita23, a, Air, claiming, Every, In, India, Life, Pollution, seconds

Health Weekly Roundup; India declares itself free of bird flu, 1.4m lives lost in India due to air pollution in ’13, Painkillers are not advisable for dengue

September 17, 2016 Srijita1.4m, 13, advisable, Air, Are, bird, declares, dengue, Due, Flu, for, Free, Health, In, India, Itself, lives, Lost, Not, of, Painkillers, Pollution, Roundup:, to, Weekly

Here is this week’s aggregation of the latest news stories on health, fitness and diet. This week was packed with important health-related discoveries. To make sure you don’t miss any, here is this week’s aggregation of the latest news stories on health, fitness and diet. India declares itself free of bird flu Bird flu mainly affects domestic poultry. It spreads from infected birds to other winged creatures through contact with nasal and respiratory secretions and also due to contamination of feed and wate 1.4m lives lost in India due to…

Air Pollution Tied to Shorter Survival With Lung Cancer

August 11, 2016 SrijitaAir, Cancer, Lung, Pollution, Shorter, Survival, tied, to, With

Exposure to air pollution has long been associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, and a new study suggests it might also be tied to a faster death from the disease. Researchers examined cancer registry data on more than 350,000 people diagnosed with lung cancer in California and found patients who lived in communities with higher than average levels of air pollution typically died sooner than their peers who lived in places with cleaner air. Patients with lung cancer may be a new subgroup of people susceptible to the…

Air pollution reduces life span of lung cancer patients

August 8, 2016 SrijitaAir, Cancer, Life, Lung, of, Patients:, Pollution, reduces, span

Air pollution reduces life span of lung cancer patients (Getty Images) A population-based study has suggested air pollution is deadly for the patients with lung cancer, as it shortens their survival span. The finding shows that the trends were most noticeable for early stage disease, particularly adenocarcinoma, the most common type of non-small cell lung cancer, which accounts for 80 percent of lung cancer cases. Air pollution has been linked to a higher incidence of lung cancer and death, but little is known about its potential impact on an individual’s…

take a look at suggests That Air pollutants can be a threat component for Stroke global

June 11, 2016 Srijitaa, Air, at, be, Can, component, for, Global, look, pollutants, Stroke, Suggests, Take, That, threat

Air pollutants, along with environmental and family air pollutants, has emerged as the main risk factor for stroke globally, finds a brand new take a look at at Auckland college of era in New Zealand.The findings showed that about a 3rd (29.2 in step with cent) of world incapacity related to stroke which includes loss of imaginative and prescient and/or speech, paralysis and confusion, is linked to air pollutants (such as environmental air pollution and family air pollution). For the study, posted inside the Lancet Neurology journal, the team used…