Home » copd

You Searched For "COPD"

20 million people worldwide have been identified with COPD.

The dangers of cleaning agents

Ever wondered what your household cleaning liquid is doing to your health?

2 Oct 2017 4:21 AM IST

OPD is a group of diseases that hamper airflow to the lungs and cause serious long-term disability and early death. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Lung cancer cases in COPD patients can be reduced by steroids

Steroids can lower risk of lung cancer in COPD patients up to 30 pc.

29 May 2019 11:17 AM IST

Families with a parent who was pressured to diet growing up were also more likely to tease one another about weight. (Photo: Pixabay)

Why is it bad to lose weight too fast

The market is flooded with options to lose weight - crash diets, supplements, pills etc. - all promising a rapid weight...

22 May 2018 6:14 PM IST

Learning to live with COPD

Learning to live with COPD

Here's everything you need to know about Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

21 Aug 2017 12:31 AM IST

Study reveals the two lung diseases that killed 3.6 million in 2015

Study reveals the two lung diseases that killed 3.6 million in 2015

According to researchers most people succumbed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, followed by asthma.

17 Aug 2017 8:21 AM IST

Walking the dog and playing with grandchildren relates to better health, specifically higher levels of physical activity. (Photo: Pixabay)

Dogs, grandkids can keep lung disease sufferers active

Staying physically active is important for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

18 March 2017 12:50 PM IST

During the colder months of the year, polluted air tends to remain stagnant for a longer period of time and does not move out from the zone as quickly as it does in summer.

What are you breathing?

Looks like air pollution is getting the better of us. If we don't fight back now, what are our chances of a healthy...

11 Dec 2017 12:22 AM IST

In clinical practice, atleast 30 per cent of the patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis do not undergo surgery for replacement aortic valve, owing to advanced age or presence of multiple co-existing conditions.

Open heart surgery now in 45 minutes

According to doctors, aortic stenosis is the narrowing of the aortic valve of the heart, which restricts blood flow to...

1 Dec 2016 3:34 AM IST