PULMONARY DISEASES

The Aerosol Delivery Devices Market is experiencing substantial growth due to the increasing prevalence of respiratory disorders like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, and cystic fibrosis. The market’s future looks promising with continuous advancements in aerosol delivery technologies and the introduction of novel and sophisticated aerosol delivery devices in customized shapes and sizes. Report: […]

        By Kaushik Bhattacharya The Government, the civil society and public representatives are blaming firecrackers for deteriorating air quality in the country as well as in Nagpur. However, the post-Diwali air quality of Nagpur city is more worrisome as compared to that on Diwali night. The latest figures post-Diwali have dismantled the […]

It is the third time in a week that Pankaj Ram, a construction worker, has lost wages because he has had to take his 18-month-old son, Ankit, to hospital, with breathing difficulties. “This time, the doctors say he will probably need to be admitted. The last two times, they gave him an injection,” says Ram. […]

Doctors are also finding signs that the disease is changing and fresh covid symptoms now appear on the face of patients. New Delhi: Pirola, a highly mutated variant of Covid is now wreaking havoc in parts of the world. And to combat it, a new vaccination drive is being brought forward to curb the same. […]

New entrants in the market want to grow and expand their business but they don’t know where to start. So, this Cystic Fibrosis(Mucoviscoidosis)Testing market research is the best way to start as it works as an efficient tool, which helps them in developing and launching any kind of product and further helps them in business […]

Loss of bladder or bowel control is common among adults with cystic fibrosis (CF), and such incontinence problems may impair patients’ quality of life and respiratory (breathing) care, regardless of the severity of their lung symptoms, a study found. “Persistent coughing” — a common symptom in cystic fibrosis — “induces pelvic floor dysfunction [problems],” the […]

The Uganda Prisons Service (UPS) has said they are stuck with many prisoners on remand and civil debtors, causing congestion in different prisons across the country. Addressing prisons chiefs at the opening ceremony for the Workshop on Prison Infrastructure in Africa on Tuesday, Dr Johnson Byabashaija, the Commissioner General of Prisons, said they have a […]

A new report has flagged concern about non-smoking risk factors like air pollution for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). “More than half the cases of COPD in India are because of exposure to high levels of air pollution,” Dr Sundeep Salvi, president, Indian Chest Society, said. The report, released on the occasion of World COPD […]

Living with COPD Imagine having a cough that just won’t go away – resulting in consistent exhaustion and bouts of shortness of breath, wheezing or chest tightness.1 For people living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a progressive lung disease that reduces airflow in the lungs, these symptoms are all too common.1 Due to these […]

In the death of a 27-year-old woman working at a cannabis facility in Massachusetts in 2022, what went wrong and what preventative measures can be put into place? These are the questions answered in a comprehensive report published Thursday by the Massachusetts Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Program, a partnership between the Massachusetts Department […]

Lorna McMurrey, 27, of West Springfield, was filling pre-rolled joints at the Trulieve facility in Holyoke on Jan. 4, 2022, when she told her coworkers that she couldn’t breathe and fell unconscious, the report said. Paramedics rushed her to an area hospital, where she remained on life support until her death three days later.  The medical examiner […]

Lorna McMurrey became short of breath and collapsed on Jan. 4, 2022, while filling prerolled joints with ground cannabis flower at a cultivation and processing center in Holyoke. She died three days later at a nearby hospital. It was the first time a cannabis production worker died of occupational asthma in the United States. The […]

Report on worker’s death finds that marijuana-processing workers may be at high risk of developing asthma | Health | wsiltv.com We recognize you are attempting to access this website from a country belonging to the European Economic Area (EEA) including the EU which enforces the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and therefore access cannot be […]

State warns cannabis industry about safety after worker dies of asthma attack State warns cannabis industry about safety after worker dies of asthma attack 00:31 BOSTON – The state health department is warning people in the cannabis industry after a worker at a marijuana facility died of an asthma attack connected to her job. The […]

Before Diwali celebrations even began, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) slipped to the “severe” category, putting citizens in danger of various respiratory illnesses. WHAT IS AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI)? The Air Quality Index or AQI was developed by government agencies to measure the quality of air and reveal to the public the level of air […]

You wake up one day, and your nose feels a little stuffy. You find yourself reaching for that box of Kleenex more and more, and to your dismay, the crumpled tissues are starting to pile up. Maybe there’s an ominous tickle in your throat that just won’t go away, no matter how much water you […]

New Delhi, Nov 16 Even as air quality remains in ‘severe’ category in Delhi, experts said that breathing polluted air can significantly hurt reproductive health. On Thursday morning, air quality across Delhi remained in the ‘severe’ category. The Anand Vihar station was in the ‘severe’ category with PM 2.5 at 500 and PM 10 at […]

The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health and safety officials said. The woman, 27, was working in a cannabis cultivation and processing facility when she experienced worsening work-related respiratory symptoms that ended in a fatal asthma attack in January 2022, officials said […]

Let’s face it – colds are terrible. The stuffy nose, the pulsing headaches, everything tasting just that little bit *off*. And yes, it turns out that the mid-cold fuzziness isn’t just in your head ― the common cold can seriously affect your concentration. Research by nasal spray brand Stérimar involving over 2,000 UK adults found […]

For the Tomahawk Leader ONEIDA COUNTY – The Oneida County Health Department (OCHD) recently shared information about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). “With respiratory illness season underway, it is important to understand illnesses that will be circulating in our community,” OCHD said, noting that RSV is one such illness. OCHD said RSV is a common, contagious […]