asthma
Lung diseases caused by smoking, pollution killed 3.6 million in 2015
The two most common chronic lung diseases claimed 3.6 million lives worldwide in 2015, a tally in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine says.
80% of world’s city dwellers breathing bad air: UN
Over 80 percent of the world’s city dwellers breathe poor quality air, with Dhaka being the third most polluted, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other life-threatening diseases, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report warns.
'Good bacteria' key to stopping asthma
Being exposed to "good bacteria" early in life could prevent asthma developing, say Canadian scientists.
Farm dust protects kids against asthma, allergies
Researchers have long known that growing up on a farm seems to protect children against allergies and now they know the secret lies in the dust, Belgian experts say.
Lung diseases caused by smoking, pollution killed 3.6 million in 2015
The two most common chronic lung diseases claimed 3.6 million lives worldwide in 2015, a tally in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine says.
80% of world’s city dwellers breathing bad air: UN
Over 80 percent of the world’s city dwellers breathe poor quality air, with Dhaka being the third most polluted, increasing their risk of lung cancer and other life-threatening diseases, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report warns.
'Good bacteria' key to stopping asthma
Being exposed to "good bacteria" early in life could prevent asthma developing, say Canadian scientists.
Farm dust protects kids against asthma, allergies
Researchers have long known that growing up on a farm seems to protect children against allergies and now they know the secret lies in the dust, Belgian experts say.
