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2 lung diseases 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.
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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.
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'Good bacteria' key to stopping asthma
Being exposed to "good bacteria" early in life could prevent asthma developing, say Canadian scientists.
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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.
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