Grist MagazineThe world plans to build 1200 new coal plants, because climate change is …Grist MagazineRemember when people learned that cigarettes cause cancer and sometimes fatal lung disease and smokers were still like, yeah, well, I like to smoke?…
World Health Organization makes Prevnar 13 available to Adults 50+Canada NewsWire (press release)Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) can present some serious health risks for older adults, especially those who have underlying medical conditions such as…
Tata hospital ties up with UK centreThe Asian AgeAccording to the experts, the incidence of common cancers — breast and lung — is five times higher in western countries than in India. Besides, the occurrence of intestinal cancers is almost 20 times…
When Paul Busch Sr. underwent a double lung transplant in March 2011, he hoped that someday he could return to bowling. To Busch, the game was so much more then just strikes and spares on a scoresheet.
Two weeks after her lung transplant, Robin Jastorff of Council Bluffs is on track with her recovery.
The HinduChest physician-peace activist deadThe HinduHe had also served as examiner at various Indian universities for graduate and postgraduate medical degrees and diplomas till date. He co-founded the Indian Chest Society and edited its official jour…
Cold brings breathing woes for oldTimes of IndiaIt is an infectious illness of the respiratory system involving the vocal cords, the windpipe and the upper airways of the lungs. The viral infection is more common in children between 6 months to 3 years…
Lalbagh walkers trash parking proposalTimes of IndiaThe resistance to the proposal has also resulted in the community sparing a thought to what the landmark lung space of Bangalore needs urgently. The Lalbagh Walkers' Association on Sunday sent a m…
Mr Sputum, face of project to control TBIndian ExpressAnd India's campaign stood out among those of 123 countries that presented new strategies to break barriers and bring tuberculosis under control at the recently concluded Union World Conference …
Study assesses diabetes as TB risk factorIndian ExpressThe new findings, which make a case for diabetes tests in all TB patients, were published in the October edition of PLoS One journal and were among the key poster presentations made at the 43rd Uni…