Decades of Air Pollution Undermine the Immune System
The diminished power of the immune system in older adults is usually blamed on the aging process. But a new study by Columbia immunologists shows …
The diminished power of the immune system in older adults is usually blamed on the aging process. But a new study by Columbia immunologists shows …
Fed-up of air pollution and breathing issues ? Want to give better’ environment to your parents and your kids then things just got easier for …
Dr. Randeep Guleria, former director of AIIMS, Delhi, has cautioned that air pollution in the national capital and the NCR region is seriously harming people’s organs. Dr. Guleria, who also serves as the head of the department of pulmonary medicine and sleep disorders speaking to ANI said “It is more responsible for disability than even cigarette smoke. We discuss smoking a lot, but not tobacco use. But today, air pollution carries a bigger share of the blame for disability than smoking did in the past, and it too is a major issue.” “So unfortunately the AQI is at severe range and we`ve seen that every year. There have …
Burning of stubble incidents has started to rise quickly, particularly in Punjab and Haryana. This is not only polluting the national capital but it’s also …
This time of the year the controversy around the prohibition of firecrackers comes to the forefront in India. Tough, the controversy is sometime painted saffron …
Everyone is at risk from air pollution, which has recently been found to have a serious impact on your lungs and shorten your life expectancy. …
In our interactions with informal workers in rural and urban contexts, we have heard many accounts about both increased work stress and job and income …
The “Silicon Valley of India,” Bengaluru, is still praised for its lush vegetation. Due to the cold climatic condition throughout the year it was formerly known as “air-conditioned city. Environmentalists, however, worry that poor air quality has put the much desired city in great risk. According to experts, Bengaluru’s air quality is not being monitored properly. They indicated that between 25,000 and 30,000 trees have been felled in Bengaluru over the previous five years. Therefore, the vegetation that would filter out the dangerous components from air is lost. A.N. Yallappa Reddy, an environmentalist and former bureaucrat, told IANS that Bengaluru has some of the worst air quality in the world. About 60 to 70 per cent of kids have lung-related issues. They are given steroids, …
The Lake by Omaxe Group, New Chandigarh, hosted a grand bike ride event followed by a tree plantation drive on October 2, 2022. The event was …
Watch: Dr. Abhishek Chatterjee, Anav Child Care , shares how to keep you kids safe when the pollution across the country is high, especially during …