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Heavy Fog In North India, Delhi: How It Affects Your Health And What to Do
Dense fog in Delhi-NCR and North India during winter, often coupled with severe air pollution, reduces visibility dramatically and poses health risks.
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Breathing Has Become Harder For Many, No Thanks To Air Pollution: What Lungs Need As You Enter 2026
Air pollution in India has reached alarming levels and has started seriously affecting lung health across all ages.
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Men Record Higher Lung Deposition Of Air Pollutants In Delhi, Says Study
Researchers at Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, analysed data from 39 air quality monitoring stations across Delhi between 2019 and 2023.
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Severe Air Quality In Delhi Threatens Child Lung Development, Increases Infection Risks
Poor air quality impacts the health of children severely. Fine particulate matter like PM2.5, coarse particles such as PM10, nitrogen dioxide, and others pose serious threats to the health of children.
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Not Just Your Lungs, That Smog Is Affecting Your Joints Too; Doctor Explains How
Air pollution doesn't just harm the lungs. Doctors warn that chronic smog exposure triggers systemic inflammation, worsening joint pain and accelerating damage, especially in shoulders and hips.
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Air Pollution Can Heighten Anxiety And Trigger Panic-Like Symptoms: Doctors
Amid continuing poor air quality in the national capital, doctors on Friday noted that air pollution can not only harm your lungs or lead to cardiac illness but can also heighten anxiety and trigger panic-like symptoms.
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No Longer A Smoker's Illness: The Hidden Lung Disease Epidemic Behind India's Winter Death Spike
In several states across India, COPD is now emerging as a major cause of death, sometimes even surpassing heart disease in reported mortality.
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Toxic Air, Tiny Lungs: Why Children Face The Greatest Risk From PM2.5 Exposure
Children are vulnerable as their lungs are still developing and they breathe faster than adults, absorbing more pollutants relative to their body size.
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Poor AQI: Odd Ways Air Pollution Is Affecting Your Health Without You Realising
Keep reading as we list odd ways through which the air pollution is affecting your health.
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World Pneumonia Day: How Air Pollution Makes Pneumonia Symptoms And Recovery Worse
Pneumonia affects your lungs significantly, and the air pollution can make the condition worse. Read on to know how air pollution makes pneumonia symptoms and recovery worse.
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World Stroke Day: Expert Decodes The Link Between Air Pollution And Stroke Risk
Air pollution doesn't just affect the lungs; it can infiltrate directly into the body and harm the brain, raising the risk of stroke.
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Air Pollution: Coughing Due To Poor AQI? Here's How To Manage It
In this article, we discuss simple tips to help you manage cough during high air pollution.
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Throat Feeling Itchy Due To Poor Air Quality? Try These Desi Hacks
For healthy adults, a sore or scratchy throat after a heavy air-pollution day is usually temporary and improves in days with reduced exposure and simple self-care. Here are some easy hacks.
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Doctor Explains How Air Pollution Accelerates Ageing: The Health Risks We Overlook
Existing evidence indicates that long-term exposures to toxic levels of air pollution cause lies in oxidative stress: a condition where free radicals produced by poisons kill cells, proteins, and DNA.
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Health Decoder: How To Read Air Quality Index Numbers And React For Better Lung Health
As pollution levels rise across Indian cities, understanding what Air Quality Index (AQI) numbers mean is key to protecting your health.
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Heavy Fog In North India, Delhi: How It Affects Your Health And What to Do
Dense fog in Delhi-NCR and North India during winter, often coupled with severe air pollution, reduces visibility dramatically and poses health risks.
-
Breathing Has Become Harder For Many, No Thanks To Air Pollution: What Lungs Need As You Enter 2026
Air pollution in India has reached alarming levels and has started seriously affecting lung health across all ages.
-
Men Record Higher Lung Deposition Of Air Pollutants In Delhi, Says Study
Researchers at Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Delhi, analysed data from 39 air quality monitoring stations across Delhi between 2019 and 2023.
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Severe Air Quality In Delhi Threatens Child Lung Development, Increases Infection Risks
Poor air quality impacts the health of children severely. Fine particulate matter like PM2.5, coarse particles such as PM10, nitrogen dioxide, and others pose serious threats to the health of children.
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Not Just Your Lungs, That Smog Is Affecting Your Joints Too; Doctor Explains How
Air pollution doesn't just harm the lungs. Doctors warn that chronic smog exposure triggers systemic inflammation, worsening joint pain and accelerating damage, especially in shoulders and hips.
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Air Pollution Can Heighten Anxiety And Trigger Panic-Like Symptoms: Doctors
Amid continuing poor air quality in the national capital, doctors on Friday noted that air pollution can not only harm your lungs or lead to cardiac illness but can also heighten anxiety and trigger panic-like symptoms.
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No Longer A Smoker's Illness: The Hidden Lung Disease Epidemic Behind India's Winter Death Spike
In several states across India, COPD is now emerging as a major cause of death, sometimes even surpassing heart disease in reported mortality.
-
Toxic Air, Tiny Lungs: Why Children Face The Greatest Risk From PM2.5 Exposure
Children are vulnerable as their lungs are still developing and they breathe faster than adults, absorbing more pollutants relative to their body size.
-
Poor AQI: Odd Ways Air Pollution Is Affecting Your Health Without You Realising
Keep reading as we list odd ways through which the air pollution is affecting your health.
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World Pneumonia Day: How Air Pollution Makes Pneumonia Symptoms And Recovery Worse
Pneumonia affects your lungs significantly, and the air pollution can make the condition worse. Read on to know how air pollution makes pneumonia symptoms and recovery worse.
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World Stroke Day: Expert Decodes The Link Between Air Pollution And Stroke Risk
Air pollution doesn't just affect the lungs; it can infiltrate directly into the body and harm the brain, raising the risk of stroke.
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Air Pollution: Coughing Due To Poor AQI? Here's How To Manage It
In this article, we discuss simple tips to help you manage cough during high air pollution.
-
Throat Feeling Itchy Due To Poor Air Quality? Try These Desi Hacks
For healthy adults, a sore or scratchy throat after a heavy air-pollution day is usually temporary and improves in days with reduced exposure and simple self-care. Here are some easy hacks.
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Doctor Explains How Air Pollution Accelerates Ageing: The Health Risks We Overlook
Existing evidence indicates that long-term exposures to toxic levels of air pollution cause lies in oxidative stress: a condition where free radicals produced by poisons kill cells, proteins, and DNA.
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Health Decoder: How To Read Air Quality Index Numbers And React For Better Lung Health
As pollution levels rise across Indian cities, understanding what Air Quality Index (AQI) numbers mean is key to protecting your health.
