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Don't Wait For Winter: Pulmonologist Urges Early Action For Asthma, COPD Patients
After nearly 25 years of treating chest diseases, he says the seasonal rise is expected. What continues to concern him is that many patients still delay seeking medical care, often arriving only after their condition has become much more serious.
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Smell A Musty Room This Monsoon? It Could Be Silently Damaging Your Lungs
A musty smell can mean that your exposure to harmful microscopic fungi can be increased. Here is why you need to keep your indoor humidity under control and avoid the associated health risks.
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Delayed Monsoon, Rising Infections: Why Mumbai Is Seeing A Surge In Covid, H1N1 And RSV Right Now
The delayed onset of the monsoon appears to be one of the key reasons behind the surge in respiratory infections. This year, however, Mumbai has experienced alternating periods of heat, humidity and rainfall.
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Delhi Sees 30% Rise In Patients With Respiratory Issues Post-Diwali
The sudden exposure to smoke, toxic gases, and fine particulate matter has left the elderly, children, pregnant women, and those with chronic respiratory or cardiac illnesses struggling to cope.
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"Disastrous": Mongolia's Children Suffocating In Toxic Pollution
As she watched her five-month-old son lying in intensive care, wires and tubes crisscrossing his tiny body, Uyanga cursed her hometown Ulaanbaatar and its chronic pollution.
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Concerns Rise As Covid-Like HMPV Virus Spreads, Asian Countries Monitoring Situation
HMPV, which primarily affects children, has spread across northern China, prompting strict monitoring across Asia.
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'Disease X' In Congo Revealed To Be Malaria, Authorities Issue Urgent Warning
The mysterious flu-like disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dubbed "Disease X," has been confirmed as a severe form of malaria.
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Deadly Rat Disease Spreads to Humans, Kills 4 In US
Hantavirus: According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, this virus is a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied disease syndromes.
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Surge In Respiratory Illnesses In China: Laboratories Asked To Test SARI Samples
In view of reports of a surge in respiratory illnesses in China, the VRDL network under the ICMR has been asked to test all samples of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI), with a particular focus on samples from children.
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"No New Infectious Diseases Found": China Amid Surge In Respiratory Illness
No new infectious diseases have been found so far in investigations of respiratory illness, Mi Feng, an official with China's National Health Commission said in a press conference on Saturday.
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"Very Common Phenomenon": China Amid Surge In Respiratory Illnesses
A recent increase in respiratory illnesses in China is a common issue faced by that all countries and Chinese authorities have it under effective control, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.
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States On Alert After Centre Flags Surge In China Respiratory Infections
At least six states have put their health infrastructure on alert mode after the Centre's directive to review readiness in view of a surge in respiratory illnesses among children in China.
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Karnataka Issues Advisory After Surge In Respiratory Illness In China
The Karnataka government's health department has put its healthcare infrastructure across the state on alert mode following reports of a surge in respiratory illnesses among children in China.
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Indian Exporters Monitoring Respiratory Illness In China, Could Impact Trade
They said that the present situation is not alarming but if the illness spreads to other parts of the globe, it will have an impact on world trade as China is a hub of global manufacturing and exports.
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Government Monitoring Pneumonia Outbreak In China, Says Union Health Minister
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said the government is monitoring the situation and taking necessary steps in view of the surge in cases of mycoplasma pneumonia and influenza flu, especially among children, in China.
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Don't Wait For Winter: Pulmonologist Urges Early Action For Asthma, COPD Patients
After nearly 25 years of treating chest diseases, he says the seasonal rise is expected. What continues to concern him is that many patients still delay seeking medical care, often arriving only after their condition has become much more serious.
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Smell A Musty Room This Monsoon? It Could Be Silently Damaging Your Lungs
A musty smell can mean that your exposure to harmful microscopic fungi can be increased. Here is why you need to keep your indoor humidity under control and avoid the associated health risks.
-
Delayed Monsoon, Rising Infections: Why Mumbai Is Seeing A Surge In Covid, H1N1 And RSV Right Now
The delayed onset of the monsoon appears to be one of the key reasons behind the surge in respiratory infections. This year, however, Mumbai has experienced alternating periods of heat, humidity and rainfall.
-
Delhi Sees 30% Rise In Patients With Respiratory Issues Post-Diwali
The sudden exposure to smoke, toxic gases, and fine particulate matter has left the elderly, children, pregnant women, and those with chronic respiratory or cardiac illnesses struggling to cope.
-
"Disastrous": Mongolia's Children Suffocating In Toxic Pollution
As she watched her five-month-old son lying in intensive care, wires and tubes crisscrossing his tiny body, Uyanga cursed her hometown Ulaanbaatar and its chronic pollution.
-
Concerns Rise As Covid-Like HMPV Virus Spreads, Asian Countries Monitoring Situation
HMPV, which primarily affects children, has spread across northern China, prompting strict monitoring across Asia.
-
'Disease X' In Congo Revealed To Be Malaria, Authorities Issue Urgent Warning
The mysterious flu-like disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, dubbed "Disease X," has been confirmed as a severe form of malaria.
-
Deadly Rat Disease Spreads to Humans, Kills 4 In US
Hantavirus: According to the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, this virus is a family of viruses spread mainly by rodents and can cause varied disease syndromes.
-
Surge In Respiratory Illnesses In China: Laboratories Asked To Test SARI Samples
In view of reports of a surge in respiratory illnesses in China, the VRDL network under the ICMR has been asked to test all samples of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI), with a particular focus on samples from children.
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"No New Infectious Diseases Found": China Amid Surge In Respiratory Illness
No new infectious diseases have been found so far in investigations of respiratory illness, Mi Feng, an official with China's National Health Commission said in a press conference on Saturday.
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"Very Common Phenomenon": China Amid Surge In Respiratory Illnesses
A recent increase in respiratory illnesses in China is a common issue faced by that all countries and Chinese authorities have it under effective control, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.
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States On Alert After Centre Flags Surge In China Respiratory Infections
At least six states have put their health infrastructure on alert mode after the Centre's directive to review readiness in view of a surge in respiratory illnesses among children in China.
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Karnataka Issues Advisory After Surge In Respiratory Illness In China
The Karnataka government's health department has put its healthcare infrastructure across the state on alert mode following reports of a surge in respiratory illnesses among children in China.
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Indian Exporters Monitoring Respiratory Illness In China, Could Impact Trade
They said that the present situation is not alarming but if the illness spreads to other parts of the globe, it will have an impact on world trade as China is a hub of global manufacturing and exports.
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Government Monitoring Pneumonia Outbreak In China, Says Union Health Minister
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said the government is monitoring the situation and taking necessary steps in view of the surge in cases of mycoplasma pneumonia and influenza flu, especially among children, in China.
