New Delhi: For the last couple of days, Greater Kailash resident, Esha Verma, has been staying indoors during the evenings. It’s not the nip in the air she’s worried about.
PEOPLE who have never smoked, but who live in areas with higher air pollution levels, are roughly 20 percent more likely to die from lung cancer than people who live with cleaner air, researchers c
An Improved Stove with Carbon Emission Programme is being launched to raise the livelihood of the communities of nine districts in the Far- Western Development Region through improved stoves.
Epidemiological studies have established a close relationship between exposure to ambient air pollution and morbidity and mortality from cardio-pulmonary diseases. Air pollution is a complex mixture of various gases, particulates, hydrocarbons, and transition metals.
New Delhi: It is often viewed as a healthier alternative to a ‘real’ smoke. But electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) have now been found to be as harmful for your lungs.
South Africa's leading gold miners are facing a potential lawsuit on behalf of thousands of workers who claim they contracted silicosis, a lung disease, through the companies' negligence.
Among 65 traffic police constables deployed at eight key points in the city, 19 suffered from lung problems for being exposed to prolonged vehicular emissions, said a study of Peshawar traffic poli
The Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), in its quarterly report, has revealed that arsenic was present in seven brands of bottled water, which could cause cancer (of lungs, bla
