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Delhi pollution: What breathing toxic air for just 7 days can do to your lungs and heart
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Delhi pollution: What breathing toxic air for just 7 days can do to your lungs and heart

The Indian Express·Dr Suranjit Chatterjee·1 day ago
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A week of exposure to high levels of PM2.5 can trigger airway inflammation, worsen asthma and COPD, raise cardiovascular stress and increase the risk of heart-related complications. Do not ignore even short-term exposure

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AQI above 400: How toxic air can affect your lungs, heart and brain
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AQI above 400: How toxic air can affect your lungs, heart and brain

The Indian Express·1 day ago
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Prolonged exposure to toxic pollutants can trigger inflammation, impair lung function and increase cardiovascular risks, particularly among vulnerable groups.

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Delhi AQI 300-plus: Asthmatic man develops pneumonia, wife and son suffer breathing problems
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Delhi AQI 300-plus: Asthmatic man develops pneumonia, wife and son suffer breathing problems

The Indian Express·8 days ago
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As the city’s air quality deteriorates, one family’s experience highlights how toxic air can aggravate asthma and trigger respiratory symptoms even in people with no history of lung disease

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British artist Michael Pinsky’s pollution pods recreate Delhi’s toxic air: ‘It is uncomfortable. Unpleasant’
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British artist Michael Pinsky’s pollution pods recreate Delhi’s toxic air: ‘It is uncomfortable. Unpleasant’

The Indian Express·8 days ago
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With Delhi's AQI slipping into the ‘very poor’ category, doctors explain why polluted air is a concern even for people with healthy lungs

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Inside Europe's largest Copper Age tomb, children's bones expose an ancient health crisis hidden for 5,000 years
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Inside Europe's largest Copper Age tomb, children's bones expose an ancient health crisis hidden for 5,000 years

Hacker News·5 months ago
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Nearly 5,000 years ago, respiratory infections, possibly including tuberculosis, were ravaging the children buried at Camino del Molino (CMOL), Spain.…

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What to know about the Hantavirus outbreak aboard Canary Islands-bound ship
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What to know about the Hantavirus outbreak aboard Canary Islands-bound ship

The Indian Express·Anagha Jayakumar·6 months ago
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According to the World Health Organization, seven cases of hantavirus, including three confirmed and five suspected, have been identified among the people aboard the MV Hondius, which departed from Argentina on April 1. We explain

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Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas Wildfires: Evacuations Underway as Blazes Grow
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Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas Wildfires: Evacuations Underway as Blazes Grow

Direct Relief·Lara Cooper·7 months ago
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More than 155,000 acres in Oklahoma have burned due to multiple fires in the western part of the state. About half of the state is currently under a red flag warning due to dry conditions. Oklahoma…

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