This smart necklace will track every puff you smoke – ET HealthWorld

This smart necklace will track every puff you smoke – ET HealthWorld

San Francisco: Researchers have developed a smart neck-worn device resembling a lapis blue pendant called “SmokeMon” that detects a user’s smoking by capturing the heat signature from a lit cigarette in real-time, a new study has shown. According to US-based Northwestern Medicine researchers, the necklace completely maintains a smoker’s privacy, only tracking heat, not visuals … Read more

Why COPD Is Often Worse in Women Than Men

Why COPD Is Often Worse in Women Than Men

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women tend to experience more severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) than men, and the smaller size of their airways may be the reason why, a new study suggests. Though men still have a higher rate of COPD diagnosis and death, both … Read more

Why people with lung disorder face risk of severe COVID-19 found

Why people with lung disorder face risk of severe COVID-19 found

Researchers have decoded why people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at higher risk of developing severe COVID-19, an advance that could lead to the development of new therapeutic interventions to reduce the infection in patients with the lung condition. The researchers from the Centenary Institute and the University of Technology Sydney in Australia … Read more

The top myths about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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COPD is caused by being exposed over time to irritants like gases and particulate matter, like cigarette smoke or chemical fumes and dust at work. (Representative image) By Dr. Ankit Singhal  India, which dominates the list of having the world’s most polluted cities, also has the highest number of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) cases … Read more

Pollution chokes, COPD provokes: Increasing cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases amid the rising pollution

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According to a study published in The Lancet Journal, there has been a staggering rise of almost 100% in the last decade pertaining to the COPD cases in India. By Dr Sharad Joshi, Air pollution has been posing a stringent threat on the overall health of individuals with respiratory ailments, especially chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases … Read more

Post-COVID care: Why the Lung needs more attention now, than ever

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Special attention needed in case of underlying diseases such as asthma, COPD and other lung problems By Dr. Jaideep Gogtay,  The lung is a delicate organ and despite that knowledge we are inclined to be indifferent towards it. As gateways for breathing life into us, the lung is exposed to numerous external factors such as … Read more

Fewer Dangerous COPD Flare-Ups During COVID

By Cara MurezHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Public health precautions meant to reduce the spread of COVID-19 may have had an unintended but happy side effect. They may also have benefited individuals who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study. During the pandemic, admissions for COPD flare-ups … Read more

Americans’ Lung Health: The Poor Suffer Most

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, June 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The health of your lungs may have a lot to do with the size of your bank account, a new, large study indicates. The finding follows a six-decade look at lung disease risk among more than 215,000 American children and adults. In general, … Read more