Patients with heart disease, specifically those with heart failure, are especially vulnerable to the impacts of air pollution and poor air quality and can take steps to protect themselves, a new study has said. Results from...
As the air pollution levels spike and reached alarming levels in many cities across the country, the health ministry on Monday wrote to states on serious health challenges air pollution poses, and has asked them to develop...
Air and noise pollution, overcrowding and limited green space are some of the key areas of environmental exposure in early life that can impact development, new research has found. The study, led by University of Technology...
Outdoor air pollution from all sources accounts for 2.18 million deaths per year in India, second only to China, according to a modelling study published in The BMJ. The research found that air pollution from using fossil...
As severely-polluted air has choked the capital city Delhi, health experts have warned people that it can cause a range of health problems, including respiratory infections, heart disease, skin allergy and eye infection. The...
As severely-polluted air has choked the capital city Delhi, health experts have warned people that it can cause a range of health problems, including respiratory infections, heart disease, skin allergy and eye infection. The...
A study published in the BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care journal has revealed that the exposure to polluted air is associated with an increased risk of type-2 diabetes. The research, first of its kind in India and...
After the air quality of the national capital region further deteriorated on Friday, the construction and demolition activities in the entire NCR have been banned except for some categories of projects. The Sub-Committee of...
An analysis of a study conducted by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) suggests that increase in pollution level was associated with increase in number of patients in emergency rooms, said Union Minister of State for...
