Did you know that a common activity like pigeon feeding can lead to chronic and sometimes fatal lung diseases? Senior Pulmonologist Dr Prahlad Prabhudesai answers our questions on health hazards caused by pigeons.
Can you imagine going to the park to feed rats? But, we often see people readily feeding pigeons. Scientific evidence reveals that pigeons can be equally hazardous to our health as rodents are. Due to readily available food (provided by humans), there is a marked increase in the…
Asthma
Dr. Himanshu Garg, Pulmunologist from Gurgaon talks at length about the impact of indoor and outdoor pollution on respiratory health - Asthma, Bronchitis, COPD. Can you explain (physiologically) how the pollution directly affects health? Pollution affects the wellbeing of lungs. The particulate matter linked with air pollution ranges from PM10 to PM2.5. These particulate matters act as a trigger and tighten the breathing tubes recognizing that they are an enemy and they need to…
Dr Radha Goyal, Deputy Director of Indian Pollution Control Association (IPCA), New Delhi, shares the research on how the carcinogenic elements in the air we breathe are lethal in more senses than one. The current pollution levels in our country, particularly in Delhi/NCR – how threatening is it for lung cancer cases? The latest urban air quality database released by the World Health Organization (WHO) reconfirms that most Indian cities are becoming death traps because of very high air…
