Researchers have created a ‘smart’ T-shirt without wires or sensors that could effectively monitor breathing rhythm of the wearer in real time. The team from the University of Laval, Canada, ...
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Singing Loud in Groups May Benefit COPD Patients: Study
Participating in community singing sessions and singing their lungs out may benefit patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), said researchers whose previous studies on small numbers of participants and ...
Read More »Half of Smokers Live with COPD Not Knowing About it: Study
More than half of the long-time smokers and former smokers who could pass the lung function test easily with breathing out forcibly may be suffering from COPD that was not ...
Read More »Osteoporosis Affects Male Smokers Too, Not Merely Female Disease: New Study
Osteoporosis, a bone disease, found mostly in women is likely to affect smoking males too, said a study done on middle-aged to elderly smokers, which may effectively reverse the current ...
Read More »Eat Good Diet, Nuts, Stop Smoking to Keep Chronic Lung Disease Away: Study
Besides quitting smoking, eating a diet rich in whole grains, polyunsaturated fats and nuts can help reduce the risk of chronic lung disease, a new research has found. Chronic obstructive ...
Read More »Beetroot juice before exercise boosts heart function in patients: study
A significant study conducted on heart patients before starting their exercise showed that giving them beetroot juice has significantly improved their exercise function, especially in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Read More »Vitamin D deficiency linked to depression, lung flare ups, early death
Vitamin D, which is freely available if one stand under sun for at least 20 minutes, is seen lacking in many people owing to the modern lifestyle confined to four ...
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