Tag: Respiratory Symptoms

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Second hand smoke linked to dry cough among teenagers

New York: As little as one hour of exposure to tobacco smoke per week can increase the risk of having respiratory symptoms, such as shortness of breath and a dry cough at night among teenagers, warns a study. “There is no safe level of second hand smoke exposure,” said lead author of the study Ashley Merianos, […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Shame, guilt affect work of asthma sufferers

New Delhi: It is not just respiratory symptoms or a feeling of tiredness that asthma sufferers have to face daily, many of them even have to deal with shame and a sense of guilt using inhalers at work, preventing them from working to their full potential, new research has found. The World Health Organization estimates […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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