Mumbai: Fear of Diwali pollution driving asthma patients to hill stations

Mumbai: Dreading the increase in pollution levels in the city due to bursting of crackers during Diwali season, asthma patients are said to be preferring to stay at hill stations for a while.
According to Dr Jalil Parkar, consultant chest physician, Lilavati Hospital, the reason for this situation is that when crackers are burst during the festival season, they release a lot of pollutants in the atmosphere. “This becomes a serious problem for the asthma patients since their airways tend to get irritated and this triggers an asthma attack in them,” he explained.....

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Kittel clarifies comments about Wiggins, asthmatics and Paralympics

Marcel Kittel has released a statement defending himself after a number of media outlets reported the German sprinter as saying that cyclists with severe asthma should compete in the Paralympics.
The original story by Stefan Tabeling of dpa, the German news agency, was entitled Kittel on Wiggins: "That’s why we have the Paralympics".
The quote in question has been translated elsewhere as: “When someone has bad asthma then he has nothing in elite sport to do. That’s why we introduced the Paralympics, so that the one-legged had a chance to measure themselves against others”.....

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A Dietary Guide To Reducing Asthma Attacks

We’ve already discussed how to combat obesity and other lifestyle diseases with your diet. Today, we turn our attention to an appropriate diet for people with asthma.
Asthma is a long-term lung disease, in which airways in the lungs contact making it difficult to breathe. There are a variety of reasons for the onset of asthma attacks including living in a polluted place, allergens and even exertion.....

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