Worried about lung health amid rising air pollution? A chest surgeon explains a simple breath-holding test you can try at ...

Early termination of the 6-minute walk test may be a practical and prognostic marker for severe adverse events in patients with COPD.

Nurses across primary and community care settings have been urged to consider how to make spirometry more accurate and less ...

Experts call for urgent action to turn around an "unacceptable" decline in testing for a disease that kills 20 people every ...

The breath-holding test provides a fast method to evaluate your lung capacity together, with breathing control abilities. Take a deep breath before you attempt to hold your breath, for as long as you ...

Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. A new lung clinic opening in Halifax at the end of November is hoping to tackle long waitlists for ...

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Obesity is defined as an excessive increase in fat mass, leading to somatic, psychological, and social repercussions, as well as an impact on individuals’ quality of life. In ...

That persistent tickly cough you’re brushing off as seasonal or smog-related may be your body’s early warning sign. According to Dr C C Nair, Internal Medicine Specialist at Lilavati Hospital & ...

With winter on the way and temperatures starting to drop, air quality is becoming a hot topic. It’s not just environmentalists and health experts talking about it anymore, even people are discussing ...

Dealing with health can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially when it involves multiple trips to the doctor's office. Luckily, there's a growing array of at-home tests that can give you insights ...