Lung health is no longer an issue for smokers or elderly population. Doctors warn that children, women, and even young adults in India's polluted towns and cities are facing lifelong damage from polluted air, second-hand smoke, and indoor cooking fuel. Experts say lung disease quietly affects both body and mind, and timely screening is as important as routine blood tests. “Children breathe faster, which also means that they inhale more smoke and polluted air,” says Dr Prabhat Ranjan Sinha, Senior Consultant- Internal Medicine, from Aakash Healthcare . “Second-hand tobacco smoke, burning of crop residue, and urban air pollution directly affect their lung growth.” A study published in the "Medical Journal Armed Forces India" (2024) compared youth in Delhi NCR with those in Pauri Garhw

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