# \#pollution **URL:** https://www.medboundhub.com/tag/pollution/312.md [Latest](https://www.medboundhub.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.medboundhub.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.medboundhub.com/tags.md) --- ## [Lung Cancer Without Smoking: The Air We Breathe](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/lung-cancer-without-smoking-the-air-we-breathe/15029)
**Author:** [@dhritigupta](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/dhritigupta)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/lung-cancer-without-smoking-the-air-we-breathe/15029 "2026-02-24T14:48:41Z")
Air pollution isn’t just about coughs and watery eyes: it’s a serious, silent risk factor for lung cancer, even in people who have never touched a cigarette. In fact, global evidence now shows that long-term exposure to … --- ## [Clean Air: Not a Luxury, but Preventive Medicine](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/clean-air-not-a-luxury-but-preventive-medicine/14659)
**Author:** [@dhritigupta](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/dhritigupta)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/clean-air-not-a-luxury-but-preventive-medicine/14659 "2026-02-21T05:52:50Z")
We often associate air pollution with coughing, asthma, or irritated eyes but its impact goes far beyond the lungs. Long-term exposure to polluted air is now strongly linked to major non-communicable diseases (NCDs), i… --- ## [Respiratory Disorders Filling The Pleural Space](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/respiratory-disorders-filling-the-pleural-space/11279)
**Author:** [@PragatiSaini](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/PragatiSaini)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2025, 10:51am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/respiratory-disorders-filling-the-pleural-space/11279 "2025-12-16T10:51:25Z")
Respiratory Disorder is an adverse condition or state of disease affecting the lungs and other parts of respiratory system. Various types of respiratory disorders include: All above-mentioned disorders are related t… --- ## [When the Air Turns Toxic: How Smog Damages More Than Just Health](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/when-the-air-turns-toxic-how-smog-damages-more-than-just-health/10362)
**Author:** [@dr.ishita\_asiwal](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/dr.ishita_asiwal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/when-the-air-turns-toxic-how-smog-damages-more-than-just-health/10362 "2025-11-22T06:49:52Z")
Air pollution has innumerable affects on human health, but did we even think what else it can impact? Side effects on human health is indirectly affecting the economy of the country. Because poor health means withdrawal… --- ## [Don’t blame the pathogens anymore, it’s us who are causing the diseases now. Delhi’s AQI is worsening day by day](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/don-t-blame-the-pathogens-anymore-it-s-us-who-are-causing-the-diseases-now-delhi-s-aqi-is-worsening-day-by-day/10202)
**Author:** [@Sana](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Sana)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2025, 5:31am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/don-t-blame-the-pathogens-anymore-it-s-us-who-are-causing-the-diseases-now-delhi-s-aqi-is-worsening-day-by-day/10202 "2025-11-12T05:31:40Z")
We all believe that main culprit are pathogens when it comes to major or minor diseases. We believe that major causes are the viruses, bacteria and microorganisms. However growing scientific evidence suggests that the tr… --- ## [Fungus that breaks down plastic](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/fungus-that-breaks-down-plastic/4980)
**Author:** [@Sriprada](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Sriprada)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/fungus-that-breaks-down-plastic/4980 "2025-07-18T17:13:56Z")
A marine fungus known as Parengyodontium album has been found to breakdown polythese, one of the most common plastic pollutants found in the ocean . In the experiments, the team discovered that the fungus requires UV-li…