Clean cooking fuel and improved kitchen ventilation linked to less lung disease

Clean cooking fuel and improved kitchen ventilation linked to less lung disease
London, UK (SPX) Mar 28, 2014 - Improving cooking fuels and kitchen ventilation is associated with better lung function and reduced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to research published in this week's PLOS Medicine. The study, led by Pixin Ran from the Guanzhou Medical University, China, followed 996 villagers from southern China for 9 years to examine the effects of cleaner fuels and better kitchen ven ... more

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