Colds and the City

In more ways than one, city life and health don’t seem compatible. In particular, living and (or) working in the city can actually make you sick.

DNAIndia (for Daily News and Analysis – India) lists several factors that cause Indians (and maybe other city-dwellers the world over) to be more susceptible to colds:

• Weather change. Weather changes always affect health as it takes time for the body to acclimatise itself with the changing environment
• Pollution. Research has proved that pollution is definitely one of the risk factors for common cold and fever.
• Work environment. The main culprit in offices is the air conditioning system. Many offices use old air conditioners, which do not have a filter system. They simply recycle the air as opposed to filtering it
• Self-medication. the biggest grouse of doctors are patients who practise self-medication. Self-medication leads to people experimenting with too many drugs.
• Self-styled experts. The need (care providers need to learn new techniques to tackle ailments) is more acute now because the bugs are getting smarter and drug resistance is on the rise.

So I say, let’s all migrate to the country and breathe in more fresh air!

[Source: DNAIndia]