Air pollution significantly impacts heart health, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases like heart attacks and ...

koat, unm health expert doctor rash spoke with darlene melendez about the impacts of air pollution on our health. air pollution can look like smoke from a wildfire haze over a city, exhaust from a ...

Plus, Palomar Health has released more information on a data breach that happened sometime between the end of April and the beginning of May. Addressing health impacts of pollution | KPBS Public Media ...

Juan Flores, an environmental organizer, gives “toxic tours” in Galena Park, Texas. It sits in the shadow of the U.S.’s ...

Difficulty breathing, asthma attacks, irritated throat, bronchitis, reduced lung function, coughing and chest pains are all health effects of wildfire smoke and bad air quality.

In a report on the impact of pollution on health, Chief Medical Officer of England, Dame Sally Davies, has called on the NHS—as one of the world's largest employers—to cut its pollutant ...

Air pollution is known to harm children's respiratory health, but its specific impacts on infection rates have remained unclear. A new analysis provides evidence of a link between the two in low ...

Air pollution is a growing health issue worldwide, and its impacts are often underestimated in aging societies like Japan. A new study led by researchers from the University of Tokyo highlights ...

Health impacts of coal trains. To quantify the health impacts of PM2.5 emitted from passing coal trains, the study authors integrated air quality data with medical and demographic information using ...

Public concern about, and desire for research into, the human health effects of marine plastic pollution: Results from a 15-country survey across Europe and Australia.

A team of university researchers has launched a planned 10-year project to examine pollution from Los Angeles' recent wildfires and study its long-term impacts on health.

Air pollution sources and related health impacts can vary widely across the continent. By region, Western Africa experiences the highest PM 2.5 pollution with an average concentration of 64.1 μg ...