Studies examine potential link between traffic-related air pollution and obesity in Mexican-Americans
Exposure to traffic pollution was associated with a higher risk of obesity in Mexican American women, but not in men.
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Air pollution in India is associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease
The association between ambient and household air pollution and carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT), a marker of atherosclerosis, has been explored
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Thai prime minister advises masks against Bangkok smog
Thailand’s prime minister has urged people in Bangkok to wear face masks to filter out unhealthy air pollution as smog
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Air pollution ‘ages your lungs by TWO YEARS’
Air pollution ‘ages your lungs by TWO YEARS and increases risk of deadly disease’ mass study finds Fuelling alarming rise in
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Pregnant women exposed to air pollution may have smaller babies
Pregnant women who are exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution may give birth to children with smaller heads, decade-long
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Freshest ways to beat air pollution
Freshest ways to beat air pollution as new report claims it kills more than smoking Toxic pollutants invisible to the
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Air pollution increases ER visits for breathing problems
As levels of ozone and fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) rise, more patients end up in the ER with breathing problems,
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Vietnam veterans and agent orange exposure
The latest in a series of congressionally mandated biennial reviews of the evidence of health problems that may be linked
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Air pollution is associated with increased emergency department visits for heart and lung disease: New multicity study examines multiple air pollutants
Outdoor air pollution is a major health threat worldwide. New research by George Mason University found that exposure to certain
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Air pollution may be linked to heightened dementia risk
Air pollution may be linked to a heightened risk of developing dementia, finds a London-based observational study, published in the
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