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Pollution from Wildfire Smoke May Be Impacting Kids’ Mental Health
Children exposed to unsafe levels of fine particulate matter through wildfires and other extreme forms of air pollution face an increased risk of depression, anxiety and other internalizing symptoms, a new study finds.
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Breathing Dirty Air Might Raise Eczema Risks
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 15, 2024
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Cases of the autoimmune skin condition eczema appear to rise in areas most plagued by air pollution, new research shows.
Since data has long sho...
Could Dirty Air Raise Kids' Odds for Peanut Allergy?
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 23, 2024
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Babies who breathe in polluted air tend to have higher rates of peanut allergy as they grow up, but the same wasn't true for immune-based conditions like egg allergy or eczema, Australian researchers report.
Why the connection to peanut allergy in particular?
That...
ERs See More Trauma Patients on Smog-Filled Days
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 16, 2024
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Accident victims tend to flood emergency rooms on days with heavy air pollution, a new study shows.
The number of patients treated at ERs increase by 10% to 15% on days with increased particle pollution in the air, researchers found.
That increase is driven by case...
Air Pollution Could Be Changing Children's Brains
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2024
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Even air pollution levels considered safe by U.S. standards appear to cause differences in the brains of growing children, a new review suggests.
"We're seeing differences in brain outcomes between children with higher levels of pollution exposure versus lower levels of ...
Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 19, 2024
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Climate change and worsening diets are sending global rates of stroke and stroke deaths skyward, a new study warns.
Almost 12 million people worldwide had a stroke in 2021, up 70% since 1990, according to a team led by ...
Buildup of Metals in Body Can Worsen Heart Disease
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 18, 2024
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Cadmium, uranium, cobalt: These and other metals found in the environment can collect in the body and exacerbate heart disease, new research suggests.
"Our fi...
Polluting Puff: Asthma Inhalers Are Big Contributors to Climate Change
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 16, 2024
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Tiny puffs from asthma inhalers could be causing big climate problems for Mother Earth, a new study warns.
Each inhaler dose contains some of the most potent greenhouse gases known, and the...
Dirty Air Could Harm Men's Fertility, Noise Could Harm Women's
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 5, 2024
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City living may be tough on couples wanting to conceive: New data shows that air pollution appears to be linked to lower fertility in men, while noisy traffic could harm the fertility of women.
“If our results are confirmed in future studies, it suggests that polit...
Americans Are Moving Away From Polluted Areas -- If They Can Afford To
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 26, 2024
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Americans of means are fleeing heavily polluted places in the United States for cleaner locales, a new study has found.
Pollution levels are a factor in families’ decision to move within the United States, but only richer households can afford to move to areas with...
Too Much Fun? Fireworks Displays Quickly Harm Air Quality
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 6, 2024
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Fireworks displays can cause worse air quality than wildfire smoke, a new study reveals.
About 60,000 firework shells exploded over Manhattan’s East River as part of Macy’s Fourth of July show in 2023, researchers said.
The colorful bursts caused air ...
How Wildfire Smoke Could Be Harming Surgical Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 6, 2024
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Wildfire smoke could interfere with the safety of surgeries, a new study warns.
Inhaling the smoke could complicate the effects of anesthesia on surgical patients, and it also might hamper their recovery, researchers reported Aug. 6 in the journal Anesthesiology...
14 Risk Factors Raise Your Odds for Odds for Dementia
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- August 1, 2024
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New research has added two conditions to the list of 12 risk factors that boost the chances of a dementia diagnosis.
The good news? You can guard against the development of both and researchers offer advice on exactly how to do that.
In a study published Wednesday ...
Wildfire Smoke Exposure Linked With Higher Dementia Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 1, 2024
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The wildfires thats are increasing with climate change could harm the future brain health of humanity, a new study suggests.
Athletes Can Expect High Ozone, Pollen Counts for Paris Olympics
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 26, 2024
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Bad news for Olympians headed to Paris -- high levels of ozone pollution and grass pollen are likely during the upcoming games if hot, sunny weather prevails, researchers said.
Ozone levels in Paris and its environs tend to exceed World Health Organization (WHO) recommen...
Wildfires in Western U.S., Canada Create Hazardous Air Conditions
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 25, 2024
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Wildfires raging in several states and Canada are triggering air quality alerts and evacuation orders across the western parts of the United States.
Smoke and haze have filled the skies in California, Oregon, Arizona, Washington and several other western states: As of We...
Huge Warehouses Can Create Unhealthy Neighborhoods
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 24, 2024
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Online retail giants like Amazon have made it easier for people to buy what they want when they want it, but that convenience comes at a cost to people’s health, a new study says.
Huge warehouses that support online shopping increase air pollution in the neighborh...
Air Pollution Exposure Tied to 40% Drop in Live Births Among IVF Patients
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 8, 2024
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Exposure to air pollution can significantly reduce the odds of in vitro fertilization (IVF) leading to a live birth, a new study says.
The odds of a live birth are near...
Childhood Exposure to Air Pollution May Trigger Bronchitis Years Later
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 28, 2024
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Exposure to air pollution as a child increases an adult's risk of bronchitis, a new study warns.
Young adults with bronchitis symptoms tended to have been exposed du...
9/11 Responders May Face Higher Odds for Dementia
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 12, 2024
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After helping America through one of its worst tragedies, some responders to the events of 9/11 may now face another foe: Heightened risks for dementia.
A new study lo...
Many Louisiana Residents May Be Exposed to Sky-High Levels of Toxic Gas
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 11, 2024
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Many Louisiana residents are being exposed to a cancer-causing toxic gas that's used in industrial settings, researchers report.
A cutting-edge mobile...
Health Savings Could Near $250,000 When Electric School Bus Replaces Diesel
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 22, 2024
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It might be hoped that replacing a diesel school bus with a clean electric model would pay off for health and the environment.
New research suggests that it does -- and gives a dollar figure for that payoff.
Replacing a diesel bus with a clean electric model yield...
Gas Stoves Could Leave Your Lungs Vulnerable to Nitrogen Dioxide
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 3, 2024
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People in homes with gas or propane stoves regularly breathe in unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, a new study says.
Typical use of these stoves increases exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) by an estimated 4 parts per billion, averaged over a year, researchers report....
Almost 40% of Americans Live With Dirty Air: Report
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 24, 2024
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Nearly 40% of Americans live where the air is polluted enough to harm them, a new report warns.
In the American Lung Association's "State of the Air"report, released Wednesday, the number of people living with...
EPA Designates Two 'Forever Chemicals' as Hazardous
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- April 22, 2024
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Two common PFAS "forever chemicals" have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Roadside Trees, Bushes Are Cutting Air Pollution, Study Finds
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 20, 2024
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Planting trees and bushes near busy highways helps clear the air of harmful air pollutants from motor vehicles, new research affirms.
"They provide benefits that go beyond aesthetics," Roby Greenwald, an ...
There Are Multiple Child Asthma Triggers in Dirty Air
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 14, 2024
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There's a toxic stew of chemicals in polluted air that can all trigger asthma attacks in kids, new research shows.
Also, where a child lives -- for example, near factories or highways -- greatly influences how much they're exposed to these toxins, reports a team from Was...
Living Near Green Spaces Could Strengthen Your Bones
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 7, 2024
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Living close to trees and other greenery could be keeping your bones strong, a new 12-year study suggests.
Folks whose residences were near spots deemed "green" by satellite imagery tended to have better bone density than those who lived elsewhere, Chinese researchers fo...
Dirty Air Increasingly Affects Minority Communities
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 6, 2024
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Air pollution harms the health of everyone exposed to it, but a new study says communities of color are disproportionately harmed by dirty air.
Smog causes nearly 8 times higher childhood asthma rates and 1.3 times higher risk of premature death among minority communitie...
Dirty Air Could Be Raising Your Alzheimer's Risk
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 22, 2024
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People exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution are more likely to have more amyloid plaques in their brain, a condition associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.
Seniors were nearly twice as likely to have more amyloid plaques if, in the yea...
Move to Electric Vehicles Could Prevent Millions of Child Asthma Attacks Each Year
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- February 21, 2024
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If all cars and trucks sold in America were "zero emission" by 2040 and the country's electric grid was also powered by clean energy, nearly 2.8 million child asthma attacks would be prevented annually, a new report finds.
Despite the Evidence, Nearly 15% of Americans Deny Climate Change
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 16, 2024
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Nearly 15% of Americans still deny that climate change is real, according to a new national assessment from the University of Michigan.
Evidence of climate change has been mounting, including science which has shown that climate-related natural disasters are growing in f...
A Quarter of Americans Breathe 'Unhealthy Air,' Report Shows
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 13, 2024
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Few can forget the haunting images of New York City bathed in a thick orange smog after smoke from Canadian wildfires swept southward last summer.
Now, a new report<...
Biden Administration to Tighten Air Pollution Standards
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 9, 2024
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is cracking down on air pollution.
Specifically, the agency introduced a tougher air quality standard that takes aim at fine particulate matter -- the tiny bits of pollution that can penetrate the lungs -- by...
Ozone-Linked Deaths on the Rise Globally
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 30, 2024
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Deaths related to ozone air pollution will rise significantly around the world during the next two decades due to climate change, a new study warns.
Cities in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa can expect to see ozone-related deaths increase by as many as ...
American Air Is Getting Cleaner, But Benefits Aren't Reaching All
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 17, 2024
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An American's income and ethnicity could play a role in how clean the air is that they breathe, a new study finds.
Air pollution emissions have fallen more in wealthier areas, and less in areas with larger Hispanic or American Indian populations.
Overall, U.S. air ...
Wildfires Are Undoing Gains Made Against Air Pollution
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- December 5, 2023
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Unhealthy air from wildfires is causing hundreds of additional deaths in the western United States every year, a new study claims.
Wildfires have undercut progress made in cleaning America's air, and between 2000 and 2020 caused an increase of 670 premature deaths each y...
Commuting on a Highway? Your Blood Pressure May Pay a Price
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 29, 2023
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It's not just bumper-to-bumper highway traffic that's causing your blood pressure to spike during your daily commute.
New research shows that the exhaust fumes spewing from all those vehicles triggers a significant increase in car passengers' blood pressure.
The ob...
Breathing in Coal-Based Pollution Could Be Especially Deadly: Study
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 27, 2023
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When it comes to the ultra-fine particles you may breathe in from polluted air, all is not created equal as it affects your health.
Fine particle pollutants known PM2.5 -- particles that are 2.5 microns or less in diameter -- appear to double the risk for premature death...
Most Americans Know Little About Harmful PFAS 'Forever Chemicals'
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 21, 2023
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Nearly half of Americans have never heard of health-threatening PFAS "forever chemicals,"a new survey has found.
PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are a category of thousands of manufactured chemicals that have become an emerging concern to environment...
Air Pollution Exposure Before Birth May Harm Reproductive Development: Study
- Dennis Thompson and Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporters
- November 15, 2023
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Air pollution could be harming the development of children, reaching into the womb to alter their healthy growth, a new study reports.
Researchers say certain air pollutants appear to negatively alter a specific measure of prenatal exposure to hormones.
"These find...
Wildfire Smoke Raises Risks for Folks on Dialysis
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 7, 2023
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Exposure to wildfire-related air pollution in western states has taken its toll on U.S. patients who are on dialysis.
New research linked it to elevated risks of ho...
Car Exhaust Could Harm a Woman's Pregnancy
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 16, 2023
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Air pollution from heavy traffic may be driving pregnancy complications and health concerns for infants.
Researchers who matched more than 60,000 birth records with air-monitoring data found that pregnant patients living in an urban area with elevated levels of nitrogen ...
Smoggy Days Raise Short-Term Odds for Stroke
- Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
- September 28, 2023
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Exposure to air pollution, even for just a short time, drives up your risk of having a stroke over the next few days, new research warns.
That conclusion stems from a review of 110 studies conducted across Asia, Europe and the Americas.
Depending on the specific n...
Wildfire Smoke Pollution a Growing Global Threat
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 21, 2023
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More people around the world are exposed to wildfire smoke that has the potential to harm human health, and their numbers are growing, new research finds.
More than 2 billion people are exposed to at least one day of potentially health-impacting wildfire smoke each year...
Wildfire Smoke Is Reversing Recent Clean-Air Gains Across the U.S.
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- September 20, 2023
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When Canadian wildfire smoke shrouded the New York City skyline and spread to parts of New England this summer, millions of East Coast residents saw firsthand just how pervasive it can be.
Now, a new study quantifies exactly what wildfire smoke is doing to hard-fought ga...
Dirty Air Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2023
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Air pollution has long been known to harm the heart and lungs, but new research suggests it might also raise the risk of breast cancer.
Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) discovered ...
Could Wildfire Smoke Raise Rural Suicide Rates?
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- September 11, 2023
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As this summer has shown, the massive smoke plumes generated by wildfires can dirty the air of regions many miles away. Now a new study is raising the question of whether that pollution is contributing to suicides in rural America.
Researchers found a correlation between...
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Caused Spikes in Asthma-Related ER Visits Across the U.S.
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- August 25, 2023
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires sent high numbers of people suffering from asthma attacks to America's emergency rooms this spring and summer, according to two new reports.
From April 30 to August 4, 2023, smoke from out-of-control wildfires in Canada increased emergency ...
Canadian Wildfire Smoke's Health Impact on NYCÂ Residents May Have Been Less Than Feared
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 24, 2023
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Living through days of smoky air from Canadian wildfires in June was unpleasant for New York City residents, but new data shows it wasn't as immediately concerning for their lungs as feared.
The research finds breathing-related hospital visits weren't much worse in the c...
Living With Air Pollution Raises Chances of Dementia, Study Finds
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 15, 2023
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People who daily breathe in air pollution, particularly from wildfires or agricultural sources, might need to add a heightened risk of dementia to their list of health concerns.