Traffic-Related Air Pollution Linked to Alzheimer’s Brain Changes
New research reveals a link between traffic-related air pollution and increased amyloid plaques in the brain, a key Alzheimer's marker.
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New Tool Reveals Insights into Airborne Particle Deposits in Lungs
A new experimental tool is overcoming limitations in studying aerosol deposition in lungs at UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
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Frequent Visits to Green Spaces Linked to Less Prescription Medication Use
Frequent visits to urban green spaces, such as parks and community gardens, rather than the amount, or views of them from home, may be linked to lower use of certain prescription medications.
Lowest Pollen Count Occurs Between 4 a.m. and Noon
Lower pollen levels occur between 4am and 12pm, with higher levels occurring between 2pm and 9pm.
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US Military Personnel Retain Dust in Lungs
US military personnel who were deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq may have been exposed to significant amounts of dust and other respiratory hazards, leading to persistent respiratory symptoms and diseases like asthma and bronchiolitis.
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Silica Exposure Driving Increase in Black Lung Disease
Silica exposure is a driving force behind rising rates of coal workers’ black lung disease (pneumoconiosis), according to occupational health experts at the University of Illinois Chicago.
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Longer, More Intense Allergy Seasons Could Result from Climate Change
Allergy seasons are likely to become longer and grow more intense as a result of increasing temperatures caused by climate change.
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Switching to Dry Powder Inhaler Cuts Carbon Footprint of Asthma Medication Delivery
Researchers say the hydrofluorocarbons in pressurized metered dose inhalers are potent greenhouse gases and switching to dry powder inhalers would cut emissions while not worsening asthma management.
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Radon Found in 1-in-15 American Homes
The American Lung Association released a 5-year action plan to limit radon exposure, the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States.
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Improving Air Quality Tied to Slower Cognitive Decline in Women
Improvements in air quality are associated with slower cognitive decline in women, according to a new study published in Plos Medicine.
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Improving Air Quality Standards Would Save Thousands of Lives
New air quality standards recommended by the ATS have the potential to prevent more illness and death than standards adopted by the US EPA.
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Traffic-related Pollution Causes 2 Million Pediatric Asthma Cases
Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, a problem particularly important in big cities around the world.
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Air Pollution and COVID-19: Increased Risks for ICU Admission or Death
Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who had been chronically exposed in their neighborhoods to higher particulate matter—such as smoke, soot, and dirt—had increased risks for admission to the ICU and death.
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Hotter Weather Linked to Increases in COPD Exacerbations
Each one-degree Celsius increase in ambient temperature was associated with a 2% increase in the likelihood of COPD exacerbations in the following two days among current and former smokers with the disease.
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Wildfire Smoke Drives People in Low-Vaccinated Areas Indoors, Raising Outbreak Fears
In areas with low vaccination rates, where people have largely abandoned masks and physical distancing, health officials are concerned that wildfires will drive up covid cases.
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