Air pollution is emerging as a major cause of lung cancer in non-smokers, damaging lung tissue much like smoking. Experts ...

Rising air pollution also serves as a stark reminder to address the environmental factors contributing to respiratory health. Fortunately, most respiratory diseases are preventable or minimized by ...

Tze Wai Wong, Tai Shing Lau, Tak Sun Yu, Anne Neller, Siu Lan Wong, Wilson Tam, Sik Wing Pang, Air Pollution and Hospital Admissions for Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases in Hong Kong, ...

Study: Long-term exposure to air pollution and lower respiratory infections in a large population-based adult cohort in Catalonia. Image Credit: New Africa/Shutterstock.com ...

This pollution has been found to increase the risk of respiratory diseases, strokes, heart disease, lung cancer, diabetes and other health problems, posing a threat that has been compared to tobacco.

Furthermore, the exposure-response relationship between PM1 and hospitalizations for respiratory diseases could provide valuable data for refining air quality standards for PM1.

Research revelations Groundbreaking studies have recently shed light on the extent to which air pollution contributes to the development of autoimmune diseases. These revelations are alarming, not ...

Long-term exposure to air pollution can significantly degrade the quality of life, primarily impacting the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. “The interactions between air pollution and ...

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has issued an Air Pollution Action Day until midnight Saturday do to wildfire ...

Traffic related air pollution may also increase the risk of Alzheimer's Disease. DNA methylation may be the mediating factor between exposure to pollution and neurological signs of AD.