Wood-burning stoves are a common way to heat homes, but they can also create dangerous levels of pollution. A group at Oregon ...

A study reveals that children with autism and ADHD have greater difficulty eliminating BPA, increasing their exposure to ...

Lung cancer, the second-most common cancer in the U.S., is often associated with smoking — but even those who have never had ...

As cities expand and economies grow, the continent’s reliance on outdated, polluting transport is fueling a double ...

Smoke travels hundreds of miles to harm air quality far from the fire, according to the EPA’s Wildfire Smoke and Your Patient ...

The Los Angeles County community of Val Verde has been my home for 48 years. It’s where I grew up, where I raised my children and where my husband and ...

House plants that include common ivy, spider plants and peace lilies can help reduce stress and improve air quality. Use ...

Lung cancer cases are on the rise in non-smokers around the world, and air pollution could be an insidious, contributing ...

In communicating that information to the public, one common approach is to create an index combining measurements for some of the most worrying pollutants, including those mentioned above. Some ...

Lung cancer among never-smokers is rising worldwide. In one U.S. study of 12,000 lung cancer patients, the share of people who didn’t smoke rose from 8 to 15 percent over twenty years. A British ...

Breathing polluted air—even at levels considered “safe”—may quietly damage your heart. A new study using advanced MRI scans found that people exposed to more air pollution showed early signs of ...

Researchers using cardiac MRI have found that long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with early signs of heart ...