http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A published study by researchers at the West Virginia University School of Medicine and School of Public Health is the first of its kind to suggest that exposure to air pollution particles from mountaintop mining sites may impair the blood vessels' ability to dilate, which may lead to cardiovascular disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-exposure-air-pollution-particles-mountaintop.html Cardiology Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:52:49 EST news269077962 Studies by researchers at Dominican University of California show that breast cancer cells become increasingly aggressive the longer they are exposed to small concentrations of cadmium, a heavy metal commonly found in cosmetics, food, water and air particles. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-link-common-environmental-contaminant-rapid.html Cancer Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:00:09 EST news254397657 Older adults may be at increased risk of being hospitalized for lung and heart disease, stroke, and diabetes following long-term exposure to fine-particle air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first study to look at the link between long-term effects of exposure to fine particles in the air and rates of hospital admissions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-long-term-exposure-air-pollution-hospitalization.html Health Tue, 17 Apr 2012 17:00:05 EST news253890717