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Smog causes surge in heart deaths: study

Exposure to higher levels of fine particulates—the airborne pollution that is an emerging problem in many Asian cities—causes a sharp rise in deaths from heart attacks, a study published on Wednesday ...

Health created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lung imaging research gets its second wind

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) provides a quantitative basis for predicting the pulmonary airflow patterns that carry inhaled materials inside the body. This is not only potentially useful for establishing safer exposure ...

Medical research created Sep 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prenatal exposure to pollution especially dangerous for children with asthma

The link between prenatal exposure to air pollution and childhood lung growth and respiratory ailments has been established by several studies in recent years, and now a new study suggests that these prenatal exposures can ...

Inflammatory disorders created May 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 4