That cozy candle? It's also polluting the air you're breathing
During the winter months, when days are short and cold and nights are long and dark, creating a warm and cozy indoor atmosphere can feel especially important.
Mar 8, 2026
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Cardiovascular Diseases: News and Research on Pulmonary Heart Disease
MeSH tree: C14.280.832
The research that got sick veterans treatment
When Congress passed the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act in 2022, it brought long-overdue relief to veterans denied benefits because there wasn't enough scientific evidence tying burn pit exposure to their ...
Mar 2, 2026
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Higher cardiac deaths found in combined day-night heat waves
Cardiac deaths increase significantly during compound heat waves—heat waves where temperatures are elevated both during the day and overnight—according to a new study in Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The ...
Apr 1, 2025
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UK report highlights the impacts that housing has on health and well-being
A new report by the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE) published 17 December, highlights the profound impacts—both positive and negative—that housing has on health and well-being.
Dec 17, 2024
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Exposure to remote wildfire smoke linked to increased medical visits for heart and lung problems
Wildfire smoke has long been known to exacerbate health problems like heart disease, lung conditions, and asthma, but now a new study finds that smoke from these fires can lead to poor health thousands of miles away.
Dec 13, 2024
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Researchers explore new therapy for diabetes-related heart disease
Monash University drug discovery researchers have found that a natural fat molecule called "lipoxin A4" (LXA4) could significantly reduce inflammation and improve function for diabetic hearts.
Nov 20, 2024
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Exposure to wildfire smoke may affect patients undergoing surgery
Nearly 100 wildfires are currently raging throughout the country, burning more than 2 million acres. The rising frequency of these fires poses a special concern for anesthesiologists—the potential for increased rates of adverse ...
Aug 6, 2024
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Wildfires in western US, Canada create hazardous air conditions
Wildfires raging in several states and Canada are triggering air quality alerts and evacuation orders across the western parts of the United States.
Jul 25, 2024
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Study identifies method for improving AI diagnoses of chest X-rays
New research from CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, has identified methods for improving artificial intelligence (AI) diagnosis of heart and lung conditions using X-ray.
Nov 20, 2023
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Review highlights the health hazards of air pollution in China
Globally, air pollution is a major public health hazard. A key air pollutant linked to health risks is ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5), which consists of minute particles, sized less than or equal to 2.5 μm, suspended ...
May 8, 2023
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