How heart attack and stroke survivors can prepare for wildfires and hurricanes
Environmental disasters are difficult for anyone. For people with cardiovascular disease, they can be particularly risky.
Jun 29, 2023
0
1
Environmental disasters are difficult for anyone. For people with cardiovascular disease, they can be particularly risky.
Jun 29, 2023
0
1
Mercury, pesticides and rare earth metals form a toxic cocktail that a French laboratory announced Tuesday it has found in an unlikely place: on the heads of senators.
Jun 27, 2023
0
15
Air pollution is known to contribute to disease, which is why regulators such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set limits on emissions. But mounting evidence suggests that even pollution levels long thought to ...
Jun 22, 2023
0
102
A study led by ISGlobal shows that the incidence of Kawasaki disease in Japan increases when fine metal-laden aerosols are detected in the atmosphere. These aerosols come from the area known as the "breadbasket of China," ...
Jun 21, 2023
0
7
Exposure to air pollution meant an average of four extra days in hospital for COVID-19 patients, further increasing the burden on health care systems, according to a new study published in the European Respiratory Journal.
Jun 20, 2023
3
4
Ambient particulate and ozone pollution is associated with longer hospital stays for pediatric asthma, according to a study published online June 13 in the Journal of Asthma.
Jun 20, 2023
0
0
Regulating environmental pollution around the world still largely relies upon risk assessments of single pollutants, ignoring combined toxicities and interactions of groups of substances. However, in the real world, co-exposure ...
Jun 8, 2023
0
14
Health officials across the U.S. Northeast are warning residents to take precautions after wildfire smoke traveling south from Canada unleashed unhealthy air quality levels that pose a risk to the sick, elderly and young ...
Jun 7, 2023
0
2
A new study published today urges policymakers to improve children's health care and reduce air pollution. It aims to highlight the threat posed by pollution to children's lung health.
Jun 7, 2023
0
51
Traffic-related air pollution is a pervasive problem across the United States. Vehicle emissions are highest near major roadways with around 19% of the U.S. population living in the vicinity of a major roadway. In more densely ...
Jun 1, 2023
0
103