Redlining, a discriminatory mortgage lending practice instituted in the 1930s, resulted in health impacts that reverberate today, contributing to long-term environmental and asthma-related inequities that disproportionately ...
Jun 15, 2022
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Exposure to air pollutants—even at levels below World Health Organization air quality guidelines—may trigger a heart attack within the hour, according to a new study from China that found the risks were highest among ...
Apr 22, 2022
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(HealthDay)—Greater adherence to a sulfur microbial diet is associated with an increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in both men and women, according to a study published online Nov. 12 in JAMA Network Open.
Nov 24, 2021
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Firefighters who worked at the World Trade Center following the 9/11 attacks in 2001 are 13% more likely than colleagues who didn't work at the site to develop cancer, particularly prostate and thyroid cancer, finds research ...
Sep 11, 2021
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(HealthDay)—High nitrogen dioxide exposure may increase the risk for Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online May 17 in JAMA Neurology.
May 27, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Fewer children end up in ERs for asthma attacks if nearby coal-fired power plants are shut down, a new study finds.
Mar 25, 2021
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A new study by researchers from the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reports that the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has been successful ...
Jul 29, 2020
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EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Tuesday the agency would retain but not strengthen air standards for soot pollution, which is linked to tens of thousands of early deaths and heart and lung conditions.
Apr 15, 2020
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A plant-based diet may be key to lowering risk for heart disease. Penn State researchers determined that diets with reduced sulfur amino acids—which occur in protein-rich foods, such as meats, dairy, nuts and soy—were ...
Feb 3, 2020
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Pregnant women who are exposed to higher air pollution levels during their second pregnancy, compared to their first one, may be at greater risk of preterm birth, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. ...
Sep 13, 2019
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