Air Pollution Adversely Linked to Body Composition in Women
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to air pollution is adversely associated with body composition in women, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in Diabetes Care.Xin Wang, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the University of Michigan School …
Learn MoreStress + Air Pollution a Bad Combo in Pregnancy: Study
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Protecting pregnant women from air pollution may improve the birth weight of their babies, a new study suggests. This is especially important for stressed-out mothers who live in neighborhoods burdened by poor…
Learn MoreExposure to Air Pollution May Raise Risk for Dementia
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with an increased risk for dementia, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Oct. 26 in Neurology.Ehsan Abolhasani…
Learn MoreEPA Could Get Tough on Leaded Fuel in Airplanes
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a major step to curb the largest remaining source of airborne lead pollution. The agency has proposed a so-called endangerment finding that aircraft that…
Learn MoreCambiar a camiones de cero emisiones podría salvar 66,000 vidas en EE. UU.
JUEVES, 6 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Reemplazar los camiones que usan diésel y los contaminantes tóxicos que emiten con vehículos eléctricos salvaría decenas de miles de vidas en EE. UU., señala un nuevo informe de la Asociación Americana …
Learn MoreEPA Could Get Tough on Leaded Fuel in Airplanes
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has taken a major step to curb the largest remaining source of airborne lead pollution. The agency has proposed a so-called endangerment finding that aircraft that…
Learn MorePollution Tied to Risk for Serious COVID-19 Despite Vaccination
FRIDAY, Oct. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Regardless of vaccination status, exposure to air pollution is associated with an increased risk for COVID-19 hospitalization, according to a letter to the editor published online Oct. 3 in the American Journal…
Learn MoreMove to Zero-Emission Trucks Could Save 66,000 U.S. Lives
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Replacing diesel-powered trucks with electric vehicles would save tens of thousands of U.S. lives, a new American Lung Association report says.The benefit would accrue if all medium- and heavy-duty trucks sol…
Learn MoreMove to Zero-Emission Trucks Could Save 66,000 U.S. Lives
THURSDAY, Oct. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Replacing diesel-powered trucks and the toxic pollutants they spew with electric vehicles would save tens of thousands of U.S. lives, a new American Lung Association report says.The benefit would accrue if al…
Learn MoreParticle Radioactivity in Air Pollution Tied to CVD Mortality
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Particle radioactivity, measured as gross β activity from highly resolved spatiotemporal predictions, is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, according to a study published onlin…
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