Breathing Dirty Air Raises Odds for Wide Range of Cancers
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research links air pollution to a variety of cancers, not just lung cancer.Long-term exposure to fine-particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may also increase the risk of developin…
Learn MoreFine Particulate Matter Linked to Antibiotic Resistance Globally
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with clinical antibiotic resistance globally, according to a study published in the August issue of The Lancet Planetary Health.Zhenchao Zhou, Ph.D., from Zhejiang…
Learn MorePolluted Air Linked to Dangerous Antibiotic Resistance
TUESDAY, Aug. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors who overprescribe antibiotics are often blamed for medication-resistant illnesses, but new research points to another potential culprit: air pollution.Controlling air pollution could reduce antibiotic …
Learn MoreLos días calurosos y con contaminación podrían duplicar el riesgo de ataque cardiaco
MARTES, 25 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El calor extremo y el asfixiante humo de los incendios forestales que arropan grandes zonas de Estados Unidos este verano son un peligro activo para la salud del corazón, informa un nuevo estudio. Los dí…
Learn MoreQuartz Countertops Are Damaging the Lungs of Installers: Study
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Workers making the most popular type of countertop sold in the United States are at risk for potentially deadly lung disease, a new study finds.The risk owes to the tiny particles of dust produced while cut…
Learn MoreHot, Polluted Days May Double Heart Attack Risk
TUESDAY, July 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The extreme heat and choking wildfire smoke blanketing wide swaths of the United States this summer are actively dangerous to heart health, a new study reports.Days where soaring heat combines with fine parti…
Learn MoreExposure to Extreme Temperatures, Pollution Linked to MI Death
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to extreme temperature events (ETEs) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with myocardial infarction (MI) mortality, according to a study published in the July 25 issue of Circulation.Rui…
Learn MoreLos aminoácidos asociados con la vitamina B se vinculan con la demencia por la contaminación atmosférica
VIERNES, 21 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los científicos han reportado un vínculo entre la contaminación atmosférica y el riesgo de demencia, pero no habían comprendido bien los mecanismos subyacentes de la asociación. Ahora, un nuevo estudio …
Learn MoreBlood Levels of Vitamin B Amino Acids Linked to Dementia Risk After Air Pollution Exposure
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have reported a link between air pollution and dementia risk, but they haven’t had a good understanding of the mechanisms behind this association. Now, a new study provides some answers. “In this s…
Learn MoreCleanup After Ohio Train Derailment Released Dangerous Gases: Report
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The cleanup of industrial chemicals following a freight train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, early this year released high levels of some dangerous gases, including acrolein, investigators say.The Norfo…
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