Air pollution triggering heart diseases across the globe: WHF report
About 70% of the 4.2 million deaths in 2019 attributed to air pollution were caused by cardiovascular conditions — ischaemic heart disease and.
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Traffic emissions may lower children’s attention capacity in 4-8 year group
HQ Team May 2, 2024: Exposure to nitrogen dioxide, which comes mainly from traffic emissions, may affect brain development in children between four.
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Commute-linked air pollution has alarming Impact on blood pressure
HQ Team November 30, 2023: Rush hour traffic is an everyday reality for most city dwellers. Adding to the frustration of being stuck.
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Air pollution cuts lifespans more than alcohol and unsafe water, says report
HQ Team October 12, 2023: A new report from the University of Chicago’s Air Quality Life Index has refocused our attention on the.
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Severe heat, wildfires, desert dust whirl up air pollution: WMO
HQ Team September 7, 2023: Extreme heat due to climate change, combined with wildfires and desert dust, is having a pernicious effect on.
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Global air pollution wrecking human resistance to antibiotics
HQ Team August 13, 2023: Global air pollution can aid antibiotic resistance in humans, researchers from China and the UK found. They checked.
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Tiny pollutants in air can cause sudden heart attacks, finds study
Small particles in air pollution can cause sudden cardiac arrests in some people going about their normal lives, says research.
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Babies inhale air pollutants in the womb, study
Exposure to carbon particles can lead to lung and brain damage in foetuses in the first trimester