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93 Percent Breathing Polluted Air
Breathing clean air is a right that should be enjoyed by every person on Earth, but as industry, agriculture and other sources of air pollution have proliferated, clean air has...
3 days ago - Mercola
Does toxic air cause autism? Living in polluted areas 'boosts the risk of the disorder for children'
The scientists, based at Monash University in Australia, said children are most at risk in their first three years of life because of their developing brains. The research...
8 days ago - Daily Mail
Children exposed to pollution in early life are more likely to be OBESE
Researchers from the University of Southern California say children spending the first year of their life surrounded by pollution are, on average, 2.2lbs heavier than their...
11 days ago - Daily Mail - 2 articles
Top stories in gastroenterology: Vibrating capsule treats chronic idiopathic constipation, cannabis oil improves Crohn's symptoms
The most read story this week in gastroenterology was a report that showed a vibrating capsule effectively treated chronic idiopathic constipation. Other popular stories...
14 days ago - Healio
Air pollution kills 600,000 children with India being worst affected says WHO
A report from the World Health Organisation says that air pollution is responsible for killing nearly 600,000 children every year. Among millions of other children affected...
16 days ago - News Medical
Nearly 93 Percent of Children Breathe Toxic Air Worldwide: WHO
Globally, around 93 percent of the children under the age of 15 breathe polluted air which puts their health and development at severe risk, reveals World Health Organisation.
17 days ago - Medindia Health - 2 articles
Air pollution causes millions of asthma-related ED visits around the world
At least 14 million asthma-related ED visits around the world are caused by air pollution, according to research published in Environmental Health Perspectives. A significant...
23 days ago - Healio
Plastic pollution leads to microplastics in the gut
VIENNA - In a small pilot study presented at UEG Week 2018, researchers found microplastics in human stool samples, likely caused by increased plastic pollution and plastic...
24 days ago - Healio - 3 articles
Polluted city neighborhoods are bad news for asthmatic children
Children with asthma who grow up in a New York City neighborhood where air pollution is prevalent need emergency medical treatment more often than asthmatics in less polluted...
28 days ago - ScienceDaily
Polluted Neighborhoods More Dangerous for Asthmatic Children
Children with asthma react differently to changes in air pollution. Asthmatic children who are living in more polluted areas are found to be more at risk than asthmatics in...
28 days ago - Medindia Health
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