Poorly circulated room air raises potential exposure to contaminants by up to 6 times
Having good room ventilation to dilute and disperse indoor air pollutants has long been recognized, and with the COVID-19 pandemic
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Study: Exposure to air pollution linked with increased mental health service use
Exposure to traffic-related air pollution is associated with increased mental health service-use among people recently diagnosed with psychotic and mood
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Air pollution during pregnancy may affect growth of newborn babies
Maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy has often been linked to adverse effects on the health of the newborn.
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Passive smoking and air pollution linked to arthritis and poor therapy response
There is increasing evidence that environmental air pollution is associated with people developing inflammatory arthritis. At the 2021 EULAR congress,
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Air conditioning unnecessary in majority of global heatwave conditions
The biophysical modeling study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, challenges outdated public health guidance that discourages fan use in
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Air pollution linked to high blood pressure in children; other studies address air quality and the heart
A meta-analysis of 14 air pollution studies from around the world found that exposure to high levels of air pollutants
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Air pollution may increase heart and lung deaths, study finds
Even small hikes in air pollution from diesel vehicles can lead to a spike in deaths from lung and heart
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Study links intensive blood pressure lowering to reduced CV risk in patients exposed to air pollution
Evidence suggests particulate matter is the air pollutant which poses the greatest threat to global health. Studies have shown that
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The Truth About Air Filters and COVID Prevention
Long before COVID-19 had us all spending a lot more time inside our home and worrying about airborne everything, the
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Keeping indoor air clean can reduce the chance of spreading coronavirus
The vast majority of SARS-CoV-2 transmission occurs indoors, mostly from the inhalation of airborne particles that contain the coronavirus. But
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