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Childhood Asthma – Study shows how neighborhood characteristics play a...

Neighborhoods with restaurants, entertainment, cultural facilities and ethnic diversity have lower asthma rates in the city of Chicago than neighbourhoods where residents are less likely to move, and...

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Life prevalence of upper respiratory tract diseases and asthma among children...

The study described was initiated by the Israel Ministry of Health as an effort to respond to and deal with public concern about possible health disorders related to odorous emissions (composed of a...

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Harvard: Lead in bone associated with increased risk of death from...

  Growing evidence shows that exposure to lead in the environment is associated with cardiovascular disease, including increased risk of hypertension. However, those studies have looked at lead...

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Air Pollution Adversely Affects Olfactory Function and Intranasal Trigeminal...

Surprisingly little is known about the effects of big-city air pollution on olfactory function and even less about its effects on the intranasal trigeminal system, which elicits sensations like...

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Research reveals exactly how coughing is triggered by environmental irritants

  Scientists have revealed how environmental irritants such as air pollution and cigarette smoke cause people to cough, in research published today in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical...

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