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CNN on MSN.com · 12d

Nearly half of Americans live in an area with a failing grade for air pollution, and the problem is only getting worse

Particle pollution threatens human health because it is so tiny – a fraction of the width of a human hair – and can travel past the body’s usual defenses. When a person breathes these particles in, they can get stuck in the lungs and move into the ...
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 4d

Pollution has ripple effects on our health, climate and resources

Pollution, in its various forms, impacts the air, water and soil and has become a major driver of climate change and global warming.
CBS News on MSN.com · 11d

Almost half of U.S. residents are exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, new report says. These are the areas that got an "F"

A new report on air quality across the U.S. offers a cloudy prognosis on the long-term health of about 156 million residents who live in areas that received an "F" in smog and soot pollution.
Icon for www.cbc.caCBC.ca · Feb 2, 2019

Three unexpected ways that air pollution may affect our bodies

What we can’t see can hurt us, and new research is showing how air pollution may affect the human body in unexpected ... in incidences of dementia. Most effects of air pollution are spread ...
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Air pollution seriously harms the brain

The effects of air pollution on seniors' brains reveal alarming ... particularly fine particles and nitrogen dioxide, can enter the body through the lungs and reach the brain.
Icon for www.newscientist.comNew Scientist · Nov 6, 2021

Air pollution

Rather than killing otherwise healthy people, air pollution tends to aggravate the effects of heart and lung diseases, so working out the death toll is not straightforward. People exposed to air ...
Icon for health.wusf.usf.eduhealth.wusf.usf.edu · 11d

Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health

"And here we were, saying that the effects of air pollution in the six communities we studied was about that big," Pope says. To check the results, Pope led a follow-up study that analyzed health outcomes for more than 500,000 people across the country ...
The Punch on MSN.com · 1d

Experts warn against devastating effects of mining pollution

A few weeks ago, the Nigerian government issued a warning to illegal miners to vacate all mining sites in Zamfara State without delay.Officials reaffirmed that the ongoing suspension of mining activities would remain in place until standard operating procedures for the sector’s reopening are formally released.
Icon for www.moneycontrol.commoneycontrol.com · 26d

8 alarming health risks of air pollution, from asthma to heart damage, strokes, more

Healthy diet: Pollution causes oxidative stress in the body, damaging cells and weakening ... which help neutralise the harmful effects of pollution.” While supplements can help, food is the ...
WCVB Channel 5 on MSN.com · 8d

How smoke caused by wildfires can negatively impact the human body

NewsCenter 5 spoke to Dr. Paul Dellaripa, a rheumatologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, who talked about the impact of wildfire smoke on the human body.
Advnture on MSN.com · 4d

Potentially harmful air pollution in climbing gyms is “comparable to multi-lane roads in megacities," say researchers

Climbing shoes contain potentially harmful chemical additives, which are released by abrasion on the wall when you climb
Icon for phys.orgPhys.org · Apr 1, 2025

Air pollution and traffic noise increase the risk of stroke through combination effect

"Research on the combined effects of air pollution and traffic noise is still scarce, and our study provides important new insights. The fact that we see clear associations even at relatively low ...
Icon for www.alzheimers.org.ukAlzheimer's Society · Oct 24, 2024

Air pollution and the risk of dementia

The effect of air pollution on dementia risk The connection between air ... A form of iron called magnetite is found within fine particulate matter and can be studied in the body due to its magnetic properties. Magnetite particles are released into the ...
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Sri Lankan physiotherapist warns about after effects of Delhi pollution

"The difficulty with something like this is once the pollution on the body is clear, there will be some residual effects in the body. We will have to manage them quite well over the next couple of ...
Icon for www.thestar.com.myThe Star · Apr 5, 2025

Health effects of Sg Kim Kim pollution linger on

FOUR years after the Sungai Kim Kim pollution incident in Pasir Gudang ... chronic headaches and numbness on certain parts of her body, as well as dizziness and numbness. Puspa Sari, who was ...
Icon for www.wuft.orgWUFT · 11d

Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health

"And here we were, saying that the effects of air pollution in the six communities we studied was about that big," Pope says. To check the results, Pope led a follow-up study that analyzed health ...