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Ozone impairs the body's immune system

According to a new study not only does air pollution exacerbate heart problems but it also impairs the body's immune system.

3 Oct 2007

Inhaled ozone impairs the body's first line of defense

As policy makers debate what levels of ozone in the air are safe for humans to breathe, studies in mice are revealing that the inhaled pollutant impairs the body's first line of defense, making it more susceptible to subsequent foreign invaders, such as bacteria.

1 Oct 2007

More research needed on sex differences in lung cancer

The Society for Women's Health Research gathered three lung cancer experts on Capitol Hill on September 17, 2007 to inform Congress on the need for increased funding to research lung cancer and its impact on women.

1 Oct 2007

Breath-analysis testing offers potential for blood sugar monitoring in diabetes

Breath-analysis testing may prove to be an effective, non-invasive method for monitoring blood sugar levels in diabetes, according to a University of California, Irvine study.

25 Sep 2007

Air pollutants and blood clotting link

Air pollution is caused by any particulate matter, chemical, or biological agent that changes the natural characteristics of the atmosphere.

21 Sep 2007

The benefits of a clean and healthy environment for children: what is the UK doing?

The Health Protection Agency has published a report summarising current initiatives which address children and young people's environment and health issues in the UK.

18 Sep 2007

Exercising in bad air could be a killer

A new study by British and Swedish researchers has found that air pollution could potentially harm the blood vessels and clotting abilities of people with heart disease.

14 Sep 2007

Effects of diesel exhaust on heart and blood vessel function

Air pollution could be putting patients with heart disease at risk by affecting blood vessels and clotting, researchers warn

13 Sep 2007

Air pollution linked to poor lung function growth in children

Children who are chronically exposed to higher levels of air pollution show marked deficiencies in lung growth and function, and not just short-term breathing problems, according to researchers in Mexico.

17 Aug 2007

Laser printers might pose health concern

Certain laser printers used in offices and homes release tiny particles of toner-like material into the air that people can inhale deep into lungs where they may pose a health hazard, scientists are reporting.

1 Aug 2007

Impact of pollution on health

Even comparatively low levels of air pollution boost the chances of an early death, suggests research published ahead of print in Thorax.

1 Aug 2007

Air pollution has a role to play in atherosclerosis

Should we be watching our exposure to airborne pollution as well as our cholesterol levels?

26 Jul 2007

Parkinson's and manganese air pollution link

A University of Toronto study is the first in North America to draw a link between Parkinson's and manganese air pollution, and suggests industry-generated pollutants poses a greater health risk than traffic-generated manganese.

17 Jul 2007

Life near the highway bad for the heart

According to German researchers living near a busy highway may be bad for your heart as it raises the risk of hardening of the arteries.

16 Jul 2007

Things that can trigger heart attacks, strokes and cardiac arrests

Heart attacks, strokes, and cardiac arrests seem like they come out of the blue, but most don't.

13 Jul 2007

Toronto gets serious about air quality

Residents in Toronto, Canada will soon have a new way of testing the air quality in their city.

9 Jul 2007

Does air pollution have a bigger effect on the immune system of females than males?

Does air pollution have a bigger effect on the immune system of females than males? It did among mice exposed to ozone -- a major component in air pollution that is known to negatively affect lung function -- and then infected with pneumonia, as significantly more females died from the infection than males.

26 Jun 2007

EPA ozone pollution standards unhealthy for America

David H. Ingbar MD, president of the American Thoracic Society, today called the proposed standards issued by the Environmental Protection Agency for ozone pollution, commonly known as smog-unhealthy for America's kids, unhealthy for America's seniors, and unhealthy for America."

23 Jun 2007

Impact environmental factors have on health

The World Health Organization (WHO) is releasing the first ever country-by-country analysis of the impact environmental factors have on health.

19 Jun 2007

Priority review granted for oral formulation of HYCAMTIN (topotecan)

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that its new drug application (NDA) for ORAL HYCAMTIN (topotecan) capsules, a treatment for relapsed small cell lung cancer (SCLC), has been granted Priority Review by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

14 Jun 2007