More men than women were found to have the condition, possibly because more men work outside, giving them a higher
exposure to air pollution on «bad air quality» days.
This paper examines the impact of fetal
exposure to air pollution on 4th grade test scores in Santiago, Chile.
Not exact matches
Depending upon where you live and how dark your skin is, going outside regularly may be all that is required for you or your baby
to generate adequate amounts of vitamin D. However, one of the problems with getting your vitamin D with sun
exposure is simply that it's hard
to determine how much time outside is needed since it depends
on so many factors (skin tone, latitude, time of year, how much skin is exposed, amount of
air pollution, etc.) Keep in mind that there is also a concern of sunburn and increased risk of skin cancer with too much sun
exposure.
There is longstanding evidence that
exposure to high concentrations of
air pollution increases the risk for several diseases including heart attacks and European Union (EU) statutory
pollution limits are based
on absolute upper values.
Existing research has often highlighted the adverse effects of
air pollutants
on lung function in school - age children and adolescents, but the effects of a mother's
exposure to pollution on the lung function of her unborn child and shortly after birth are less well known.
From the 1,295 women enrolled in the study at the beginning of pregnancy, the researchers obtained data
on exposure to both
air pollution and lung function assessment at 4.5 years old for 620 (48 %) of their children.
Bellettiere says the team will follow up
on its marijuana findings
to find out whether the elevated
air pollution that results from smoking marijuana translates into increased
exposure to combustion byproducts and cannabinoids in nonsmokers living in the house.
This is the first time that a team of scientists has studied the potential impact
on cognitive development of
exposure to air pollution in children who walk
to school.
«
Air pollution exposure on home -
to - school routes reduces the growth of working memory: Findings of an ISGlobal study underscore the importance of establishing school routes along less polluted streets.»
«It may be, though, that long - term
exposure to air pollution makes people more susceptible
to ALRI
on a routine basis, although additional studies will be required
to test this hypothesis.»
Maternal psychological distress combined with
exposure to air pollution during pregnancy have an adverse impact
on the child's behavioral development, according
to researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health.
To do that, they used a set of equations — recently updated based on the most recent epidemiological research — describing how exposure to air pollution affects a person's risk of dying from various disease
To do that, they used a set of equations — recently updated based
on the most recent epidemiological research — describing how
exposure to air pollution affects a person's risk of dying from various disease
to air pollution affects a person's risk of dying from various diseases.
There, she met a team of physicians connected with the Children's Environmental Health Center at the University of Southern California who were conducting a long - term study
on the link between chronic
exposure to air pollution from freeway traffic and respiratory illnesses.
Exposure to air pollution early in a pregnancy could increase risk for preterm birth and low birth weight, according
to a study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine, and published
on July 27 in Environmental Health Perspectives.
Daily
exposure to air pollution from sources including traffic, power plants, and other industrial sources consisting of fine particles in the prenatal period was estimated based
on where these mothers lived.
«Our study found more recent
exposures were more important for mortality risk than historic
exposures, but we need
to do more work
on how
air pollution affects health over a person's entire lifetime.
And she goes
on to say that even though the size of the effect seems relatively small, the ubiquitous nature of ambient
air pollution exposure suggests that
exposure to it might have considerable impact
on stillbirth risk at the population level.
He then simulated the effect of long - term
exposure to increased
air pollution (of 10 micrograms of small particles per cubic meter)
on mortality.
Her research team focused
on exposure to coarse and fine particulate matter, known as PM10, which arises in part from traffic - related
air pollution.
However
to date, epidemiological studies that have examined associations between long - term
exposure to traffic - related
air pollution and type 2 diabetes in adults are inconsistent, and studies
on insulin resistance in children are scarce.
The researchers note that this study only looked at
air pollution exposure at the participants» home address and did not have data
on their
exposure at other locations, and say that larger longitudinal studies are now needed
to confirm their results.
On a daily basis, our bodies are detoxifying naturally,
to eliminate and neutralize toxins that are caused from
exposure to pollutions in the
air, water and food we eat.
«What's been missing is an understandable way
to access our personal
exposure [
to air pollution] and advice
on what
to do about what you're breathing, Most people don't know how much
pollution changes day by day, but also hour by hour and even street by street.»
This analytical document aims
to be a tool
to present compelling scientific evidence
on the most severe consequences of the continued
exposure to high level of
air pollution of Mongolian children.
There is limited evidence of the effect of
exposure to heat
on COPD morbidity and the interactive effect between indoor heat and
air pollution has not been established.
This technology reduces fuel demand and smoke emissions, not only saving users money
on fuel, but also decreasing their
exposure to health - damaging indoor
air pollution.
Climate change is expected
to affect local weather patterns, while also having an impact
on people's
exposure to heat, toxins,
air pollution and infectious diseases.
They then used government data
on air pollution to figure out the level of
exposure to various pollutants of the people with appendicitis.
It supports EPA efforts and activities
to monitor
air quality levels, estimate population
exposure to air pollutants, examine the effects of
air pollution on public health, track progress in improving
air quality and reducing associated risks, and provide models, tools, and technical guidance
to states.