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Flowers' Fragrance Diminished by Air Pollution

4/16/2008 - (NaturalNews) We have all wondered what was happening to the honey bees. Now, from recent research by the University of Virginia, we have an answer. Air pollution from power plants and automobiles is destroying the fragrance of flowers and thereby...

Air Pollution Reduces Fetus Size and Decreases Male/Female Ratio

2/18/2008 - (NaturalNews) A study by researchers at Queensland University in Brisbane, Australia warns that women exposed to air pollution in urban areas during pregnancy have smaller fetuses than those in areas with cleaner air. This is the first study to show that...

Air pollution of cities more dangerous to health than living near Chernobyl radiation zone

5/23/2007 - (NaturalNews) Living with a smoker or in a major city places a person at greater risk of early death than living in the radioactive exclusion zone around Chernobyl, according to a study conducted by scientists at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology in...

Asian pollution levels impact severity of Pacific storms

3/23/2007 - Spiking air pollution in Asia, driven by rapid industrialization and urbanization, has changed the atmosphere over the North Pacific enough to cause stronger-than-usual thunderstorms in the winter and may even have wider effects on the global climate,...

Burning incense may expose people to toxic chemicals

2/12/2007 - (NaturalNews) The burning of incense releases high levels of some chemicals associated with lung cancer, findings over the past five years indicate. Incense, used primarily for religious, medicinal and meditative purposes, was found to create air quality...

Virgin Group CEO offers $25 million prize to solve global warming challenge

2/12/2007 - (NaturalNews) British billionaire Richard Branson revealed on Friday that he is offering $25 million to anyone who can create a technology that will clean out greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere. The news conference had Branson flanked by former...

Air pollution increases risk of heart disease and stroke, study says

2/8/2007 - (NaturalNews) A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine has discovered a significant correlation between the air pollution around a woman's home and her risk of heart disease. While only women were studied, researchers believe that...

Coal emissions blanket China with pollution

1/4/2007 - (NaturalNews) China is enjoying dynamic growth of late, but the coal-fired economic boom has severe environmental consequences, including massive toxic clouds visible even from space. The great coal rush in China -- brought on by its voracious power...

Air pollution causing steady decline in India's rice production

12/22/2006 - (NaturalNews) A U.S. research team has found evidence suggesting that India's shrinking rice harvests -- which have been declining since the 1980s -- have been caused by the polluted clouds that are shrouding a large portion of South Asia and reducing...

Two million people a year killed by air pollution, says WHO

10/6/2006 - (NaturalNews) According to new research examined by the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution in cities around the world causes roughly 2 million premature deaths each year. Yesterday members of the WHO's special program for health and the...

Researchers Show How Air Pollution Causes Heart Disease (press release)

9/13/2006 - New York University School of Medicine researchers provide some of the most compelling evidence yet that long-term exposure to air pollution—even at levels within federal standards—causes heart disease. Previous studies have linked air pollution to cardiovascular...

Fine Particle Air Pollution Associated With Respiratory and Cardiovascular Diseases (press release)

8/11/2006 - Being exposed to fine particle matter air pollution increases a person’s risk for hospital admission for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, according to a study in the March 8 issue of JAMA. Numerous studies have shown associations of chronic...

Investment in cleaner household energy yields major health and economic benefits (press release)

7/31/2006 - Every day for the next 10 years, 485 000 people would need to gain access to cleaner fuels in order to halve by 2015 the population relying on solid fuels. A new report from the World Health Organization, Fuel for Life: Household Energy and Health, demonstrates...

Air pollution boosts autism risk by 50 percent in newborns

6/26/2006 - (NaturalNews) A recent study by the California Department of Health Services indicates that industrial air pollutants may increase the risk of autism by 50 percent in young children and unborn babies. The report was published online in the journal Environmental...

Unsafe home environments: How unseen toxins in your home can affect your family's health

1/22/2006 - Your home might not be the safe haven you think it is, according to Barry Jones, author of Home, Sweet Toxic Home. While you eat, while you watch television and even while you sleep, your body is under siege from airborne biological and chemical pollutants....

Burning of fossil fuels is polluting oceans with carbon dioxide, says research

7/18/2004 - Half the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by the burning of fossil fuels is actually winding up the oceans, says new research published in the journal Science. And that's threatening the health of the oceans and the diverse organisms living...

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