(Natural News) A new study declares air pollution to be the top cause of death in Africa, with air-pollution-related health conditions killing more people than either AIDS or malaria. The study revealed that as a whole, air pollution causes the premature death of more than 1.2 million people every year in Africa. In comparison, acquired […]

(Natural News) Despite our best efforts, the air quality in urban areas continues to be low. Every lungful of that tainted air fills your body with toxic particles that can cause heart diseases and other serious health issues. Thankfully, new research suggests that you can greatly reduce the harmful effects of air pollution by taking […]

(Natural News) Diabetes has several risk factors, and a recent study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, suggests that outdoor air pollution could be one of them. A study by researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Care System links outdoor pollution — even levels […]

(Natural News) Air quality was found to be the leading environmental threat to public health, according to the 2018 Environmental Performance Index (EPI). Air pollution, which can be the smog settling over cities or the smoke inside homes, remains to be a major environmental risk to health. There are around 6.5 million deaths every year from […]

(Natural News) Air pollution is seen as one of the leading causes of respiratory diseases. However, researchers from the University of Hong Kong have identified another organ group it affects – the digestive system. According to their study, which is published in the journal Lancet Planetary Health, exposure to elevated levels of nitric oxide (NO2) could trigger bleeding among patients with […]

(Natural News) In the first study of the effects of the shutdown of a coal-fired power plant due to a federal regulation on single pollution source, researchers from the Lehigh University discovered higher birth weight and reduced risk of premature births after the shutdown. The research specifically studied the effects of the Portland Generating Station, a coal-fired […]

(Natural News) A natural substance-turned-supplement can help protect your lungs from toxic nanoparticles generated by industrial air pollution. Taiwanese researchers reported that resveratrol can reduce the toxic effect of carbon black nanoparticles (CBNPs) on the lungs. Nanoparticles are tiny particles that are measured in terms of nanometers. Synthetic ones are used in all kinds of […]

(Natural News) After recently completing its groundbreaking five-year action plan to fix its problem with smog all over the country, China has now begun to draw up plans for cleaning up polluted land to make it safe for agriculture by 2020. This is according to an account of a weekend meeting published by the Chinese Ministry […]

(Natural News) When people are looking to get away from the bustle of city life, they often head to one of our country’s stunning national parks for some fresh air, soothing scenery, and open spaces. There’s no doubt that it can be invigorating to get away from the city and its endless concrete to spend […]

(Natural News) People all over the world are struggling with the effects of living with air pollution for a long time. Understandably, this is a cause for everyone affected — in 2017, a white paper by the World Health Organization (WHO) on noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) attributed 12.6 million deaths each year to factors that were found in the […]