All posts tagged with air quality
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-(Natural News) Over the past few years, cars have become more affordable, which has led to a huge boom of private vehicles on our roads. While they sure are convenient, the sudden dramatic rise has some grave consequences for human and environmental health. The latest data from the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that nine out […]
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-(Natural News) The World Health Organization (WHO) calls air pollution “the world’s largest single environmental health risk.” With over 90 percent of the world’s population living in areas where they are exposed to unsafe levels of pollution, a solution is desperately needed. While simply preventing the pollution is the obvious and logical solution, that is simply […]
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-(Natural News) A study from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center discovered a link between a woman’s exposure to air pollution during early pregnancy and the increased likelihood of birth defects in her children. The study Periconception Exposure to Air Pollution and Risk of Congenital Malformations, which was published in The Journal of Pediatrics, states that the […]
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-(Natural News) Air pollution is raising a collective outcry all over the world, one of the loudest of which belongs to England’s chief medical officer Dame Sally Davies. The concerned public official is calling on the government to pull out all the stops in fighting air pollution by introducing stringent new national standards to reduce the threat […]
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-(Natural News) Toxic chemicals in the air have been shown to cause cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. However, air pollution does not only cause damage to our physical well-being, but our mental health as well. A new study reported by the Science Daily shows that toxic air can cause psychological distress in humans. In the study, researchers […]
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-(Natural News) The levels of airborne particulate matter have reached a dangerous state in most cities around the world. A TRT World article covered the recent findings of the World Health Organization (WHO), which warned the supply of air for 90 percent of the world’s population is tainted by air pollution. The international organization found that the lower the wealth of a country, the more […]
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-(Natural News) Air pollution is known to cause damage to health, but did you know that it damages health on a cellular level? A study published in the journal Nature Communications showed that chemicals found in car exhaust fumes and cigarette smoke interrupt genetic factors that make cilia, which are the brush-like structures that keep […]
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-(Natural News) Regular exercise has many benefits, such as improving your muscle strength and lowering your risk of various diseases. But did you know that exposure to air pollution can negate these health benefits? According to a recent study, which was published in the journal The Lancet, air pollution in cities can “counter the beneficial health […]
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-(Natural News) American researchers recently warned that there is no such thing as safe levels of pollution. In an Integrative Practitioner article, their new study warns that even light levels of outdoor air pollution could increase the chances of contracting diabetes. At the same time, they believe that the number of diabetes cases in heavily-polluted […]
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-(Natural News) Out of sight, out of mind. But what if the tiny airborne pollutants inside your home become visible to plain sight? A Science Daily article suggested that homeowners will do anything they can to improve the air quality in their homes if they could see for themselves the reality of indoor air pollution. […]
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