Category Archives: Health Effects of Air Pollution

Air pollution linked to one in 12 deaths in London – and it takes six months off the average Briton’s life expectancy

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Pollution shortens the average Briton’s life expectancy by six months, with 1 in 12 deaths in some areas of the country partly attributable to poor quality air, health officials have said. In the most comprehensive warning yet over the health … Continue reading →

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Pollution brings spike in cases for respiratory physiotherapists

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

A combination of pollution and sand blown northwards from the Sahara caused several days of reduced air quality, with eastern England particularly blighted. Helen Jefford, specialist physiotherapist with Greenwich Community Health Services in London, part of Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, … Continue reading →

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Emissions from diesel can damage children’s brains and increase the risk of autism and schizophrenia, scientists warn

Posted on April 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

An environmental report has blasted diesel cars – despite earlier government efforts to encourage drivers to switch from petrol to diesel. Separate research has also revealed that diesel fumes could cause children to develop autism and schizophrenia. Nitrogen dioxide, a … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Linked to Gene Mutations in Babies

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Poor air quality is bad for everyone. However, air pollution is especially bad for babies, because it has been proven to cause irreversible gene mutations while in utero. These mutations can greatly diminish the child’s capacity to learn and develop … Continue reading →

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WHO: air pollution ‘is single biggest environmental health risk’

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution has become the world’s single biggest environmental health risk, linked to around 7 million – or nearly one in eight deaths in 2012 – according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The new figures are more than double … Continue reading →

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Traffic-related air pollution associated with changes in right ventricular structure, function

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exposure to high levels of traffic-related air pollution is associated with changes in the right ventricle of the heart that may contribute to the known connection between air pollution exposure and heart disease, according to a new study. “Although the … Continue reading →

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New research shows air pollution might make you bad at your job

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

In 2011 researchers at UC San Diego and Columbia University were the first to demonstrate a link between air pollution and reduced productivity among outdoor agricultural workers. Now those researchers are back with a new study, entitled “Particulate Pollution and … Continue reading →

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Air pollution lowers sperm quality

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

MEN, TAKE HEED: living in the city could be harming your fertility. That is the finding of a recent study published in the journal Environmental Pollution, which analysed semen samples from more than 1,300 men in China. The study, led … Continue reading →

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