Category Archives: Health Effects of Air Pollution

Obesity And Air Pollution: Overweight People Breathe In More Contaminants

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

A new study by Dr. Pierre Brochu at Université de Montréal’s School of Public Health has found that adults who are obese or even overweight actually breathe in seven to 50 percent more air per day than adults at healthier … Continue reading →

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More diseases from air pollution uncovered by improved data material

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

At rest, we breathe approx. 12-15 times per minute, and for each inhalation we change approx. one litre of air. Depending on the activity level, this makes up a daily quantity in the order of twenty cubic metres of air … Continue reading →

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EU air pollution target ‘still too high’ for heart health

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

A study confirming a link between atmospheric pollution and heart-attack risk strengthens the EU case for tougher clean-air targets, experts say. Research in the BMJ looking at long-term data for 100,000 people in five European countries found evidence of harm, … Continue reading →

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Air pollution exposure linked to sharp rise in heart trouble

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to a sharp increase in heart attacks and angina cases, according to research in five European Union countries that was conducted over more than a decade. Excluding illness, poverty and smoking, researchers … Continue reading →

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Air pollution ‘kills more people than car accidents’

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

New figures from the Office of National Statistics shows that air pollution in the capital is a factor in thousands of deaths.”In London and across Europe, air pollution is killing more than ten times the number of people dying from … Continue reading →

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Air pollution, genetics combine to increase risk for autism

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exposure to air pollution appears to increase the risk for autism among people who carry a genetic disposition for the neurodevelopmental disorder, according to newly published research led by scientists at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of … Continue reading →

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Air pollution causes autism, study finds

Posted on December 3, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Living in an intensely polluted area could increase the risk of autism among young people, a study has found. Two factors – genetic and environmental – combine to create a heightened risk that young people will develop the incurable disorder. … Continue reading →

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New petrol engines ’cause more air pollution’

Posted on November 28, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

New types of petrol engines are more damaging in terms of air pollution than traditional designs, according to new research. It has been found that new generation engines can release around 1,000 times more particles that can be damaging to … Continue reading →

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