Category Archives: World News

Ontario Launches New Air Quality Health Index

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

New Tool Will Help Ontarians Make Informed Decisions About Their Health Today Ontario launched the new Air Quality Health Index to give Ontarians better information about health risks due to air pollution. The Air Quality Health Index works like the … Continue reading →

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Air pollution: Delhi is dirty, but how do other cities fare?

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The WHO last week named India’s capital the worst of 1,600 cities for PM2.5 particles. What are the other measures of pollution, and do the experts agree? Last year, a study by the World Health Organisation found that Delhi had … Continue reading →

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Chile’s largest city temporarily shut down due to smog ’emergency’

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Measures relaxed on Monday night after cars were ordered off streets of Santiago, businesses shut and 7 million residents told to stay indoors Authorities in Chile’s capital shut down hundreds of businesses and ordered hundreds of thousands of cars off … Continue reading →

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All choked up: did Britain’s dirty air make me dangerously ill?

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Three months ago, a surgeon at Liverpool Heart and Chest hospital took a saw, ripped through my sternum, levered open my ribcage, cut into the aorta of my still-beating heart and stitched in a vein from my leg. The long, … Continue reading →

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Santiago Smog: Chile Declares Environmental Emergency Over Air Pollution

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Extremely high level of air pollution in the Chilean capital of Santiago has forced authorities to declare a state of environmental emergency in the Santiago metropolitan area for Monday, the country’s environment ministry said in a statement. The emergency measures, which … Continue reading →

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India launches air quality index for major cities

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

The Indian government is rolling out a national air quality index in 10 of its biggest cities. Indian cities are among those with the worst air quality in the world. The index is to be launched in 10 major cities, … Continue reading →

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Pollen, pollution and storms spell misery for allergy sufferers

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Met Office warns of ‘very high’ pollen levels across the UK as pollution and stormy weather peaks, spelling disaster for people with hay fever High levels of pollen, increased pollution and the threat of stormy weather is set to create … Continue reading →

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Is city biking hazardous to your health?

Posted on June 19, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

People used to say that exercising in New York City was like smoking a pack of cigarettes. Luckily, conditions have vastly improved, according to a recent NYC Health Department report, but some areas of the city continue to have high … Continue reading →

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