Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Polluted air may up risk of many cancers

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

For elderly people in Hong Kong, long term exposure to fine-particle air pollution is tied to an increased risk of dying from many cancers, including breast, liver and pancreatic cancer, in addition to the expected lung cancer risk, according to … Continue reading →

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World Asthma Day 2016: Why We Need To Reduce Air Pollution, Environmental Toxins More Than Ever

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Asthma rates have only increased in recent decades, and air pollution may be one of the culprits. Asthma rates have increased significantly in recent decades, with the number of people diagnosed with asthma in the United States growing 4.3 million between 2001 … Continue reading →

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Mexico City bans 40 per cent of cars again over air pollution 

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The new rules keep one-in-five cars off the road every day, but the alert issued yesterday will double the ban on today. Mexico City officials issued a new air pollution alert, meaning that 40 per cent of vehicles will be … Continue reading →

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What causes air pollution?

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere if half of global-warming emissions are not absorbed. Credit: NASA/JPL/GSFC By definition, pollution refers to any matter that is “out of place”. In other words, it is what happens when toxins, contaminants, and other harmful … Continue reading →

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Exposure to particulate air pollutants associated with numerous types of cancer 

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) published a series of monographs on the evaluation of various carcinogenic risks. In a monograph on air pollution, the organization pointed out the difficulty of assessing the effects of pollution … Continue reading →

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1,000 Londoners killed in four months by the capital’s toxic air 

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The death toll from tiny particulate pollution in London has soared above 1,000 in less than four months this year, shock figures revealed today. The disclosure sparked fresh calls from campaigners and academics for tougher action from Boris Johnson’s successor … Continue reading →

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UK government faces second court battle over air pollution plans 

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

High court to hear case against government’s ‘woefully inadequate’ plans to tackle air pollution, just a year after losing in the supreme court The UK government is to be sued in the high court over its air pollution plans, just … Continue reading →

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Even a little air pollution may have long-term health effects on developing fetus 

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Even small amounts of air pollution appear to raise the risk of a condition in pregnant women linked to premature births and lifelong neurological and respiratory disorders in their children, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests. … Continue reading →

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