Tag Archives: Asthma

Indoor and outdoor air pollution ‘claiming at least 40,000 UK lives a year’ 

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Report finds air pollution inside and outside the home is costing £20bn a year as well as causing tens of thousands of deaths Air pollution both inside and outside the home causes at least 40,000 deaths a year in the … Continue reading →

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Air pollution linked to asthma in children and teens 

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exposure to air pollution early in life may contribute to the development of asthma in childhood and adolescence, a European study suggests. Researchers followed more than 14,000 children from birth through ages 14 to 16 and found those born in … Continue reading →

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Air pollution stunting children’s lungs, study finds

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

A six-year study finds children living in highly polluted parts of cities have up to 10 per cent less lung capacity than normal, with warnings the damage could be permanent High levels of air pollution are stunting the growth of … Continue reading →

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NO2 air pollution increases allergenicity in ragweed pollen

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MÜNCHEN – GERMAN RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Together with the Research Unit Protein Science and the Institute for Environmental Medicine of Technische Universität München as well as the research consortium UNIKA-T and the Christine Kühne – Center … Continue reading →

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Stagnant Summer Days on the Rise in U.S.

Posted on July 29, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Those long, hot, sultry days of summer, the ones where the air seems so still it wouldn’t disturb a leaf, are also days where air quality can take a nosedive. With winds barely above a whisper and atmosphere-scouring rains nowhere … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Kills 3.2 Million People Worldwide Every Year!

Posted on July 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Reducing air pollution could save millions of lives according to new research. The World Health Organisation reported that in 2012, around 7 million people died as a result of exposure to air pollution. You can find out more about the … Continue reading →

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The Terrifying Truth About Air Pollution and Dementia

Posted on June 30, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

“WE SHOULD GET out of here,” says air pollution chemist Eben Cross. At 7 a.m. on this cold November day the wind blows steadily through the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Cambridge campus, cutting through our thin jackets. But Cross isn’t … 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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