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More than half US population lives amid dangerous air pollution, report warns 

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

American Lung Association’s ‘state of the air’ report finds 166 million Americans are living in unhealthy ozone or particle pollution with serious health risks More than half of the US population lives amid potentially dangerous air pollution, with national efforts … 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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Air pollution ‘harmful for those with failing hearts’

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution is harming people with weak hearts – even killing them, a big international study reveals. Experts estimate the toll includes thousands of Britons each year. The British Heart Foundation, which funded The Lancet work, says the UK must … Continue reading →

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Air pollution can trigger heart arrhythmias: study

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

For people with existing heart problems, exposure to high levels of air pollution can trigger the irregular heartbeats that may lead to a stroke or heart attack, according to a new study. Past research has linked air pollution to ventricular … Continue reading →

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Air Pollution Linked To Early Death Heart Attack Survivors, Study Shows

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution increases the chances of heart attack survivors dying early, research has shown. Higher levels of tiny sooty particles in the air led to more deaths among patients after they had left hospital. Experts monitored more than 154,000 patients … Continue reading →

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Fog, haze lead to big spike in pollution levels

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

An air quality report from the Ministry of Environmental Protection ranked Handan, Baoding and Shijiazhuang in Hebei and Zhengzhou in Henan as the top four most-polluted cities among 120 monitored nationwide. The Air Pollution Index in the four cities reached … Continue reading →

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4460 deaths due to Tehran’s air pollution

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Hassan Aghajani, an advisor to the Minister of Health, said on Saturday there has been an increase of 30% in heart patients visiting hospitals over the last few days. He said in the last Iranian year, about 4460 deaths in … Continue reading →

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PM2.5 air pollutants causing more deaths than estimated, study says

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Respro® UK Ltd

The health risks of microscopic air pollutants have been grossly underestimated on the mainland, with nearly 8,600 premature deaths expected this year in four major cities, a study has revealed. And premature deaths are “just a tiny fraction” of the … Continue reading →

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