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Air Pollution Can Aggravate Rheumatoid Arthritis But Exercise, Lifestyle Changes Can Relieve Symptoms 

Researchers from All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) looked into 500 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who lived in New Delhi, India, in the past 10 years. They found that the symptoms worsened in the months of November and December. … Continue reading

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Air pollution: invisible health threat 

How safe is the air that we breathe? The VW diesel emissions scandal has highlighted the issue of air pollution. The two pollutants which give most cause for concern are the toxic gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter (PM2.5), … Continue reading

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Paris’s first attempt at car-free day brings big drop in air and noise pollution 

Vehicle ban, applied to just 30% of French capital, showed encouraging results – but new report says nation has far to go Paris’s “day without cars” last week led to such a dramatic drop in both air and noise pollution … Continue reading

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Walking in side streets ‘reduces harm from air pollution’ 

Walking in quieter side streets in London can reduce the amount of harm caused by diesel fumes, according to the latest study. A researcher used a hand-held monitor to measure levels of sooty black pollution while walking between Whitechapel and … Continue reading

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Air pollution linked to 3,500 deaths in Scotland 

AIR pollution may be contributing to a larger number of deaths in Scotland than previously thought, according to environmental campaigners. Friends Of The Earth Scotland said there could be more than 3,500 early deaths from air pollution in Scotland every … Continue reading

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See China’s air pollution in real time 

Researchers at Berkeley have used Google Maps and new data on China’s air pollution to create a near real-time visualization of the country’s air quality. The online map is based on findings that the scientists published last month in the journal PLoS … Continue reading

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Mapping the invisible scourge

A new study suggests that air pollution is even worse than thought THE capital’s “airpocalypse”, the choking smog that descended on Beijing in the winter of 2012-13, galvanised public opinion and spooked the government. The strange thing is, though, that … Continue reading

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Indonesia air pollution: Tens of thousands of lives at risk from new coal plants

The Indonesian government’s plan to build 117 new coal-fired power plants could cause tens of thousands of premature deaths, according to a new analysis. Harvard University researchers say pollution from those coal power plants in the pipeline will put 21,200 lives at risk … Continue reading

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