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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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NASA CSI: On the Trail of a Hazy Global Killer 

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

For more than three decades NASA has focused its space-faring skills and science chops CSI-like on an elusive global killer. Later this month, that pursuit takes us to East Asia. In a few years, part way to the moon. Air … Continue reading →

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Drop in air pollution tied to better breathing among kids 

Posted on April 13, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality improvements in southern California are tied to improvements in the respiratory health of children in that area, according to a new study. While the researchers can’t say for sure that cleaner air caused kids’ breathing to improve, they … Continue reading →

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Moss is useful bioindicator of cadmium air pollution, new study finds 

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Moss growing on urban trees is a useful bio-indicator of cadmium air pollution in Portland, Oregon, a U.S. Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station-led study has found. The work–the first to use moss to generate a rigorous and detailed map … Continue reading →

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Respirator mask reduces effects of pollution on the heart

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

The use of a respiratory filter mask, a common practice in China and Japan, among other countries, helps minimize the impact of pollution on people with heart failure during rush-hour traffic in cities such as São Paulo, Brazil. For healthy … Continue reading →

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Exposure to air pollution leads to obesity: Study 

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exposure to air pollution leads to obesity and makes people prone to other lifestyle diseases such as hypertension and heart disease, a study has revealed. The study published in the Journal of Federation of the American Society of Experimental Biology … Continue reading →

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University “shed” could hold the key to fighting deadly and tiny air pollution particles 

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

THIS humble shed could hold the key to fighting ultra fine deadly pollution particles. The Argus was among a small select group of media invited to look round the University of Brighton‘s ground-breaking air-pollution monitoring station at their Falmer campus … Continue reading →

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U.S. preterm births tied to air pollution cost $4 billion a year

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

U.S. premature births linked to air pollution cost more than $4 billion a year in medical care and lost economic opportunity, a new analysis estimates. Almost 16,000 babies arrive early each year due at least in part to air pollution, … Continue reading →

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