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Cleaner air from tackling climate change ‘would save millions of lives’

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Tackling climate change would save millions of lives a year by the end of the century purely as a result of the decrease in air pollution, according to a new study. The study is published as scientists from around the … Continue reading →

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Air pollution worsened by climate change set to be more potent killer in the 21st century

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

This century, climate change is expected to induce changes in air pollution, exposure to which could increase annual premature deaths by more than 100,000 adults worldwide. Based on the findings from a modelling study published in Springer’s journal Climatic Change, … Continue reading →

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Study: Air pollution causes 200,000 early deaths each year in the U.S.

Posted on August 29, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have come out with some sobering new data on air pollution’s impact on Americans’ health. The group tracked ground-level emissions from sources such as industrial smokestacks, vehicle tailpipes, marine and rail … Continue reading →

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Air pollution dangerous for smokers’ hearts

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Research reveals that on days of high pollution, smokers are more likely to have a heart attack than non-smokers. A study from the University of Dijon in Burgundy, France shows that when fine particles from air pollution exceed a certain … Continue reading →

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Major European study finds air pollution–lung cancer link

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Exposure to ambient air pollution is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer, particularly adenocarcinoma, a large European cohort study indicates. The association was driven by exposure to particulate matter with diameters of less than 10 µm (PM10) and … Continue reading →

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Air pollution responsible for more than 2 million deaths worldwide each year, experts estimate

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

More than two million deaths occur worldwide each year as a direct result of human-caused outdoor air pollution, a new study has found. In addition, while it has been suggested that a changing climate can exacerbate the effects of air … Continue reading →

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Northern China’s air pollution reduces life expectancy by 5.5 years – study

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution causes people in northern China to live an average of 5.5 years shorter than their southern counterparts, according to a study released on Monday which claims to show in unprecedented detail the link between air pollution and life … Continue reading →

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Autism Tied to Air Pollution, Brain-Wiring Disconnection

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Researchers seeking the roots of autism have linked the disorder to chemicals in air pollution and, in a separate study, found that language difficulties of the disorder may be due to a disconnect in brain wiring. Researchers from Harvard University’s … Continue reading →

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