by airlief | Aug 7, 2019 | Air Pollution, Health, Updates
The associations between PM2.5 constituents and hospitalization for ischemic stroke (the predominant subtype of stroke). This is the main objective of the research conducted in 2019 by the School of Public Health in Shanghai and the Shanghai Environmental Monitoring...
by airlief | Jul 10, 2019 | Updates
While the firefighters are putting down the flames of wildfires, the smoke can make serious damage to our health. Exposure to smoke can cause lung irritation, increase the possibility of an asthma attack and even premature death. What is the biggest health concern...
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by airlief | Apr 26, 2018 | Air Pollution, Children Asthma, Health, Smoke
1. Don’t smoke while pregnant and don’t smoke in public! If you’re a pregnant mother, protect your unborn child by not smoking. And that includes passive smoking. When a pregnant woman breathes in smoke, it can cause inflammation that disrupts blood...
by airlief | Apr 23, 2018 | Air Pollution, Health
A British friend, married to a Chinese wife and with a young child, went off to Beijing, where he had found a job as an English teacher so that his wife could spend some time with her mother. He was in good spirits when he left London. Yet, within a few weeks, he was...
by airlief | Apr 10, 2018 | Air Pollution, Allergy, Asthma, Children Asthma, Health
Asthma, although technically a reversible condition, is no trivial illness but one that demands constant vigilance. Imagine the panic if you’re a sufferer. Your chest tightens, you struggle to catch your breath and you can’t sleep. If you live in a city where air...
