PM 2.5 and Ischemic Stroke Hospitalization (2019)

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...

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A cycling mask needs careful choosing: [Tips for anti-pollution cycling mask]

"How to choose a cycling mask?" and "Which one to pick-up?" are questions we receive too many times these days. That's why we have chosen to answer to one of our cycling friends - Anna. Hi my name...

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Why Do Chinese Wear Masks?

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...

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Wildfires – air pollution and its impact (2019)

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...

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How does air pollution hit kids’ growth?

Medics will tell you that adults breathe an average of 14-16 times per minute whereas newborn babies breathe up to 30-60 times per minute. That sounds harmless enough. Unless you are breathing in...

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What are the causes of air pollution?

Every year 7 million people worldwide fall ill and die as a consequence of air pollution. Yet it’s only recently that governments have started addressing the cause of air pollution by, for example,...

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Running Away From Air Pollution

"I am a runner. I live by a spacious park. But to access it I have to pass through one of the main boulevards that connects the centre to the city's largest residential area. There is loads of...

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What are PM 2.5 and PM 10? What is the difference between them?

I’m feeling under the weather in my home city right now. And, boy oh boy, that pun is intended. I’m suffering from an excess of fine particulate matters – known in the trade as PM 2.5 and PM 10....

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Asthma sufferers have to beware of the big city’s air pollution

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...

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How does air pollution and smog affect you while cycling?

When you start cycling you deliver a triple boost – to your health, your bank account and to the atmosphere, the latter simply by not adding to the air pollution around you! However, smog and...

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How pollen allergy is made worse by air pollution ?

For many people spring is a joyous season, a period of renewal and fresh optimism about the future. But for sufferers of pollen allergy – technically known as allergic rhinitis but more commonly...

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Why Is Air Pollution Worse During Winter?

Last updated August 6, 2019 Air pollution is actually worse during winter. So it’s puzzling why many people still believe that it peaks in summer. Of course, if you have ever lived in a hot and...

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How does air pollution affect our health?

Only the witches in Macbeth could truly appreciate many of our most polluted cities. “Fair is foul and foul is fair, hover through the fog and filthy air …” was their chant. Well, the witches might...

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5 tips to protect your baby from air pollution [and they include your own bad habits!]

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...

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The NEW Air Quality Guidelines are much stricter (WHO, 2021)

The Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) are updated by the World Health Organization for the first time after 16 years (the last big revision was back in 2005), and they are much stricter. Nearly 80% of...

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