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...
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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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 vessels in her...
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...
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...
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 known as hay fever – the warmer weather is no cause for celebration....
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, regulating emissions. Similarly, it seems that the public is only just...
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 polluted air – in which case infants and kids can find that ruinous for...
"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 traffic - trams, buses and cars. How does air pollution affect me while...
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. Never heard of them? But you’ll face them daily if you live in a polluted...