New research has identified the mechanism by which air pollution damages the lungs’ self-cleaning system, leaving us ...

Cardiovascular disease ... type of stress. Air pollution triggers systemic inflammation throughout the body. This can happen when pollutants stimulate immune cells in the lungs, which then ...

When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced a massive rollback of environmental ...

Women with COPD, asthma, and OSA may go undiagnosed or without proper care because their symptomatology differs from the classic male presentation.

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a Congressional Review Act Resolution of Disapproval (CRA) to repeal an important air pollution rule.

Health Dangers of Air Pollution ... obstructive pulmonary disease. Exposure to such particulate matter at a young age can permanently alter the growth trajectory of lungs in such children ...

ACTUALLY, THAT’S A LOT OF SMOKE IN THE AIR. OF COURSE ... SMOKE AND POLLUTION FOR PATIENTS WHO ARE AT RISK WHO HAVE LUNG DISEASE OR HEART DISEASE, SMOKE CAN REALLY GET INTO THE LUNGS AND ...

Nearly half of the people in the U.S. live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution — you could ... cause and worsen lung and heart disease, and lead to death, according to the ALA.