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Exposure to air pollution, smoking may lead to childhood obesity: Study
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Barcelona [Spain], June 28 (ANI): Exposure to smoking (both maternal smoking during pregnancy and second-hand smoking during childhood), air pollution, as well as certain characteristics of the built environment may be associated with a higher development of obesity in children, according to
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Study reveals air pollution could help London transport planners fight COV
Updated : 6 years ago IST
London [UK], June 26 (ANI): Measuring air quality across London could help fight COVID-19 by providing a rapid means of deciding whether to reduce public transport movement - given strong links between exposure to air pollution and COVID-19 transmission, a new study reveals.
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Exposure to air pollution can worsen bone health
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): Some of the common consequences of air pollution on our health are widely known, such as lung cancer, increase in respiratory diseases, stroke, etc. But so far there has been less awareness on the effect of air pollution on bone health which a research tea
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Study conducted in India reveals air pollution can affect bone health
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 4 (ANI): A recent study in India has found an association between exposure to air pollution and poor bone health.
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Reduced exposure to air pollution results in substantial health improvemen
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (USA), Dec 29 (ANI): Air pollution is an issue that requires urgent redressal if environmental degradation is to be halted from progressing further. Though, on an individual scale, reduction in air pollution has been observed to have dramatic positive effects on the health of
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Air pollution linked to childhood anxiety, study suggests
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 28 (ANI): As exposure to air pollution continues to be a well-established global health problem, researchers have found its connection with symptoms of childhood anxiety.
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Air pollution exposure in pregnancy linked to ADHD in kid?
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 26 (ANI): Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy does not increase symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in kid, finds a study.
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Air pollution ups death in elderly women
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 27 (ANI): You may need to wear those anti-pollution masks whenever you go out, as according to a recent study, short-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of premature death in elderly, especially women.
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How air pollution exposure during early pregnancy can harm babies
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 11 (ANI): A new study adds to growing evidence that exposure to air pollution before conception or even during the first month during pregnancy increases the risk of birth defects in children.
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Delhi smog: Go for N90 masks to protect yourself from cancer, heart diseas
Updated : 8 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], November 11 (ANI): As the rising levels of air pollution in the national capital has hit 70 times the World Health Organisation's safe limit, doctors have suggested people to wear N90 masks whenever they go out, as exposure to air pollution can lead to cancer and heart
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Cloth masks offer poor protection against air pollution
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug.20 (ANI): A recent study by environmental health scientists has revealed that inexpensive cloth masks worn by people who hope to reduce their exposure to air pollution vary widely in effectiveness and could be giving users a false sense of security, especially in highly p
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