Tag: Pollution, Air
Air, Light Pollution May Increase Risk for Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Authors acknowledge these exposures may be tied to broader urbanization
Air Pollution Exposure Negatively Impacts Some Domains of Cognitive Performance
Strongest relationship seen for air pollution and language
Excess Greenhouse Gas Emissions Linked to Inappropriate Imaging
Total inappropriate Medicare imaging exams estimated to have produced 3.55 to 129.2 kT carbon dioxide equivalents per year
Early-Life Ozone Exposure Linked to Asthma, Wheeze at 4 to 6 Years Old
Increased odds of current asthma and wheeze seen at 4 to 6 years of age, but associations were null for outcomes at 8 to 9 years of age
Air Pollution May Contribute to Skin Health Issues
Study reveals link between fine particulate matter exposure and skin redness
Inconsistent Link Seen Between Wildfires and CVD Events, Mortality
Increased rate of CVD events and death seen with high level of fine particulate matter during Mendocino Complex wildfire
Higher Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Depression
Reproductive health may be the pathway linking traffic-related air pollution to depression
Shifts in Trends Noted for Trachea, Bronchus, Lung Cancer Mortality
Tobacco-associated trachea, bronchus, and lung cancer mortality decreasing overall, while pollution-associated mortality increasing
Higher Radon Exposure Linked to Increased Odds of Gestational Diabetes
Nulliparous, pregnant ever-smokers living in counties with higher radon and those living in counties with higher radon and PM2.5 levels have higher odds of GDM
Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Tied to More Hospital Admissions
Findings seen for both all-cause and cause-specific hospital admissions
