Tag: Pollution, Air

Findings seen especially for fine particulate matter from agriculture and wildfires

Age-standardized rates for deaths decreased, but all-age disability-adjusted life years increased

Exposures to fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide were associated with increased risks for colorectal and prostate cancer in older adults

Findings seen for older adults with dementia

If air quality guidelines set by WHO are reached in 2050, antibiotic resistance will decline by 16.8 percent

Study reveals significant synergistic interaction of heat wave and PM_2.5 on myocardial infarction mortality

Between 80 million and 120 million people are affected by this poor air quality

Studies showed increase in duration of hospitalization

Mean length of stay increased up to 10 percent during times when air quality was poorer

A 2020 study found that exposure to heavy smoke during wildfires raised the risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests up to 70 percent