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Air Pollution Linked to Childhood Cancers
By Stephanie Poulos | Apr 10, 2013 02:04 AM EDTChildren may be affected by the exposure of certain compounds in car exhaust even before birth.
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1.2 Million People Die Prematurely Each Year Because of China's Air Pollution
By Makini Brice | Apr 03, 2013 03:32 PM EDTIn recent months, the air pollution problem in China has received considerable attention from media outlets abroad.
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Mothers Exposed to Air Pollution may have Babies with Low Birth Weight
By Staff Reporter | Feb 06, 2013 08:47 AM ESTPregnant women who inhale a specific air pollutant released by vehicles and other air pollution sources might give birth to children who have significantly low birth weight, a study finds.
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Elders Residing In High Air Pollution Area May Suffer from Decreased Cognitive Functionality
By Drishya Nair | Nov 17, 2012 05:34 AM ESTA new study, presented at The Gerontological Society of America's 65th Annual Scientific Meeting, San Diego reveals that elders who live in areas with high air pollution may have a decreased cognitive functionality. "As a result of age-related declines in health and functioning, older adults are particularly vulnerable to the hazards of exposure to unhealthy air," Jennifer Ailshire, PhD, a National Institute on Aging postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Biodemography and Population Health and the Andrus Gerontology Center at the University of Southern California, said.
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Traffic Air Pollution Impairs Lung Function in Children
By Drishya Nair | Oct 12, 2012 09:35 AM EDTStarting from infancy to the initial few years of a child are very vital in determining the mental and physical health of the child for a lifetime. A new study suggests that exposure to air pollution from traffic during infancy could hamper the lung function in children up to 8 years of age.
