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A warning for children consuming hamburgers: Asthma

...ng physical activity and increased pollution. The pollution theory does not stand to reason. Tokyo has a higher pollution, but lower asthma rate, while a higher incidence rate of asthma is found in the Scottish island of Skye where there is almost no pollution. "The high salt content in hamburgers may incre...

Air pollution found to increase risk of ischemic stroke

...igh levels of air pollution, compared with low-air pollution days. These effects sound very small when compare...ciated with exposure to ambient air particles. Air pollution has been shown to trigger heart attacks and to aggravate the conditions of patients with congestive ...

The Falling Sperm Count In Men

...ticides, air-pollution, caffeine, some fast foods, pollution of water to name a few. These contributing factors are discussed in some detail in this article. Pesticides : Pesticides have a toxic effect on the testicles and other sex glands according to a French study. The problem is that the semen quality...

Incorrect lifestyle may be the cause of male infertility

...food, fast food and driving. Blaming pollution as one of the causes of male infertility, scientists believe that nitrogen oxide and lead in exhaust fumes may be the culprits. Scrotal hyperthermia has been identified as another risk factor for male infertility according to a study published in t...

Air Pollution Can Cause Heart Attack

Scientists have now discovered a link between air pollution and heart attacks. A study in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis looks specifically at airborne particulate matter resulting mainly from the combustion of fuel//, including coal and also from forest fires, reports science portal EurekAlert. ...

Air Pollution Can Even Increase Death Rates

Air pollution had been linked to health hazards before but a rec...in air pollution. Earlier studies took one or two pollution measures from several cities and compared health effects among cities. This study digs more deeply, ...

Japanese And Chinese Pharmaceutical Companies Join Together In Drug Testing

...china. China has about 300 million smokers and air pollution is high causing damaged lungs, which offers good atmosphere for testing of this new compound. Ames Gross, President Pacific Bridge Medical is not happy with the mergers and is very much afraid of the potential problems such as copycats and piracy o...

Natural formula for protection against vision loss

...e radicals, which are found in everything from air pollution and chemicals in the water we drink, to preservatives in the foods we eat and the cigarette one smokes, are highly reactive molecules that bind to and destroy body components. The eyes have been found to be more vulnerable to free radical attacks as ...

Air Pollution Increases Risk For Heart Disease In Women

Women living in areas with higher air pollution levels may have an increased chance of a heart dis...pen to live in areas that have a high level of air pollution in which ozone combines with particulate matter (PM). The risk may be as much as twice that of women...

Air Pollution Linked To Heart Disease And Heart Attacks

...ay of pollutants into that air. On days when air pollution levels are high, there are more heart attacks and ...fuel energy pollute the air we breathe in. the air pollution can also happen from the release of noxious gases into the air. Air pollution and health: air pol...

Environmental estrogens can cause breast cancer

...ill help to understand the effect of environmental pollution leading to development of breast cancer. The researchers are planning to continue their investigations by looking into the effects of developmental exposures of nonylphenol on breast cancer....

Pollution Free Hydrogen based fuel for Energy

...if all the vehicles in the world could run using a pollution free energy source.// This is no science fiction...ther than a combustion mechanism and this would be pollution free. A similar mechanism is already followed by plants to make energy by the process of photosynthe...

Air pollution to affect diabetes patients’ cardiovascular risks

...f cardiovascular disease from the// heightened air pollution levels. The days when air pollutions are at higher levels, there had been more reports of hospitalization of diabetic patients. Research has pointed out that on the days the air contains more pollutant particles, the ability of the blood vessels to...

Asthma risk increases for children living close to busy roads

...e required to find out the exact components of the pollution that can trigger or increase the risk of an asthmatic attack. Researchers suggest that one way to stop this condition from affecting children will be to build schools and other recreational facilities for children like gardens and entertainment park...

Mercury Pollution Linked To Rise In Autism

... in the journal Health and Place says that mercury pollution in the state of Texas in US may be one of the reas... opened a new door to study the effects of mercury pollution to autism. The study was done using data from the Texas Education Department and US Environment Pro...

Pollution can cause damage to fetus in womb

In a pilot study in New York, air pollution due to combustion has been proved to cause damage ...ad observed the effect of prenatal exposure to air pollution due to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) that can penetrate placenta to affect the fetus. Some ...

Air Pollution Found To Accelerate Heart Disease

Air pollution may cause and accelerate the narrowing of carotid ...have found // an association between long-term air pollution and the early stages of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). They say that air pollution, si...

Pollution Found To Impair Lung Development

Environmental pollution is second only to smoking as a risk factor for mortality. As lung function decreases, the risk of respiratory disease and heart attacks increases. Healthy lungs usually stop developing at age 18,// gradually losing lung function by 1 percent every ye...

Dangers Of Cigarette Smoke

... those measured outdoors. Thus researchers say air pollution emitted by cigarettes may be 10-times greater than diesel car exhaust....

More Research Required For COPD

...ers. Exposure to environmental hazards such as air pollution and smoke from wood fires also comes into play in some cases. According to a recent study by the year 2020, in fact, it will be the third leading cause of death worldwide. Right now, COPD is the fourth leading cause of death in developed nations, in...

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