Air pollution: “We must not think that the air in the countryside is less polluted”
Last October, the state was fined a record 20 million euros for its lack of action to tackle air pollution. ...
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How Air Pollution Plays With Our Emotions
Exposure to air pollution may alter regions of the brain that control emotions and promote the risk of anxiety and ...
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Air pollution: children more at risk of high blood pressure
Children most exposed to air pollution are more likely to suffer from high blood pressure (HTA) according to a new ...
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Air pollution: low levels are more deadly than thought
One study estimates that air pollution, especially low levels of PM2.5 fine particle concentration, could cause more than 1.5 million ...
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Pregnancy: air pollution would hinder the development of the baby
Exposure to fine particulate air pollution during pregnancy poses a risk to the healthy neurodevelopment of infants, according to a ...
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Dementia: exposure to fine particles implicated
According to a new study, people most exposed to fine particles from air pollution are more at risk of developing ...
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Air pollution leads to weight gain and obesity in women
The presence of certain particles in the air is associated with an increase in body fat in women, according to ...
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Air pollution affects children’s brains
Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and in early childhood can dramatically change the size and structure of a child's ...
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Breathing polluted air could increase risk of stroke, study finds
Researchers have found that air pollution is associated with an increased risk of stroke and stroke-related cardiovascular disease. THE ESSENTIAL ...
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Mental disorders: children exposed to air pollution would be more at risk
A new study suggests a link between exposure to air pollution in early childhood and the development of psychiatric disorders. ...
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Autism: air pollution worsens children’s symptoms
Air pollution may worsen symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a new study has found. THE ESSENTIAL There ...
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Pollution and respiratory problems: the car, the main cause
It is commonplace to incriminate air pollution in respiratory diseases. What is less known is that car traffic poses a ...
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Exhaust gases: more harmful consequences for women than for men
A Canadian study recently compared the impact of inhaling diesel engine exhaust on women and men. And, in the face ...
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How does air pollution alter the development of the gut microbiome in babies?
A new American study has pointed to the harmful effects of air pollution on the development of the intestinal microbiome ...
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Air pollution levels in schools can be reduced with simple measures
British researchers have tested three simple and particularly effective solutions to improve air quality in primary schools. THE ESSENTIAL Of ...
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Air pollution, responsible for fatal arrhythmias?
On days of heavy pollution, cardiac arrhythmias are more frequent, especially in people with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. THE ESSENTIAL According ...
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Pregnancy: how air pollution attacks the placenta
Exposure to atmospheric pollutants would cause an immune reaction specific to pregnant women that is harmful to their health, that ...
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Air pollution responsible for life-threatening arrhythmias
A new study links high levels of fine particle pollution to the risk of ventricular arrhythmia, a heart condition that ...
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Aspirin protects the lungs from pollution
For the first time, a study shows that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as aspirin can reduce the harmful effects of ...
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Heatwave, Androcur and the impact of sleep on sperm quality Heatwave: air pollution increases blood pressure Androcur: patients with serious tumors long after stopping treatment Fertility: going to bed early improves semen quality sperm
Air pollution increases blood pressure, patients have suffered from serious tumors long after stopping Androcur treatment and going to bed ...
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Urban pollution spares no one: 180,000 deaths in tropical cities
Over the past fourteen years, air pollution in tropical cities has caused 180,000 early deaths, that is to say, considered ...
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99% of earthlings breathe polluted air!
While UN climate experts, the IPCC, published a 2,800-page report on Monday on solutions to stem global warming, WHO warns ...
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Environmental degradation and health: 3 out of 4 French people are worried
Families with young children are the most aware of the impact of environmental degradation on health. THE ESSENTIAL The effects ...
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Rheumatoid arthritis, IBD: what if it was because of air pollution?
Long-term exposure to certain pollutants increases the risk of autoimmune disease. THE ESSENTIAL According to the WHO, 9 out of ...
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Women exposed to lead are more likely to have boys
In pregnant women, high blood lead levels are correlated with more births of boys. THE ESSENTIAL Generally, the sex ratio ...
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The rain of sand from the Sahara, a danger to health?
These dust-laden winds degrade air quality and can have various health consequences. THE ESSENTIAL This meteorological phenomenon is called calima ...
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How car pollution made Americans less intelligent
The lead contained until 1996 in the gasoline of the cars contaminated the organization of the millions of Americans through ...
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What if the air in your home was as polluted as that of a busy street?
American scientists have revealed that cleaning products degrade the quality of our indoor air as much as the exhaust of ...
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Home-to-school journeys by bike: when the parent pedals, the child suffocates!
The level of pollution to which children transported in bicycle trailers are exposed is much higher than that breathed in ...
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Fine particles: still more than 6,000 deaths per year in Île-de-France
An improvement in air quality has been observed in Île-de-France. But this is still not enough. 6,220 Ile-de-France residents still ...
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