Air Pollution
Air pollution may impact control of sleep apnea on positive airway pressure therapy
Air pollution concentrations, even at relatively low levels, were associated with a change in the effectiveness of positive airway pressure therapy among individuals with obstructive sleep apnea, according to findings published in Chest.
Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup workers experience increased risk for asthma
Workers who participated in the cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill experienced an increased risk for asthma due to exposure to total hydrocarbons and PM2.5 air pollutants, according to a study published in Environment International.
Air pollutants may cause eye disease
Review: Cardiologists should ‘definitively be worried’ about soil, water pollution
Heavy metals, pesticides and microplastics in the soil and water are not only environmental and ecological hazards, but they also warrant concerns from the cardiology and heart health communities.
Ambient, household air pollution independently drives CV death risk
A model using satellite data to assess combined environmental exposures showed ambient fine particulate matter air pollution, along with household fuel use and ventilation, drove risk for CV death independent of other factors in rural Iran.
Prenatal, postnatal exposure to air pollution increases risk for asthma, wheeze
High levels of exposure to fine particulate matter during specific prenatal and postnatal developmental windows may increase the risk for childhood asthma and wheezing, according to a study published in Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.
Data find ‘direct correlation’ between air pollution and osteoporosis, autoimmune disease
There is a “direct correlation” between microscopic particles found in air pollution and increased incidence of osteoporosis and autoimmune disease in a cohort of individuals in Italy, according to a presenter at the EULAR 2022 Congress.
Air pollution exposure may affect COVID-19 severity, mortality
Exposure to ambient air pollution and nitrogen dioxide may influence COVID-19 severity and related mortality, researchers reported in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
Air pollution exposure linked to more severe COVID-19 outcomes
Exposure to common air pollutants were associated with more severe outcomes after SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to findings published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Fatty acids counteract respiratory responses to low air pollution levels in healthy adults
Among healthy individuals, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids counteracted respiratory responses to low ambient air pollution levels, researchers reported in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society.