Air Pollution

October 29 is World Stroke Day, which aims to raise awareness of the condition and how to prevent it.

Healio’s Women in Allergy explored potential risks women may face associated with cooking exposures.

BOSTON — Resident physicians had a better understanding of how air pollution impacts patients and how to prevent exposure after attending a 15-minute educational presentation, according to data presented at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

Exposure to air pollution was linked to higher ischemic stroke incidence among women younger than 65 years and residents of areas with high alcohol and tobacco consumption, researchers reported in European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, also known as AAFA, released its yearly list of the most difficult cities for people with asthma to live in within the United States.

Veterans using inhaled corticosteroids did not face increased odds for an asthma-related health care event after short-term fine particulate matter rises, according to a research letter.

Sublingual immunotherapy for house dust mites improved allergic rhinitis symptoms over a 1-year period among children aged 1 to 4 years, according to results from an open-label study..

Exposure to air pollution over a half-decade increased the risk for infertility in men, the results of a nationwide cohort study published in BMJ showed.

Air pollution increased the risk for ED visits and hospitalizations due to asthma and other respiratory diseases, according to a poster presented at ERS Congress 2024.

Air pollution and genetic susceptibility increased the risks for progression from asthma to COPD, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress.