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October 30, 2024
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Particulate matter, ozone, allergens ‘worsening with climate change’

BOSTON — Amidst climate change, it is important that pulmonologists/critical care experts consider the impact worsening particulate matter, ozone and allergens have on their patients, according to a presentation at the CHEST Annual Meeting.

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October 05, 2024
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Air pollution, even at low levels, linked to higher ischemic stroke risk in some groups

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.

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April 24, 2024
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2024 State of the Air report: 39% of Americans breathe polluted, unhealthy air daily

Implementing the recent stronger standard for fine particulate pollution revealed that 131 million Americans breathe unhealthy, polluted air where they live, according to a press release from the American Lung Association.

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February 25, 2024
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Nasal key driver genes linked to ozone, fine particulate matter exposure in asthma

WASHINGTON — Among patients with asthma, various nasal key driver genes are linked to ozone and fine particulate matter exposure, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

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December 12, 2023
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Climate change poses ‘major threat’ to respiratory health

The historical climate events of the past summer may have been eye-opening for all, but the health of patients with respiratory diseases and conditions has been particularly threatened due to these exposures.

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November 20, 2023
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Odds for COPD in young population increase with ozone, household air pollution exposure

Individuals aged 15 to 50 years faced heightened odds for COPD if they had been exposed to household air pollution and elevated ambient ozone levels, according to results published in Thorax.

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October 10, 2023
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Q&A: Managing risks of air pollution for people with asthma

High levels of ozone can be particularly harmful to people with asthma, and it turns out that local pollution may actually be generated from other areas.

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September 06, 2023
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Q&A: Despite EPA’s delay, ‘the clock is ticking’ on finalizing ozone standards

On Aug. 21, the EPA publicized that it will be conducting a new review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ozone, meaning the current outdated national limit on this pollution may be in place until as late as December 2025.

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June 19, 2023
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Air pollution associated with length of hospital stays in pediatric asthma in the Bronx

Ambient particulate matter at the 2.5 µm scale and ozone pollution were associated with longer hospital stays for pediatric patients with asthma in the Bronx, according to a study published in Journal of Asthma.

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May 23, 2023
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High levels of air pollution linked to ILD prevalence, acute exacerbations, death

WASHINGTON — Exposure to air pollutants at high levels contributed to interstitial lung disease incidence, acute exacerbations and death, according to an abstract presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

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