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May 08, 2023
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Oil, gas production air pollution impacts thousands of asthma cases, exacerbations

Oil, gas production air pollution impacts thousands of asthma cases, exacerbations

Air pollution from oil and gas production contributed to 7,500 excess deaths, 410,000 asthma attacks and 2,200 new cases of childhood asthma across the nation in 2016, according to a study published in Environmental Research: Health.

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April 13, 2023
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Top in women’s health: Alzheimer’s disease vulnerability; ozone exposure during pregnancy

Top in women’s health: Alzheimer’s disease vulnerability; ozone exposure during pregnancy

Developing menopause at an earlier age and late initiation of hormone therapy were associated with increased vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers.

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April 04, 2023
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Ozone exposure increases gestational hypertension risk during first trimester

Ozone exposure increases gestational hypertension risk during first trimester

Ozone exposure was associated with an increased risk for gestational hypertension during the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

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January 09, 2023
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Air pollution associated with nonviral asthma attacks among urban youth

Air pollution associated with nonviral asthma attacks among urban youth

Moderate levels of ozone and fine particulate matter were associated with nonviral asthma attacks among children and adolescents living in low-income urban areas, according to a study published in The Lancet Planetary Health.

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May 25, 2022
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Air pollution exposure linked to more severe COVID-19 outcomes

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.

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September 22, 2021
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WHO issues new air quality recommendations for six major pollutants

WHO issues new air quality recommendations for six major pollutants

WHO has issued new global air quality guidelines, updating its previous recommendations that were made 16 years ago.

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September 12, 2020
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Greater ozone exposure, genetic factors increase risk for pediatric MS

Ozone levels and DRB1 alleles represent independent factors that correlate with risk for pediatric MS, according to findings presented at MSVirtual2020.

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August 07, 2020
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Residents in high-poverty areas more susceptible to respiratory effects of ozone exposure

Residents in high-poverty areas more susceptible to respiratory effects of ozone exposure

Former and current smokers living in high-poverty neighborhoods may have an increased risk for adverse respiratory effects of ozone exposure.

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November 27, 2019
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Ground-level ozone exposure increases dry eye discomfort

In patients with dry eye disease, there was an increase in ocular discomfort and a decrease in tear secretion following short-term exposure to increased ground-level ozone concentration, according to a Korean study.

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