Short-Term Air Pollution

In the 11/29/2019 edition: Study Links Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure to Hospitalizations for Growing List of Health Problems Study Links Short-Term Air Pollution Exposure to Hospitalizations for Growing List of Health Problems The Harvard researchers focused on a tiny, troublesome air pollutant that comes primarily from vehicles, power plants and wildfires.  BY NEELA BANERJEE A new Harvard University study for the first time links hospitalizations for common blood, skin and kidney ailments to short-term exposure to fine particulate matter from fossil fuel combustion and wildfires. The findings widen the population of older Americans considered especially vulnerable to threats from the air pollutant even when exposed to it over short periods. SEE ALSO:  The Climate Change Health Risks Facing a Child Born Today: A Tale of Two Futures Air Pollution Particles Showing Up in Human Placentas, Next to the Fetus Medications Can Raise Heat Stroke Risk. Are Doctors Prepared to Respond as the Planet Warms? Surrounded by Oil Fields, an Alaska Village Fears for Its Health  read more