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Fox 13 News, Salt Lake City, January 13, 2015: “Bad Air Also Impacts Heart, New Research Shows”

From: http://fox13now.com/2015/01/13/bad-air-also-impacts-heart-new-research-shows/ Fox 13 News. Salt Lake City. January 13, 2015. Ashton Goodell. “Bad Air Also Impacts Heart, New Research  Shows” A link to the television broadcast is available here. The associated article by Ashton Goodell states: “Researchers at the University of Utah … Continue reading

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Neurotoxicants are in the Air: Convergence of Human, Animal, and In Vitro Studies on the Effects of Air Pollution on the Brain

From: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2014/736385/ BioMed Research International Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 736385, 8 pages      http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/736385 Lucio G. Costa, Toby B. Cole, Jacki Coburn, Yu-Chi Chang, Khoi Dao, and Pamela Roque Neurotoxicants are in the Air: Convergence of Human, Animal, and In Vitro Studies on the Effects of Air Pollution … Continue reading

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In-Home Solid Fuel Use and Cardiovascular Disease: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the Shanghai Putuo study

From: http://www.ehjournal.net/content/11/1/18 Environmental Health 2012, 11:18 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-11-18 Mi-Sun Lee, Jing-qing Hang, Feng-ying Zhang, He-lian Dai, Li Su’ and David C Christiani In-home solid fuel use and cardiovascular disease: a cross-sectional analysis of the Shanghai Putuo study The authors provide the background for their study: “Although recent research evidence suggests an … Continue reading

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Lung Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Associated with Ambient Air Pollution and Cigarette Smoke: Shape of the Exposure–Response Relationships

From: Environmental Health Perspectives, November 2011, 119(11). http://ehp03.niehs.nih.gov/article/fetchArticle.action?articleURI=info%3Adoi%2F10.1289%2Fehp.1103639 Lung Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality Associated with Ambient Air Pollution and Cigarette Smoke: Shape of the Exposure–Response Relationships C. Arden Pope, III, Richard T. Burnet, Michelle C. Turner, Aaron Cohen, Daniel … Continue reading

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Biomass Smoke: A Silent Killer

From: The Health http://thehealth.liphealth.pk/september_2011/biomass_smoke_a_silent_killer.pdf theHealth 2011; 2(3): 72-73 Biomass smoke – a silent killer Editorial by Riaz A, Sughis M theHealth, Lahore, Pakistan, Centre of Research for Public Health, Lahore, Pakistan The authors cite studies that show the detrimental effects … Continue reading

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Association Between Blood Pressure and Particulate Air Pollution in School Children in Lahore, Pakistan

From: Epidemiology http://journals.lww.com/epidem/Fulltext/2011/01001/Association_Between_Blood_Pressure_and_Particulate.672.aspx Epidemiology: January 2011 – Volume 22 – Issue 1 – p S22 Association Between Blood Pressure and Particulate Air Pollution in School Children in Lahore, Pakistan Sughis, Muhammad; Nawrot, Tim S; Syed, Ihsan-ul-Haque; Amjad, Asad; Penders, Joris; … Continue reading

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CIRES Researchers Find Significant Quantities of Harmful Isocyanic Acid in Wood Smoke

From: University of Colorado at Boulder News Center May 16, 2011 http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/3455614205436b0d95a84dd84d016510.html Newly detected chemical in smoke may have serious health implications, says new study Scientists at the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, a joint institute of CU-Boulder … Continue reading

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Air-Filtration Intervention Study in a Woodsmoke-Impacted Community

From: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine January 2011 http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/201010-1572OCv1 An Air Filter Intervention Study of Endothelial Function Among Healthy Adults in a Woodsmoke-Impacted Community Ryan W Allen, Chris Carlsten, Barb Karlen, Sara Leckie, Stephan van Eeden, Sverre … Continue reading

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American Lung Association : Short Term Exposure to Particulate Pollution Can Kill

From the American Lung Association http://www.stateoftheair.org/2010/health-risks/health-risks-particle.html Short-Term Exposure Can Be Deadly First and foremost, short-term exposure to particle pollution can kill. Peaks or spikes in particle pollution can last for hours to days. Deaths can occur on the very day … Continue reading

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American Heart Association: No Safe Level of PM2.5

From: ScienceDaily http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100510161244.htm Evidence Growing of Air Pollution’s Link to Heart Disease, Death ScienceDaily (May 11, 2010) The scientific evidence linking air pollution to heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular death has “substantially strengthened,” and people, particularly those at high cardiovascular … Continue reading

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