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Comment on ADN Jan 22, 2014 to AP Story “Students Push for Fairbanks Clean Air Requlations”

From: http://www.adn.com/2014/01/22/3285548/students-push-for-fairbanks-clean.html Comment by poster Lee Mayhan on discussion board for Anchorage Daily News Jan 22, 2014 to Associated Press Story “Students Push for Fairbanks Clean Air Regulations” According to the poster, “I have a friend in his early 50’s with … Continue reading

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Air Pollution and Hospitalization for Epilepsy in Chile

From: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20452673 PubMed.gov Environ Int. 2010 Aug;36(6):501-5. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.03.008. Epub 2010 May 8. Cakmak S, Dales RE, Vidal CB Air pollution and hospitalization for epilepsy in Chile The objective of the study was “to determine the association between gaseous and fine particulate air pollution … Continue reading

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Association Between Air Quality and Hospital Visits – Fairbanks – 2003 to 2008

From: http://www.epi.hss.state.ak.us/bulletins/docs/b2010_26.pdf State of Alaska Epidemiology Bulletin No. 26, August 30, 2010 According to the bulletin, this study found the following: “Hospitalizations for  the following health conditions were  statistically associated with increased mean 24-hr PM2.5 levels: for each 10  µg/m3 … Continue reading

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Ambient Air Pollution Correlates with Hospitalizations for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Ecologic Analysis

From: PubMed.gov http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20806342 Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2011 May;17(5):1138-45. doi: 10.1002/ibd.21455. Epub 2010 Aug 30. Ambient Air Pollution Correlates with Hospitalizations for Inflammatory Bowel Disease: An Ecologic Analysis Ananthakrishnan AN, McGinley EL, Binion DG, Saeian K. The authors explain the background … Continue reading

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Vitamin D, Innate Immunity, and Outcomes in Community Acquired Pneumonia

From: Respirology Vol. 6, Issue 4, pages 611-616, May 2011 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1440-1843.2011.01924.x/abstract;jsessionid=EE6D3645D501C30B13C34C4DAF3247CB.d02t04 Vitamin D, innate immunity, and outcomes in community acquired pneumonia Leong Leow, Talia Simpson, Ray Cursons, Noel Karulus, Rorbert J. Hancox The authors state the background for their study “Vitamin … 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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Particulate Pollution Headache and Particulates in Systemic Circulation and in the Brain

From: American Journal of Epidemiology http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2755178/ Air Pollution and Hospitalization for Headache in ChileRobert E. Dales, Sabit Cakmak,corresponding author and Claudia Blanco Vidal The authors performed a time-series analysis to test the association between air pollution and daily numbers of … Continue reading

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Short Term Particulate Air Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Hospitalization for Cerebrovascular Disease in Fairbanks Alaska

From: State of Alaska Epidemiology http://www.epi.alaska.gov/bulletins/docs/b2010_26.pdf Bulletin No. 26 August 30, 2010 Association between Air Quality and Hospital Visits —Fairbanks, 2003–2008 Hospitalizations for the following health conditions were statistically associated with increased mean 24-hr PM2.5 levels: for each 10 μg/m3 … Continue reading

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