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Association of Systemic Inflammation with Marked Changes in Particulate Air Pollution in Beijing in 2008

From: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22617750 PubMed.gov Toxicol Lett. 2012 May 19;212(2):147-156. [Epub ahead of print] Xu X, Deng F, Guo X, Lv P, Zhong M, Liu C, Wang A, Tzan K, Jiang SY, Lippmann M, Rajagopalan S, Qu Q, Chen LC, Sun Q. Association of systemic inflammation with marked changes in particulate air pollution in Beijing in 2008 … Continue reading

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The Adverse Effects of Air Pollution on the Nervous System

From: http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jt/2012/782462/ Journal of Toxicology Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 782462, 23 pages doi:10.1155/2012/782462 Sermin Genc, Zeynep Zadeoglulari, Stefan H. Fuss, and Kursad Genc1 The Adverse Effects of Air Pollution on the Nervous System The authors provide a background for … Continue reading

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Exposure to Severe Urban Air Pollution Influences Cognitive Outcomes, Brain Volume, and Systemic Inflammation in Clinically Healthy Children

From: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22032805 Brain Cogn. 2011 Dec;77(3):345-55. Epub 2011 Oct 26. Exposure to severe urban air pollution influences cognitive outcomes, brain volume, and systemic inflammation in clinically healthy children Calderón-Garcidueñas L, Engle R, Mora-Tiscareño A, Styner M, Gómez-Garza G, Zhu H, … Continue reading

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Air Pollution and the Brain: Subchronic Diesel Exhaust Exposure Causes Neuroinflammation and Elevates Early Markers of Neurodegenerative Disease

From: Journal of Neuroinflammation, 2011. http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/105 Journal of Neuroinflammation 2011, 8:105 doi:10.1186/1742-2094-8-105 Air Pollution & the Brain: Subchronic Diesel Exhaust Exposure Causes Neuroinflammation and Elevates Early Markers of Neurodegenerative Disease Shannon Levesque1, Michael J Surace1, Jacob McDonald2 and Michelle L Block … Continue reading

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Utah Clean Air Conference Presentation by C. Arden Pope III April 10, 2010

From: Utah Valley University, College of Science and Health, Utah Clean Air Conference, April 10, 2010. 2010 presentation on particulate air pollution and health by C. Arden Pope III: http://www.uvu.edu/csh/cleanair/ardenpope.html In his talk, Dr. Pope states:  “Interesting thing, there is … Continue reading

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Epidemiological Studies on Particulate Air Pollution

From: Wiley Online Library http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9783527628155.nanotech018/abstract Epidemiological Studies on Particulate Air Pollution Irene Brüske-Hohlfeld, Annette Peters Published Online: July 15, 2010. DOI: 10.1002/9783527628155.nanotech018 In their abstract to this article, the authors state: “There is a linear relationship between PM10 and PM2.5 and … Continue reading

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Exposure to Wood Smoke Particles Produces Inflammation in Healthy Volunteers

From: Occupational and Environmental Medicine http://oem.bmj.com/content/early/2011/06/29/oem.2011.065276.abstract Occup Environ Med doi:10.1136/oem.2011.065276 Accepted 8 June 2011; Published Online First 30 June 2011 Exposure to wood smoke particles produces inflammation in healthy volunteers Andrew J Ghio, Joleen M Souku1, Martin Case, Lisa A … Continue reading

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Risk of Herpes Zoster [Shingles] Among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Population-based Study

From: Canadian Medical Association Journal First published February 22, 2011, doi: 10.1503/cmaj.101137 CMAJ March 22, 2011 vol. 183 no. 5 E275-E280 http://www.cmaj.ca/content/183/5/E275 Risk of herpes zoster among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population-based study Ya-Wen Yang, MD MS, … Continue reading

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Scientists Warn that Air Pollution Can Lead to Brain Damage and Depression

From: The Telegraph, July 6, 2011 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8617258/Pollution-can-lead-to-brain-damage-and-depression-warn-scientists.html Pollution can lead to brain damage and depression warn scientists This article discusses a study by Laura Fonken and colleagues at Ohio Sate University that was published online July 5, 2011, in the … Continue reading

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Pediatric Respiratory and Systemic Effects of Chronic Air Pollution Exposure: Nose, Lung, Heart, and Brain Pathology

From: Sage Journals Online http://tpx.sagepub.com/content/35/1/154.full Toxicol Pathol January 2007 vol. 35 no. 1 154-162 Pediatric Respiratory and Systemic Effects of Chronic Air Pollution Exposure: Nose, Lung, Heart, and Brain Pathology Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas, Maricela Franco-Lira, Ricardo Torres-Jardón, Carlos Henriquez-Roldán, Gerardo Barragán-Mejía, … Continue reading

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