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September 16, 2020

Asthma concerns? Create a safe environment in your home

For parents with asthmatic children, September can be a particularly challenging time. Fall allergies, combined with the start of the school year, leads to a significant spike in asthma attacks and the number of children admitted to hospitals. So this...

September 2, 2020

Air pollution plays a direct role in the spread of COVID-19

We talked recently about an Italian study finding evidence to suggest Covid-19 can travel through the air, hitching a ride on pollution particles. Now a team from Taipei Medical University in Taiwan, have taken this theory one stage further. They...

August 13, 2020

At last, some good news to come out of lockdown!!

Over the last few months we’ve had more than our fair share of bad news to deal with. So it’s great to have something positive to share. A new trend in neonatal hospitals Since the beginning of lockdown, doctors in...

July 23, 2020

New findings on air pollution and COVD-19

As Covid-19 continues to dominate our lives, scientists are working nonstop to understand all they can about the virus. Air pollution increases our risk of severe symptoms Study after study shows the death rate and severity of illness is linked...

May 27, 2020

Lessons learned from a global pandemic

As the world tries to stop the spread of COVID-19, there is no doubt, we are all going through difficult times. Our hearts go out to those who have lost family and friends. Even those of us who haven’t been...

April 29, 2020

Pollution linked to increase in COVID-19 deaths

In recent months there has been a huge amount of research surrounding COVID-19. Where did it start? What are the symptoms? And why do some people shake it off and others go on to develop more serious complications? Age and...

April 22, 2020

Now is the time to look after your lungs

As COVID-19 continues to spread at an alarming rate, we are all concerned about contracting it and developing complications that could make us seriously ill or worse. For the vast majority of the population, symptoms of COVID -19 will be...

February 26, 2020

Health benefits of clean air are immediate

When pollutants are removed from the air, our health improves right away. That’s the latest from a team of scientists at the University of Illinois in Chicago. Cutting pollution makes a difference The team looked at various scenarios where pollution...

February 19, 2020

Our bones, our memory, our performance at school. Air pollution affects us all

In recent months, there has been a steady stream of new studies published. All illustrating the different ways pollution can affect our health. Here’s a summary of what’s new. Pollution may weaken our bones Scientists from the Barcelona Institute for...

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