February 28, 2018 Healthline/Medical News Today The risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be increased for people who are frequently exposed to diesel exhaust, new research suggests. In a study of more than 1,600 adults, scientists working at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, MA, found that men with higher […]
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S., CFMP An underappreciated highway danger has been shown to cause sudden cardiac arrest or clotting off of a coronary artery In addition, this highway danger has been found to cause sudden arrhythmia that makes a person pass out or have a heart attack. The highway danger I am referring […]
by Alexandria Bachert Staff Writer, MedPage Today March 15, 2017 B vitamins, such as folic acid and vitamins B6 and B12, may play an important role in reducing the impact of air pollution on the epigenome, according to results from a small, placebo-controlled trial. B-vitamin supplementation can diminish the acute effects of PM2.5, one of […]
Published: Aug 13, 2014 By Nancy Walsh, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points There is some evidence that particulate air pollution may influence risk for and expression of autoimmune disease. A particular role for nanoparticles in human disease has not been established. Recently, I wrote an article about some interesting research being done by Jean Pfau, […]
Ricki Lewis, PhD October 15, 2013 Full Story: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/812604 Exposure in utero to air pollution and particulates from traffic accounts for “a substantial proportion” (18%) of low birthweight (LBW) cases, according to a study of newborns in European citiespublished online October 15 in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Particulates (especially those smaller than 2.5 μm in diameter) in […]
An underappreciated highway danger which has been shown to cause sudden cardiac arrest or clotting off of a coronary artery…